BETA TEST - Fossil data and pages are very much experimental and under development. Please report any problems
Antwerpen Sands, Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium
Member | Antwerpen Sands |
---|---|
Age: | 23.0 - 5.3 Ma Miocene |
Interval | Miocene |
Number of Collections | 1 |
Number of Occurrences | 1 |
Recorded Sample Locations
Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
---|---|---|
Deurne | Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium | Antwerpen Sands |
Associated Units
Stratigraphic Name | Age | Lithology | Occurrence Records |
---|---|---|---|
Berchem - Antwerpen Sands | 16.0 - 11.6 Ma Miocene | sandstone | 103 |
Diest - Deurne Sand | 11.6 - 7.25 Ma Miocene | sandstone | 62 |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
---|---|---|
Otodus megalodon species | Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Lamniformes : Otodontidae : Otodus : Otodus megalodon | 23.03 - 5.333 Ma Miocene |
References
Ehret D. J. (2010) Paleobiology and taxonomy of extinct Lamnid and Otodontid Sharks (Chondrichthyes, Elasmobranchii, Lamniformes) |
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!