Raritan Formation

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf geological formation
gptkbp:age Cretaceous
gptkbp:associatedWith dinosaur remains
gptkbp:characterizedBy varied sedimentary structures
gptkbp:composedOf sandstone
siltstone
claystone
gptkbp:contains fossils
coal deposits
marine fossils
terrestrial fossils
gptkbp:economicActivity groundwater resources
gptkbp:exhibitedAt outcrops
gptkbp:exhibits cross-bedding
fossilized plant material
gptkbp:firstDescribedBy 1860s
gptkbp:formed gptkb:New_Jersey_Coastal_Plain
gptkbp:hasOccupation up to 300 feet
gptkbp:hasTheme US Geological Survey
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Raritan Formation
gptkbp:includes conglomerate layers
gptkbp:isAssociatedWith clay deposits
gptkbp:isChallengedBy paleontologists
stratigraphic analysis
gptkbp:isCharacterizedBy marine transgressions
gptkbp:isCitedIn historical context
gptkbp:isExaminedBy academic research
gptkbp:isInformedBy sedimentary processes
gptkbp:isKnownFor diverse fossil assemblages
gptkbp:isLocatedNear gptkb:Raritan_Bay
gptkbp:isNotableFor environmental studies
gptkbp:isNotedFor paleontological sites
gptkbp:isPartOf gptkb:Atlantic_Coastal_Plain
Cretaceous sedimentary sequence
gptkbp:isPublishedIn field studies
gptkbp:isRated geological surveys
gptkbp:isReferencedIn scientific literature
gptkbp:isStudiedIn geological surveys
gptkbp:isSubjectTo geological studies
gptkbp:isSuitableFor hydrogeology
gptkbp:isUsedFor fossil collection
gptkbp:isUsedIn construction materials
gptkbp:isUtilizedIn geological maps
gptkbp:isValuedFor further research
gptkbp:isVulnerableTo erosion
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:New_Jersey
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Raritan_River
gptkbp:notableFor paleontology
gptkbp:operates_in gptkb:Magothy_Formation
Englishtown Formation
gptkbp:partOf North_American_stratigraphy
gptkbp:research geologists
gptkbp:wasFoundedIn Cretaceous period