And here the result of the Hornerstown Formation #paleostream! This formation was deposited from the late Maastrichtian to the early Paleocene and has direct evidence of the K-Pg impact preserved. Perfect to have a moody piece like this, something that I wanted to do for a while
As such we decided against yet another Cretaceous piece and instead opted to show you the Danian part of the formation, not long after the extinction event. Thousands of years after the impact the storms at the coast of New Jersey reveal the subfossil remains of Mesozoic giants.
For me the most interesting parts of this fauna were the many sharks and rays as well the fragmentary but diverse bird community. On top of that we have an interesting invertebrate fauna with potential evidence a few ammonites making it past the K-Pg boundary.
As this piece is set in the shallows i wasn't really able to add in a few of the larger survivors, but in this case the vibe was more important to me than completeness. Feel free to use this size chart by Discord member Montana to create your own compositions ;)