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St. Pietersberg, Bassenge, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium

Lat/Long (Decimal)	50.8,5.68333
Co-ordinates Derivation	estimated from map
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)	Bassenge, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium

Collections

Collection	Reference	Stratigraphic Name	Comments	Lithology	Age
St. Pietersberg, Maastricht area (RGM collection)	Leloux J. (2004)	Maastricht		"limestone"	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous

Recorded Fossils

Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Gastrochaenolites lapidicus species	Gastrochaenolites : *Gastrochaenolites lapidicus*	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Thalassocharis bosqueti species	Thalassocharis : *Thalassocharis bosqueti*	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Virgiscalpellum darwinianum species	Animalia : Arthropoda : Maxillopoda : Virgiscalpellum : *Virgiscalpellum darwinianum*	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Virgiscalpellum hagenowianum species	Animalia : Arthropoda : Maxillopoda : Virgiscalpellum : *Virgiscalpellum hagenowianum*	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Arcoscalpellum gracile species	Animalia : Arthropoda : Maxillopoda : Scalpelliformes : Scalpellidae : Arcoscalpellum : *Arcoscalpellum gracile*	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Arcoscalpellum pulchellum species	Animalia : Arthropoda : Maxillopoda : Scalpelliformes : Scalpellidae : Arcoscalpellum : *Arcoscalpellum pulchellum*	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Kikliocythere labyrinthica species	Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Kikliocythere : *Kikliocythere labyrinthica*	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Kingmaina sp. genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Trachyleberididae : *Kingmaina*	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Planileberis sp. genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Trachyleberididae : *Planileberis*	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Ancistrocrania sp. genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Craniata : Craniida : Craniidae : *Ancistrocrania*	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Isocrania sp. genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Craniata : Craniida : Craniidae : *Isocrania*	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Argyrotheca sp. genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Megathyrididae : *Argyrotheca*	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Terebratella sp. genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Terebratellidae : *Terebratella*	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Parathecidea sp. genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Thecideida : Thecideidae : *Parathecidea*	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Elasmosauridae family	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Sauropterygia : Brimosaurus : Elasmosauridae	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Columactinastraea fallax species	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Actinastreidae : Columactinastraea : *Columactinastraea fallax*	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Baryphyllia maxima species	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Calamophylliidae : Baryphyllia : *Baryphyllia maxima*	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Favia planissima species	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Faviidae : Favia : *Favia planissima*	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Montastreinae subfamily	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Faviidae : Montastreinae	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Ellipsocoenia conferta species	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Latomeandridae : Ellipsocoenia : *Ellipsocoenia conferta*	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Peplosmilia latona species	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Montlivaltiidae : Peplosmilia : *Peplosmilia latona*	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Placocoenia macrophthalma species	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Placocoeniidae : Placocoenia : *Placocoenia macrophthalma*	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Gauthieria radiata broecki subspecies	Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Calycina : Phymosomatidae : Gauthieria : *Gauthieria radiata broecki*	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Arca geulemensis species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Arcidae : Arca : *Arca geulemensis*	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Cardium subalternatum species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Cardiidae : Cardium : *Cardium subalternatum*	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Ctenoides vogeli species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Limida : Limidae : Ctenoides : *Ctenoides vogeli*	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Dosinia mastrichtiensis species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Veneridae : Dosinia : *Dosinia mastrichtiensis*	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Lamarckina bienfaiti species	Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Robertinida : Ceratobuliminidae : Lamarckina : *Lamarckina bienfaiti*	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Cibicides roestae species	Foraminifera : Cibicididae : Cibicides : *Cibicides roestae*	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Daviesina sp. genus	Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Rotaliidae : *Daviesina*	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Nonion troostae species	Foraminifera : Nonionidae : Nonion : *Nonion troostae*	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pseudoparrella sp. genus	Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Pseudoparrellidae : *Pseudoparrella*	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pseudoparrella limburgensis species	Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Pseudoparrellidae : Pseudoparrella : *Pseudoparrella limburgensis*	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous

References

Geys J. F. (1980) Phymosomatoid echinoids from the Campanian and the Maastrichtian of Belgium and the Netherlands, Palaeontologische Zeitschrift 54, 199-224

Mulder E. W. A., Bardet N., et al (2000) Elasmosaur remains from the Maastrichtian type area, and a review of latest Cretaceous elasmosaurs (Reptilia, Plesiosauroidea), Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturalles de Belgique, Sciences de la Terre 70, 161-178

Leloux J. (2002) Type specimens of Maastrichtian fossils in the National Museum of Natural History, Leiden

Leloux J. (2004) Notes on taxonomy and taphonomy of two Upper Maastrichtian (Upper Cretaceous) scleractinian corals from Limburg, The Netherlands, Scripta Geologica 127, 313-339

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