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Tienen

FormationTienen
Member(s)Dormaal sands
Erquelinnes Sand
Age:56.0 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
IntervalLate Paleocene - Eocene
Number of Collections8
Number of Occurrences16

Recorded Sample Locations

LocationRegionStratigraphic Name
DormaalFlemish Brabant, Flanders, BelgiumTienen - Dormaal sands
1963CLimburg, NetherlandsTienen
1682-2Hainaut, Wallonia, BelgiumTienen
1682-3Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyTienen
Puits Hainaut, Wallonia, BelgiumTienen - Erquelinnes Sand
Orp-le-GrandWalloon Brabant, Wallonia, BelgiumTienen

Associated Units

Stratigraphic NameAgeLithologyOccurrence Records
Tienen - Dormaal sands59.2 - 47.8 Ma
Paleogene
conglomerate/sandstone16
Tienen - Erquelinnes Sand56.0 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
gravel29

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Angiospermae
phylum
2Plantae : Angiospermae59.2 - 47.8 Ma
Paleogene
Icacinaceae
family
5Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Icacinales : Icacinaceae59.2 - 47.8 Ma
Paleogene
Ericaceae
family
5Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Ericales : Ericaceae59.2 - 47.8 Ma
Paleogene
Decodon sp.
genus
6Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Myrtales : Lythraceae : Decodon59.2 - 47.8 Ma
Paleogene
Nyssaceae
family
5Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Cornales : Nyssaceae59.2 - 47.8 Ma
Paleogene
Menispermaceae
family
5Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Ranunculales : Menispermaceae59.2 - 47.8 Ma
Paleogene
Parabaena europaea
species
7Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Ranunculales : Menispermaceae : Parabaena : Parabaena europaea59.2 - 47.8 Ma
Paleogene
Tinospora sp.
genus
6Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Ranunculales : Menispermaceae : Tinospora59.2 - 47.8 Ma
Paleogene
Parthenocissus sp.
genus
6Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Vitales : Vitaceae : Parthenocissus59.2 - 47.8 Ma
Paleogene
Vitis sp.
genus
6Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Vitales : Vitaceae : Vitis59.2 - 47.8 Ma
Paleogene
Theaceae
family
5Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Ericales : Theaceae59.2 - 47.8 Ma
Paleogene
Amia sp.
genus
6Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Amiiformes : Amiidae : Amia56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Lepidosteus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Lepisosteiformes : Lepisosteidae : Lepidosteus56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Rhinobatus bruxelliensis
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Rajiformes : Rhinobatidae : Rhinobatus : Rhinobatus bruxelliensis59.2 - 47.8 Ma
Paleogene
Dissacus europaeus
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Mesonychidae : Dissacus : Dissacus europaeus56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Diacodexis gigasei
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Dichobunidae : Diacodexis : Diacodexis gigasei56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Coryphodon eocaenus
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cimolesta : Coryphodontidae : Coryphodon : Coryphodon eocaenus56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Arfia gingerichi
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Hyaenodontidae : Arfia : Arfia gingerichi56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Macrocranion vandebroeki
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Macroscelidea : Amphilemuridae : Macrocranion : Macrocranion vandebroeki56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Landenodon woutersi
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Arctocyonidae : Landenodon : Landenodon woutersi56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Dormaalocyon latouri
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Dormaalocyon : Dormaalocyon latouri56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Gracilocyon solei
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Miacidae : Gracilocyon : Gracilocyon solei56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Didymictis sp.
genus
6Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Viverravidae : Didymictis56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Hyracotherium sandrae
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Sifrhippus : Hyracotherium sandrae56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Cymbalophus cuniculus
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Cymbalophus : Cymbalophus cuniculus56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Paschatherium yvettae
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Hyopsodontidae : Paschatherium : Paschatherium yvettae56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Pachynolophus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Palaeotheriidae : Pachynolophus56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Teilhardina belgica
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Primates : Omomyidae : Teilhardina : Teilhardina belgica56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Plesiadapis tricuspidens
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Primates : Plesiadapidae : Plesiadapis : Plesiadapis tricuspidens56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Euromys sp.
genus
6Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Ischyromyidae : Euromys56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Pseudoparamys sp.
genus
6Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Ischyromyidae : Pseudoparamys56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Phenacodus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Phenacodontidae : Phenacodus56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Simoedosaurus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Simoedosauridae : Simoedosaurus56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Crocodylus depressifrons
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Crocodylia : Crocodylidae : Crocodylus : Crocodylus depressifrons56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Lytoloma gosseleti
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Cheloniidae : Lytoloma : Lytoloma gosseleti56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Catapleura repanda
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Catapleura : Catapleura repanda56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Argillochelys antiqua
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Cheloniidae : Argillochelys : Argillochelys antiqua56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Axestemys vittata
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Trionychidae : Axestemys : Axestemys vittata56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Trionychidae
family
5Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Trionychidae56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Trionyx henrici
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Trionychidae : Trionyx : Trionyx henrici56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Minerisporites sp.
genus
6Plantae : Tracheophyta : Lycopodiopsida : Isoetales : Minerisporites66 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Salvinia sp.
genus
6Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Salviniales : Salviniaceae : Salvinia58.7 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene

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Broin F. (1977) Contribution a l'etude des Cheloniens. Cheloniens continentaux due Cretace et du Tertiare de France, Memoires du Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Nouvelle Serie, Serie C, Sciences de la terre 38, 1-366
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Batten D. J., Collinson M. E. (2001) Revision of species of Minerisporites, Azolla and associated plant microfossils from deposits of the Upper Palaeocene and Palaeocene/Eocene transition in the Netherlands, Belgium and the USA, Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology 115, 1-32
Fairon-Demaret M, Smith T (2002) Fruits and seeds from the Tienen Formation at Dormaal, Palaeoecene-Eocene transition in eastern Belgium, Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology 122, 47-62
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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!
 
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