Cretaceous fossils from Limburg (the Netherlands) and Belgium (B).

[Fossilsforever]

Hello All,

 

Some photo's/images taken after fossil hunting trips to Limburg and Belgium.

These are Cretaceous fossils (73 and/or 72-66 million year old, late-late Campanian, early Maastrichtian). 

 

For the most part the squid-like Belemnites (Belemnitella sp./Belemnitella junior (Nowak, 1913) or B. mucronata (Von Schlotheim, 1830) and other species (Belemnella sp.). Also Sea urchins (Echnicoroys sp.) and one piece of a Hemipneustes sp. or (possibly) Hemipneustes striatoradiatus (Leske, 1778). Also one oyster Pycnodonte vesicularis (Lamarck, 1806) and one small Sea urchin. Most fossils are found in the ground, in sediment and/or in water ('beek'). 

 

Last photo: quarry in Belgium (Cretaceous Chalk sediments). 

 

The Echinocorys sp. is incomplete but quite big (my girlfriend found it and was very happy. A quite rare and big fossil from that location 

Photo 1: Echinocorys sp. and Belemnitella and/or Belemnella sp. Parts of the sea urchin are in flint ('vuursteen'). Echinocorys is one of the most common species of sea urchins (Echinoidea) found in Limburg. 

Photo 2: Belemnitella junior (Nowak, 1913) and/or Belemnitella mucronata (Von Schlotheim, 1830), piece of Hemipneustes sp., one small Sea urchin (possibly Oolopygus sp. The exact species is possibly Oolopygus pyriformis (Leske, 1778). 

Photo 3: idem (Belemnitella/Belemnella sp.). One is embedded in chalk. 

Photo 4: Pycnodonte vesicularis (Lamarck, 1806), Cardiaster granulosus (Goldfuss, 1829), Belemnitella sp. and Belemnella sp. These fossils were found in water and in a field. 

Photo 5: Quarry at Belgium. 

Edited July 21, 2021 by Fossilsforever

[FossilDAWG]

These fossils remind me of when I was a kid and I lived in the south of Limburg.  I'm glad to see it is still possible to collect there, I had heard that all the quarries were closed.

 

Don