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A sunny afternoon in the Selzerbeek, South Limburg, Netherlands
Mart1980 posted a topic in Fossil Hunting Trips
At the end of October 25°C, much too warm for the time of year against a long-term average of 10.9°C. On the other hand, perfect weather to go looking for fossils in the stream. The village of Mamelis near Vaals looked magical. Behind these houses is the stream and here it is only 10 to 20 centimeters deep. The Selzerbeek rises on the Vaalser Berg and has a length of approximately 13 kilometers. At Gulpen (ZL) the stream flows into the Geul. The stream runs mainly through Vijlener limestone (Upper Cretaceous / Maastricht Formation / Vijlen Limestone). This means that you can encounter all fossils from this stratigraphic layer. In particular, brachiopods, sea urchins, belemnites and bivalves are among the finds. Many amateurs, but also professional palaeontologists have known the stream for a long time as a location for fossils from various eras. I especially found a lot of parts of belemnites. Fortunately also some whole belemnites, a part of a flint sea urchin and what and some other Cretaceous material. The stream was crystal clear, you could see the belemnites with some luck, look at this photo, which gives a magical image The day was successful. Although I didn't find much it was a lovely afternoon in this beautiful setting. Just before sunset, I was able to take a few nice pictures of the beautiful Limburg landscape at sunset.- 15 replies
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I'm Sunshine, I'm excited to join the forum/community. I'll be honest I joined wanting to have something id'd but I am pleasantly surprised and eager to be apart of the fossil forum. Well looking forward to participating in something soon. Y'all have a great day and don't forget to get outside and enjoy some Sunshine! SunshineOnACloudyDay