Initiation to the main fossil formations of Belgium
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© Pictures : MJX, except otherwise specified.
by Philippe Cooreman
Translation M. Jauniaux
 Belgium, in spite of its small size, has a surprising wealth
of fossils. Numerous geologists have studied its layers and their old faunae;
for example Omalius d'Halloy, A. Dumont, The Cornet's, and many others.
Some stratigraphic layers were defined in Belgium, especially
in the Paleozoic era. We can mention the Gedinnian (from Gedinne), the Frasnian (of Frasnes lez Couvin), the Famennian (of the Famenne region), the Tournaisian,
the Dinantian, the Visean...
Important parts of geologic time are represented in our country,
especially in the Cenozoic, the Paleozoic and the Mesozoic eras with some
important gaps.
In the pages accessible by clicking on the name of the various
geologic eras, we will detail the main classical formation, clarify if they
are represented in Belgium, otherwise we will give the closest region where
they can be studied.
We shall also give an idea of the groups of fossil organisms
contained in these formations and a brief geographic distribution of every
formation
Precambrian (4550-570 million years).
Paleozoic (570-230 million years).
Mesozoic (245 - 66 million years).
Cenozoic (65 - 0 million years).
Quaternary (1.75 - 0 million years).
Follow the little  to
jump from one eon, era to another
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The fossils shown here have been collected by our membres during CMPB field trip in Belgium
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