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A quick tour in the Maastrichtian of southern Belgium


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This weekend we had a quick stop near the city of Mons in the south of Belgium.

It is not commonly known that in some forrests in this area are ancient quarries of Maastrichtian phosphatic chalk, not all are accessible but with a reasearch on old maps some of them can be found

 

 

with a little effort you can clear out a spot on the ground and search for a multitude of small fossils.

 

we only stayed 2 hours, but we did find our fair share of tiny but beautiful brachiopods, bryozoans, shark teeth, dentaliums, bellemnite fragments,...

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@Tidgy's Dad  , you'll like those little critters :D

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and even a few teeth and an echinoid spine:

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1 hour ago, Manticocerasman said:

not all are accessible but with a reasearch on old maps some of them can be found

 

 

Sounds like quite the treasure hunt, very cool trip and very nice finds! :) 

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Cool finds :fistbump:

Many greetings from Germany ! Have a great time with many fossils :)

Regards Sebastian

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I like the brachiopods. I collected belemnites somewhere near Mons when I was a child in the mid 1970s. I used to live nearby in a town called Casteau. I still have the belemnites.

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2 hours ago, Manticocerasman said:

 

@Tidgy's Dad  , you'll like those little critters :D

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Indeed, they are very lovely.:)

Isocrania, for the top one?

Thecidia next one down? 

Then Magas and Cretirhynchia? 

Not sure about the others. (or any of them!) 

 

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Nice finds! Looks like a nice area to hunt.

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23 minutes ago, Tidgy's Dad said:


Indeed, they are very lovely.:)

Isocrania, for the top one?

Thecidia next one down? 

Then Magas and Cretirhynchia? 

Not sure about the others. (or any of them!) 

 

Indeed Isocrania praecostata, the 2nd ones are Trigonosemus pectiniformis.

I'll have to look up the other ones

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Thanks for the good report, Kevin!

Nice!

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8 minutes ago, Bronzviking said:

What is this little critter?

The inarticulate brachiopod Isocrania praecostata. 

Lovely, isn't it? 

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9 minutes ago, Bronzviking said:

What are these, operculum?

An assortment of brachiopods. :)

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7 minutes ago, Tidgy's Dad said:

The inarticulate brachiopod Isocrania praecostata. 

Lovely, isn't it? 

Thanks! Yes it caught my eye. I'd like to see a zoomed in photo of it.

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7 hours ago, Bronzviking said:

Thanks! Yes it caught my eye. I'd like to see a zoomed in photo of it.

 

this is the best I can do, I used a magnifying glas before the lens of my smartphone. he is only 4mm wide.

 

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