Mollusken uit het marien Kwartair te Meetkerke (West-Vlaanderen, België)

The mollusc fauna is studied qualitatively and quantitatively. The fauna, as well as the lithofacies, indicate the following sequence (from top to bottom) : -sandy beach deposits with shell accumulations (bed C) ; -finely grained sediments, probably deposited in an intertidal Zone; fauna much comparable with that of the actual Dutch "Waddenzee" (bed D) ; -sublittoral, sandy deposits. Transgressive phase. Climate probably slightly warmer than that of the actual Belgian Coast. Possible Eemian age (bed E). A statistical study of Amygdala collected from bed E is included. The variation in length o... Mehr ...