#1503, South Limburg (Cretaceous of Belgium)

Also known as Sample #1503, South Limburg, Belgium (Aachenian)

Where: South Limburg, Belgium (51.1° N, 4.9° E: paleocoordinates 39.6° N, 8.5° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

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

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

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology:

Size class: microfossils

Preservation: original sporopollenin

Collection methods: chemical, sieve,

Primary reference: S. J. Dijkstra. 1961. Some Paleocene megaspores and other small fossils. Mededelingen van de Geologische Stichting, Nieuwe Serie (13)5-11 [R. Lupia/T. Naeher/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 34040: authorized by Rick Lupia, entered by Tiffany Naeher on 12.08.2003

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Taxonomic list

 Bennettitales -
Cycadeospermum "? B" Saporta 1874