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Maastricht - Valkenburg
| Formation | Maastricht |
|---|---|
| Member | Valkenburg |
| Age: | 70.6 - 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
| Interval | Late Maastrichtian |
| Lithology | chalk, lime mudstone, grainstone |
| Number of Collections | 6 |
| Number of Occurrences | 13 |
Recorded Sample Locations
| Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
|---|---|---|
| Ankerpoort-Marnebel quarry | Bassenge, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium | Maastricht - Valkenburg |
| Valkenburg Chalk | Valkenburg aan de Geul, Limburg, Netherlands | Maastricht - Valkenburg |
| Blankenberg Quarry | Limburg, Netherlands | Maastricht - Valkenburg |
| Echinoderms | Bassenge, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium | Maastricht - Valkenburg |
| ENCI | Limburg, Netherlands | Maastricht - Valkenburg |
Associated Units
| Stratigraphic Name | Age | Lithology | Occurrence Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gulpen - Lanaye | 70.6 - 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | wackestone, "limestone", grainstone, chert | 82 |
| Maastricht - Emael | 70.6 - 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | packstone, chalk, "limestone" | 76 |
| Maastricht - Gronsveld | 70.6 - 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | chalk | 2 |
| Maastricht - Gronsveld, Schiepersberg | 70.6 - 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | packstone | 8 |
| Maastricht - Meerssen | 66.0 - 61.6 Ma Paleocene | grainstone, packstone, "limestone", chalk | 271 |
| Maastricht - Nekum | 70.6 - 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | packstone, grainstone, chalk, lime mudstone, "limestone", chert | 113 |
| Maastricht - Valkenburg, Gronsveld | 72.1 - 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | packstone | 45 |
Recorded Fossils
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
