E17-E18 motorway, western verge (Miocene of Belgium)
Where: Belgium (51.2° N, 4.4° E: paleocoordinates 51.4° N, 3.5° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: Deurne Sands Formation, Tortonian (11.6 - 7.2 Ma)
Environment/lithology: marine; sandstone
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: J. Geys. 1989. On the presence of Gracilechinus (Echinoidea, Echinidae) in the Late Miocene of the Antwerp Area (Belgium). Meded. Werkgr. Tert. Kwart. Geol 26(1):3-10 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 206291: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 08.11.2019
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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Echinoidea | |
Gracilechinus gracilis nysti Cotteau 1880 sea urchin | |
Bivalvia | |
Pseudamussium clavatum Poli 1795 scallop | |
Scaphopoda | |
"Dentalium aff. badense" = Fissidentalium badense
"Dentalium aff. badense" = Fissidentalium badense Hörnes 1856 tusk shell | |
Gastropoda | |
Ficus simplex fig shell |