BS (Paleocene of Belgium)

Also known as Beringen Shaft

Where: Beringen, Belgium (50.8° N, 4.1° E)

• Paleocoordinates: 40.0° N, 12.1° E (Wright 2013)

• coordinate based on political unit

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Paleocene (66.0 - 56.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology:

Size class: microfossils

Preservation: replaced with silica

Collection methods: chemical, sieve,

Primary reference: D. J. Batten. 1988. Revision of S J Dijkstra's Late Cretaceous megaspore and other plant microfossils from Limburg, the Netherlands. In J. W. J. Van Amerom (ed.), Mededelingen rijks geologische dienst 41(3):1-55 [R. Lupia/T. Naeher/S. Bruning]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 31728: authorized by Rick Lupia, entered by Tiffany Naeher on 23.05.2003

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Taxonomic list

Polypodiopsida
  - Marsileaceae
Molaspora lobata Hall and Peake 1968