Where: Belgium (51.3° N, 4.3° E: paleocoordinates 51.3° N, 4.1° E)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Merksem Member (Lillo Formation), Gelasian (2.6 - 1.8 Ma)
• STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From Merksem Mbr of Lillo Fm, which overlies the Kruisschans Sand Mbr and is overlain by the Zandvliet Mbr. AGE: Late Gelasian. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: From multiple beds within unit.
• formation-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: coastal; poorly lithified sandstone
Size class: macrofossils
Collection methods: COLLECTOR: Presumably, but not stated to be R. Marquet (1990's). REPOSTORY: KBIN, not detailed.
Primary reference: R. Marquet. 1997. Pliocene gastropod faunas from Kallo (Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium) - Part 2. Caenogastropoda: Potamididae-Tornidae. Contributions to Tertiary and Quaternary Geology 34(1-2):9-29 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 76985: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 12.12.2007
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Gastropoda | |
Potamides (Ptychopotamides) tricinctus Brocchi 1814 horn snail | |
Littorina (Melaraphe) suboperta periwinkle |