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Dinoflagellate cyst biostratigraphy of the Upper Miocene Deurne Sands (Diest Formation) of northern Belgium, southern North Sea Basin
Louwye, S. (2002). Dinoflagellate cyst biostratigraphy of the Upper Miocene Deurne Sands (Diest Formation) of northern Belgium, southern North Sea Basin. Geol. J. 37(1): 55-67. dx.doi.org/10.1002/gj.900
In: Geological Journal. Liverpool Geological Society/Manchester Geological Association: Liverpool. ISSN 0072-1050; e-ISSN 1099-1034, more
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Keywords
    Geological time > Phanerozoic > Geological time > Cenozoic > Tertiary > Cenozoic > Neogene > Miocene
    Dinoflagellata [WoRMS]
    Belgium, Antwerpen [Marine Regions]
    Marine/Coastal
Author keywords
    dinoflagellate cysts; acritarchs; biostratigraphy; Upper Miocene; DeurneSands; southern North Sea Basin

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Abstract
    Diverse and well-preserved palynomorph assemblages recovered from the Deurne Sands, a local member of the Upper Miocene Diest Formation near Antwerp, allow the recognition of dinoflagellate cyst biozones defined in the North Atlantic realm (East Coast, USA) and the North Sea region (Nieder Ochtenhausen well, northern Germany). Based on the dinoflagellate cyst assemblages and the calcareous microfossils, the deposition of the Deurne Sands took place at some time during middle to late Tortonian (Late Miocene). These sands can be correlated biostratigraphically with the Dessel Sands in the Campine area of northern Belgium. This correlation demonstrates the existence of two separate and. contemporary depositional areas in northern Belgium during early Late Miocene times.

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