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Sibbe quarry, Valkenburg aan de Geul, Limburg, Netherlands

Lat/Long (Decimal)	50.8439,5.82649
Co-ordinates Derivation	based on nearby landmark
Given Location	Limburg, Netherlands
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)	Valkenburg aan de Geul, Limburg, Netherlands

Collections

Collection	Reference	Stratigraphic Name	Comments	Lithology	Age
Sibbe quarry, Valkenburg	Jagt J. W. M., Dortangs R. W., et al (1998)	Maastricht - Emael	possibly from the lower Emael Mbr.	chalk	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous

Recorded Fossils

Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Brachylepas guascoi species	Animalia : Arthropoda : Maxillopoda : Brachylepas : *Brachylepas guascoi*	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Jagtia kunradensis species	Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Nephropidae : Jagtia : *Jagtia kunradensis*	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Veenia sp. genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Trachyleberididae : *Veenia*	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Spinoleberis sp. genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Trachyleberididae : *Spinoleberis*	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Platidia sp. genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Platidiidae : *Platidia*	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Eolacazella sp. genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Thecideida : Thecideidae : *Eolacazella*	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Hadrosauridae family	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Hadrosauridae	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous

References

Jagt J. W. M., Dortangs R. W., et al (1998) Dinosaur remains in the type Maastrichtian: an update, In J. W. M. Jagt, P. H. Lambers, E. W. A. Mulder & A. Schulp (eds), Third European Workshop on Vertebrate Palaeontology, Maastricht, Netherlands. Natuurhistorisch Museum Maastricht

Tshudy D., Sorhannus U. (2000) Jagtia kunradensis, a new genus and species of clawed lobster (Decapoda: Nephropidae) from the Upper Cretaceous (Upper Maastrichtian) Maastricht Formation, the Netherlands, Journal of Paleontology 74 2, 224-229

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

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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