Epen and Vaals (Cretaceous of Netherlands)

Also known as Epen and Vaals

Where: South Limburg, Netherlands (51.8° N, 5.9° E: paleocoordinates 40.3° N, 9.3° E)

• coordinate based on political unit

When: "Aachenian" Formation, Cretaceous (145.0 - 66.0 Ma)

• Aachenian is Santonian (Late Cretaceous) in age. (Batten 1988)

Environment/lithology:

• The most abundant flora was encountered in samples which are composed of sand mingled with clay.

Size class: microfossils

Preservation: original sporopollenin

Collection methods: core, surface (in situ), chemical, sieve,

Primary reference: S. J. Dijkstra. 1949. Megaspores and some other fossils from the Aachenian (Senonian) in South Limburg, Netherlands. Mededelingen Van de Geologische Stichting, Niewe Serie (3)19-32 [R. Lupia/T. Naeher/T. Naeher]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 31832: authorized by Rick Lupia, entered by Tiffany Naeher on 26.05.2003

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Triletes pubescens
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"Triletes pubescens" = Manumisporites hoegii
"Triletes pubescens" = Manumisporites hoegii Srivastava 1954
Pteridopsida
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Triletes persimilis, Triletes carbunculus, Triletes dubius, Triletes compositi-punctatus, Triletes cristatus, Triletes aachenensis, Triletes tenellus, Triletes diktyotus, Triletes pupus, Triletes lobatus
Jungermanniopsida
 Jungermanniales - Jungermaniidae
Chrysotheca tenuis, Chrysotheca quadriplicata, Chrysotheca striata