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Observations on the Pliocene sediments exposed at Antwerp International Airport (northern Belgium) constrain the stratigraphic position of the Broechem fauna
Wesselingh, F.P.; Busschers, F.S.; Goolaerts, S. (2020). Observations on the Pliocene sediments exposed at Antwerp International Airport (northern Belgium) constrain the stratigraphic position of the Broechem fauna. Geol. Belg. 23(3-4): 315-321. https://hdl.handle.net/10.20341/gb.2020.026
In: Geologica Belgica. Geologica Belgica: Brussels . ISSN 1374-8505; e-ISSN 2034-1954, meer
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Kattendijk Formation, Lillo Formation, Broechem nodules, mollusc faunas, taphonomy, stratigraphy, North Sea Basin, Zanclean, Piacenzian |
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- Wesselingh, F.P., meer
- Busschers, F.S.
- Goolaerts, S., meer
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Detailed observations at a large temporary outcrop south of Antwerp International Airport (northern Belgium) reveal the complexity of a thin interval of fossil-rich Pliocene sediments found on top of the upper Miocene Diest Formation. Based on the lithological characteristics and mollusc faunas, several units were tentatively attributed to the Kattendijk Formation and the Luchtbal and Oorderen Members of the I,illo Formation. Concretions containing characteristic preserved molluscs dominated by large paired bivalves and that are informally known as the Broechem nodules were observed in situ between the Kattendijk Formation and Lillo Formation, and in reworked position in the base of the latter, indicating a late Early Pliocene age. The role of extensive reworking in the formation of Pliocene units is shown and implications for stratigraphic framework of Pliocene deposits from northern Belgium are discussed. |
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