ENCI Quarry, Maastricht B.V. [Emael Member, Maastricht Fm] (Cretaceous of Belgium)

Where: Belgium (50.8° N, 5.7° E: paleocoordinates 43.4° N, 4.5° E)

• coordinate stated in text

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Belemnitella junior other zone, Emael Member (Maastricht Formation), Late/Upper Maastrichtian (70.6 - 66.0 Ma)

• "The specimen was collected from just above the Lava Horizon, within the Emael Member (Maastricht Formation, early Late Maastrichtian, Belemnitella junior Cephalopod Zone)"

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Collected by F. Fonken

Primary reference: A. S. Schulp, J. W. M. Jagt, and F. Fonken. 2004. New material of the mosasaur Carinodens belgicus from the Upper Cretaceous of the Netherlands. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 24(3):744-747 [M. Carrano/H. Street/F. Aspromonte]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 97855: authorized by Matthew Carrano, entered by Hallie Street on 01.09.2010, edited by Mihaela Krause

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Taxonomic list

Crinoidea
 Roveacrinida - Roveacrinidae
Birgelenocrinus degraafi Jagt 1999 Sea lily
Reptilia
 Squamata - Mosasauridae
Carinodens belgicus Woodward 1891 mosasaur
NHMM2003-141, fragmentary left dentary, preserving three teeth