Ruisbroek: Rupelian, Belgium

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Actinopteri - Albuliformes - Albulidae
"Pterothrissus" umbonatus (Koken 1884)
Actinopteri - Anguilliformes - Congridae
"Conger" aff. glaber Brzobohaty 1967
Actinopteri - Scorpaeniformes - Triglidae
Acanthatrigla biangulata Gaemers 1984
Actinopteri - Argentiniformes - Argentinidae
Argentina parvula
Actinopteri - Aulopiformes - Synodontidae
Saurida sp.
Actinopteri - Trachinidae
"Trachinus" aff. biscissus Koken 1884
Actinopteri - Ammodytidae
Gymnammodytes arnoldmuelleri Gaemers 1984
Actinopteri - Perciformes - Sparidae
"Pagellus" sp. Cuvier and Valenciennes 1830
Actinopteri - Perciformes - Scorpaenidae
"Pontinus" ellipticus (Koken 1884)
Actinopteri - Spariformes - Sparidae
Sparidarum sp. Bonaparte 1832
Actinopteri - Ophidiiformes - Bythitidae
Otarionichthys occultus (Koken 1891)
Actinopteri - Beloniformes - Hemiramphidae
Ectomirhamphus hinsberghi Gaemers 1984
Actinopteri - Pleuronectiformes - Citharidae
Citharus belgicus (Gaemers 1972)
original and current combination Eucitharus belgicus
Actinopteri - Pleuronectiformes - Scophthalmidae
"Lepidorhombus" compressus Gaemers 1984
Actinopteri - Scombriformes - Scombridae
Scombridarum sp. Rifinesque 1815
Actinopteri - Gadiformes - Gadidae
"Gaidropsarus" stettiniensis
Palaeoraniceps sp. Gaemers 1976
Semeniolum rupelense
Ensigadus ensiformis (Steurbaut and Herman 1978)
original and current combination Gadidarum ensiformis
Actinopteri - Gadiformes - Merlucciidae
Palaeogadus ruisbroekensis Gaemers 1984
Palaeogadus compactus Gaemers and van Hinsbergh 1978
Actinopteri - Gadiformes - Gaidropsaridae
"Enchelyopus" dorsoplicatus Gaemers 1984
Actinopteri - Clupeiformes - Clupeoidei
? Etrumeus sp. Bleeker 1853
see common names

Geography
Country:Belgium
Coordinates: 51.1° North, 4.4° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:50.4° North, 0.7° East
Time
Period:Paleogene Epoch:Oligocene
Stage:Rupelian 10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 4
Key time interval:Rupelian
Age range of interval:33.90000 - 27.82000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Bassevelde Sand
Stratigraphy comments: Late Tongrian
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:glauconitic argillaceous sandstone
Includes fossils?Y
Lithology description: The Oligocene of the Rupel tunnel at Ruisbroek consists of clayey glauconitic sands which are stronglymottledandhomogenizedbybioturbation.Primarysedimentarystructureshavecompletely beenwipedout.Thesandsarepoorlysorted,mainlyveryfinetomedium,withsomecoarsegrains. It is characterized by a mollusc fauna containing the pectinid Hilberia stettinensis (von Koenen, 1868)(seeJanssen,1982).Thearagoniticfossilshavesufferedmoreorlessfromdissolution. Furtherdecayofcalcareousfossilsmayhaveoccurredbyoxidationofindigenouspyriteinthe sediment. The Oligocene deposits are overlain by about 13 m of Quaternary deposits, of which the lower 9 m consist of (sometimes gravelly) sands built up of cross-beddings and channels.
Environment:marine indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:general faunal/floral analysis
Metadata
Database number:188930
Authorizer:M. Uhen Enterer:M. Uhen
Modifier:M. Uhen Research group:vertebrate
Created:2017-09-21 09:49:31 Last modified:2017-09-21 09:50:27
Access level:the public Released:2017-09-21 09:49:31
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
63422. P. A. M. Gaemers. 1984. Fish otoliths from the Bassevelde Sand (Late Tongrian) of Ruisbroek, Belgium, and the Stratigraphy of the Early Oligocene of Belgium. Mededelingen van de Werkgroep voor Tertiaire en Kwartaire Geologie 21(1):13-57 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]