Part II - State of New Jersey

XR. I~EXXETH 11. L.HE\'ELINO, DirectorIli~ision of Planning B; DevelopmentSir:Transmitted, herewith, is Part I1 of Bulletin 61, The CretaceousFossils of h'eur Jersey. This, together with the already published PartI, will provide up-to-date references and descriptions of the fossils ofthe Cretaceous formations of the New Jersey Coastal Plain. Basic informationsuch as this is needed for the development of nat.ural resources(particularly water, oil and natural gas) where the occurrenceof these resources is restricted to specific geologic formations. Tlieidentification of fossils removed from core borings and drill holes permitsthe identification of specific formations at great depth 1)elow thesurface. Although oil and natural gas hare not been found in NewJersey, there is increasing interest in the geologic conditions in theCoastal Plain.A11 authors were requested to follolv a specified, concise style inwriting their descriptions of fossils. No attempt ~vas made to changethe minor variations in the general format because each author was consideredthe espert best acquainted with the ~lescriptive style generallyused by his colleagues in the same field.Respectfully submitted,KEMBLLY: WIDHEIIState GeologistNEW JERSEY GEOLOGICAL SURVEY