Newark Supergroup
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The Newark Supergroup is a sequence of Late Triassic to Early Jurassic sedimentary and volcanic rocks deposited in rift basins along the eastern margin of North America during the breakup of Pangaea.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geologic supergroup
ⓘ
volcanic rock unit ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Central Atlantic Magmatic Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronostratigraphicUnit |
Early Jurassic Series
ⓘ
Late Triassic Series ⓘ |
| contains |
alluvial fan deposits
ⓘ
eolian deposits ⓘ fluvial deposits ⓘ lacustrine deposits ⓘ red beds ⓘ sedimentary rocks ⓘ tholeiitic basalts ⓘ volcanic rocks ⓘ |
| containsFossilsOf |
dinosaurs
ⓘ
early mammals ⓘ fish ⓘ invertebrates ⓘ plants ⓘ |
| depositionalEnvironment | continental rift basins ⓘ |
| formedDuring | breakup of Pangaea ⓘ |
| geologicAge |
Early Jurassic
ⓘ
Late Triassic ⓘ |
| includesBasin |
Culpeper Basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Deerfield Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Fundy Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Gettysburg Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Hartford Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Newark Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Richmond Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Taylorsville Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lithologyIncludes |
basalt
ⓘ
conglomerate ⓘ diabase ⓘ sandstone ⓘ shale ⓘ siltstone ⓘ |
| locatedOnMarginOf | eastern North America ⓘ |
| namedFor | Newark Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlies | Paleozoic basement rocks ⓘ |
| partOf | Mesozoic Era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentIn |
Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States NERFINISHED ⓘ eastern Canada ⓘ eastern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedInDiscipline |
paleontology
ⓘ
sedimentology ⓘ stratigraphy ⓘ structural geology ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | rift margin of Pangaea ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
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