The Cretaceous/Tertiary boundary in the Maastrichtian type area (SE Netherlands, NE Belgium); a historical account

  • John W.M. Jagt Natuurhistorisch Museum Maastricht, Postbus 882, 6200 AW Maastricht, the Netherlands
  • Werner M. Felder Rijks Geologische Dienst, Geologisch Bureau, Postbus 126, 6400 AC Heerlen, the Netherlands; present address: Oude Trichterweg 26, 6294 AL Vijlen, the Netherlands
  • Rudi W. Dortangs Hoofdstraat 36, 6436 CG Amstenrade, the Netherlands
  • Jacques Severijns Volderstraat 67, 6231 LB Meerssen, the Netherlands
Keywords: Danian, K!T boundary, southern Limburg

Abstract

In view of the renewed interest in the Cretaceous/Tertiary (K/T) boundary in the type area of the Maastrichtian Stage, a historical account is presented of the litho- and biostratigraphy of the strata below and above this boundary, as well as the position of the boundary itself. Localities exposing uppermost Maastrichtian and lowermost Palaeocene deposits are reviewed and for some of them, including the recently discovered Geulhemmerberg site, lithologic logs are provided.

Published
1996-01-01
How to Cite
John W.M. Jagt, Werner M. Felder, Rudi W. Dortangs, & Jacques Severijns. (1996). The Cretaceous/Tertiary boundary in the Maastrichtian type area (SE Netherlands, NE Belgium); a historical account. Netherlands Journal of Geosciences, 75, 107-118. Retrieved from https://njgjournal.nl/index.php/njg/article/view/12365
Issue
Volume 75 - 1996
Section
Regular paper
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