Kattendijk Formation
Geologic formation in Belgium
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The Kattendijk Formation (also known as the Kattendijk Sands) is a five-million-year-old marine geological formation with outcrops north of Antwerp, Belgium.[2] The area was named by De Heuter and Laga in 1976.[3] The sands range from medium fine to coarse and contain a large proportion of shell grit.[4]
UnderliesVarious Quaternary aged formations
OverliesRupellian Clay Formation
Thickness5–15 m (16–49 ft)[2]
| Kattendijk Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: [1][2] | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Underlies | Various Quaternary aged formations |
| Overlies | Rupellian Clay Formation |
| Thickness | 5–15 m (16–49 ft)[2] |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sand |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 51°18.5667′N 3°12.3675′E[2] |
| Region | Flanders |
| Country | Belgium |
| Type section | |
| Year defined | De Heuter and Laga, 1976 |
  Kattendijk Formation (Belgium) | |
Geology
Palaeontology
Color key
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Notes Uncertain or tentative taxa are in small text; |
Birds
Cetaceans
| Cetaceans of the Kattendijk Formation | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Location | Material | Notes | Images |
| Pliodelphis | P. doelensis[7] | A partial skull | A small oceanic dolphin | .png) | |
| Balaenella[8] | B. brachyrhynus | A partial skull | A relative of modern right whales | ||
| Casatia[8] | Inderterminate | A partial skeleton | A relative to the modern narwhal and beluga |  | |
Fish
Shark teeth have been found in the formation,[2] and bite marks attributed to Hexanchus griseus (bluntnose sixgill shark) and Carcharodon plicatilis have been reported on the fossil bones of cetaceans.[8]
