Hemmoor, Cuxhaven District, Lower Saxony, Germany i
Regional Level Types
Hemmoor Municipality
Cuxhaven District District
Lower Saxony State
Germany Country

Regional Level Types
Hemmoor	Municipality
Cuxhaven District	District
Lower Saxony	State
Germany	Country

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View of the Warstade chalk quarrying area, in 1909.

Chalk quarry, Hemmoor, Cuxhaven District, Lower Saxony, Germany

View of the Warstade chalk quarrying area, in 1930.

Chalk quarry, Hemmoor, Cuxhaven District, Lower Saxony, Germany

Views of the Warstade chalk quarrying area, in 1956.

Chalk quarry, Hemmoor, Cuxhaven District, Lower Saxony, Germany

View of the Warstade chalk quarrying area, in 1909.

Chalk quarry, Hemmoor, Cuxhaven District, Lower Saxony, Germany

View of the Warstade chalk quarrying area, in 1930.

Chalk quarry, Hemmoor, Cuxhaven District, Lower Saxony, Germany

Views of the Warstade chalk quarrying area, in 1956.

Chalk quarry, Hemmoor, Cuxhaven District, Lower Saxony, Germany

View of the Warstade chalk quarrying area, in 1909.

Chalk quarry, Hemmoor, Cuxhaven District, Lower Saxony, Germany

View of the Warstade chalk quarrying area, in 1930.

Chalk quarry, Hemmoor, Cuxhaven District, Lower Saxony, Germany

Locality type:

Municipality

Largest Settlements:

Place	Population
Hemmoor	8,817 (2015)

Other Languages:

German:

Hemmoor, Landkreis Cuxhaven, Niedersachsen, Deutschland

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Rock Types Recorded

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ⓘ Chalk

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Fossils

There are 3 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences

Youngest Fossil Listed

23.0 Ma (Oligocene)

Oldest Fossil Listed

72.1 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)

Fossils from Region

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Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Hypoxytoma genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Oxytomidae : *Hypoxytoma*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Limatula genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Limida : Limidae : *Limatula*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Lyriochlamys genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : *Lyriochlamys*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pseudolimea genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Limida : Limidae : *Pseudolimea*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Spondylus genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Spondylidae : *Spondylus*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Spyridoceramus genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : *Spyridoceramus*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Tenuipteria genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Bakevelliidae : *Tenuipteria*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Oncopareia genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Nephropidae : *Oncopareia*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Puppigerus genus	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Cheloniidae : *Puppigerus*	55.8 - 48.6 Ma Eocene
Cetacea order	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea	28.1 - 23.03 Ma Cenozoic
Cryptodira suborder	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Cryptodira	55.8 - 48.6 Ma Eocene
Chelonioidea superfamily	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Chelonioidea	55.8 - 48.6 Ma Eocene
Cheloniidae family	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Cheloniidae	55.8 - 48.6 Ma Eocene
Entolium membranaceum species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Entolium : *Entolium membranaceum*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pycnodonte vesicularis species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : Pycnodonte : *Pycnodonte vesicularis*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Dhondtichlamys genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : *Dhondtichlamys*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Dhondtichlamys pulchellus species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Dhondtichlamys : *Dhondtichlamys pulchellus*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Puppigerus crassicostata species	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Cheloniidae : Puppigerus : *Puppigerus crassicostata*	55.8 - 48.6 Ma Eocene
Newaagia obliquus species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Terquemiidae : Newaagia : *Newaagia obliquus*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Agerostrea ungulatus species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Flemingostreidae : Agerostrea : *Agerostrea ungulatus*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Plagiostoma hoperi species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Limida : Limidae : Plagiostoma : *Plagiostoma hoperi*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Camptonectes virgatus species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Camptonectes : *Camptonectes virgatus*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Spondylus fimbriatus species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Spondylidae : Spondylus : *Spondylus fimbriatus*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pinna cretacea species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Pinnidae : Pinna : *Pinna cretacea*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Neithea (Neithea) sexcostata species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Neithea : *Neithea (Neithea) sexcostata*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Merklinia variabilis species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Merklinia : *Merklinia variabilis*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Atreta nilssoni species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Dimyidae : Atreta : *Atreta nilssoni*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Limatula decussata species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Limidae : Limatula : *Limatula decussata*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous

Fossil Localities

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Germany

Lower Saxony
- Cuxhaven District
  - Eocene🐚 Basbeck
  - Cenozoic🐚 Hemmoor
  - Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Jablonski & Raup Locality 40

Other Databases

Wikipedia:	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemmoor
Wikidata ID:	Q505729
GeoNames ID:	2906524

Localities in this Region

Germany

Lower Saxony
- Cuxhaven District
  - Hemmoor
    - Basbeck
      - Clay pit
    - Chalk quarry

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate

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Hemmoor, Cuxhaven District, Lower Saxony, Germany i
Regional Level Types
Hemmoor Municipality
Cuxhaven District District
Lower Saxony State
Germany Country