Beers' Hill, deep cut along Keyport and Holmdel turnpike
New Jersey40.40000, −74.18889
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Based on our latest records, with claims updated from the BLM on Oct 9, 2026. Land and claims can change quickly, so check before you go.
Minerals on record here
1 mineralRecorded here: fossil.
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About Beers' Hill, deep cut along Keyport and Holmdel turnpike
Beers' Hill, deep cut along Keyport and Holmdel turnpike is a fossil collection site in New Jersey, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Tinton beds, dated to the Campanian (83.6–72.2 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as marine indet. Documented finds include Tetracarcinus subquadratus.
Geologic setting
- Formation
- Tinton beds
- Geologic interval
- Campanian
- Age
- 83.6–72.2 Ma
- Depositional environment
- marine indet.
- Recorded occurrences
- 1
Fossils found here
Tetracarcinus subquadratus
Malacostraca · Dakoticancridae
Records and references
Data: Paleobiology Database collection 142369 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record
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Questions about Beers' Hill, deep cut along Keyport and Holmdel turnpike
Can you collect at Beers' Hill, deep cut along Keyport and Holmdel turnpike?
It depends on who owns the land and whether a mining claim covers it. BLM land usually allows hand collecting for personal use, national parks allow none, and private land needs the owner’s permission. Pro members see the owner and any claims at this spot.
What minerals are found at Beers' Hill, deep cut along Keyport and Holmdel turnpike?
Fossil.
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Source: Paleobiology Database.