Esquisse d'une chronologie des phénomènes karstiques de Belgique ; Chronology of Karstic Features in Belgium, an outline

Limestone formations in Belgium have always been subject to dissolution. In Devonian limestones, the oldest Belgian ones, the first karst phenomena occurred in Devonian times. Fossil caves dicovered in Devonian limestones display a Carboniferous marine fill. During Mesozoic, Dinosaurs were trapped in collapse dolines. Grints and karst depressions occurred in Tertiary times, whereas subhorizontal caves were dug out during Quaternary. To-day, in some places, swallowholes and dolines are evolving fast. ; La karstification des formations carbonatées de Belgique s'est produite de tous temps.Les plu... Mehr ...