Invertebrate fossils of NJ

An invertebrate is an animal without a backbone. This group includes 95% of all animal species.

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Brachiopod Choristothyris sp.	Brachiopod  Oleneothyris harlani	Oyster Exogyra sp.
Very Common	Location Specific	Very Common

Oyster Pycnodonte convexa	Oyster Ostrea sp.	Oyster Pycnodonte mutablis
Common	Very Common	Uncommon

Snails Gastropods	Bivalve Photo Gallery	Ammonite fragment
Common	Common	Uncommon

Belemnite Belemnitella	Ghost Shrimp Protocallianassa mortoni	Baculites sp.
Very Common	Very Common	Scarce

Clawed lobster Hoploparia gabbi	Sea Urchins	Boring Sponge Cliona cretacica
Very Uncommon	Uncommon	Common
	Cretaceous Corals
	Uncommon