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Meerssen, Limburg, Netherlandsi
Regional Level Types
MeerssenMunicipality
LimburgProvince
NetherlandsCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Meerssen5,650 (2017)
Bunde5,500 (2017)
Ulestraten2,595 (2017)
Rothem1,590 (2017)
Moorveld495 (2017)
Kasen280 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
339195
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:339195:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Meerssen, Limbourg, Pays-Bas
German:
Meerssen, Limburg, Niederlande
Italian:
Meerssen, Limburgo, Paesi Bassi
Russian:
Мерссен, Лимбург, Нидерланды
Simplified Chinese:
米爾森, 林堡省, 荷兰
Spanish:
Meerssen, Limburgo, Países Bajos
Afrikaans:
Meerssen, Limburg, Nederland
Albanian:
Meerssen, Limburgu, Holanda
Arabic:
ميرسن, ليمبورخ, هولندا
Armenian:
Մեյրսեն, Լիմբուրխ, Նիդերլանդներ
Asturian:
Meerssen, Limburg, Países Baxos
Basque:
Meerssen, Limburg, Herbehereak
Catalan:
Meerssen, Limburg, Països Baixos
Cebuano:
Gemeente Meerssen, Olanda
Danish:
Meerssen, Limburg, Holland
Dutch:
Meerssen, Limburg, Nederland
Dutch Low Saxon:
Meerssen, Limburg, Nederlaand
Esperanto:
Meerssen, Limburgo, Nederlando
Farsi/Persian:
میرسن, لیمبورخ, هلند
Finnish:
Meerssen, Limburg, Alankomaat
Greek:
Μίρσεν, Λιμβουργία, Ολλανδία
Hungarian:
Meerssen, Limburg, Hollandia
Indonesian:
Meerssen, Limburg, Belanda
Japanese:
メールセン, リンブルフ州, オランダ
Javanese:
Meerssen, Limburg, Walanda
Korean:
메이르선, 림뷔르흐주, 네덜란드
Limburgian:
Meersje, Nederlands Limburg, Nederland
Luxembourgish:
Meerssen, Provënz Limburg, Holland
Malay:
Meerssen, Limburg, Belanda
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Meerssen, Limburg Séng, Hô-lân
Norwegian:
Meerssen, Limburg, Nederland
Occitan:
Meerssen, Limborg, Païses Basses
Polish:
Meerssen, Limburgia, Holandia
Romanian:
Meerssen, Limburg, Țările de Jos
Saterland Frisian:
Meerssen, Limbuurich, Niederlounde
Scots:
Meerssen, Limburg, Netherlands
Swedish:
Meerssen, Limburg, Nederländerna
Turkish:
Meerssen, Limburg, Hollanda
Vietnamese:
Meerssen, Limburg, Hà Lan
Volapük:
Meerssen, Limburg, Nedän
Waray:
Meerssen, Limburg, Nederlandes


Meerssen (Dutch: [ˈmeːrsə(n)]; Limburgish: Meersje [ˈmeːʀʃə]) is a town and a municipality in southeastern Netherlands.

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Fossils

There are 1 fossil locality from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences24
Youngest Fossil Listed66.0 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Oldest Fossil Listed70.6 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Maastricht - Meersen970.6 - 66 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Calcaire de Kunraed1570.6 - 66 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Acanthoscaphites
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Scaphitidae : Acanthoscaphites70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Glyptoxoceras
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Diplomoceratidae : Glyptoxoceras70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Hoploscaphites
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Scaphitidae : Hoploscaphites70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Nostoceras
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Nostoceratidae : Nostoceras70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Saghalinites
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Tetragonitidae : Saghalinites70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Belemnella
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Belemnitida : Belemnella70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Eubaculites carinatus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Baculitidae : Eubaculites : Eubaculites carinatus70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Baculites vertebralis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Baculitidae : Baculites : Baculites vertebralis70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Baculites anceps
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Baculitidae : Baculites : Baculites anceps70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Diplomoceras cylindraceum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Diplomoceratidae : Diplomoceras : Diplomoceras cylindraceum70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Hoploscaphites constrictus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Scaphitidae : Hoploscaphites : Hoploscaphites constrictus70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pachydiscus gollevillensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Pachydiscidae : Pachydiscus : Pachydiscus gollevillensis70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pachydiscus (Pachydiscus) jacquoti
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Pachydiscidae : Pachydiscus : Pachydiscus (Pachydiscus) jacquoti70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Menuites fresvillensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Pachydiscidae : Menuites : Menuites fresvillensis70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Sphenodiscus binkhorsti
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Sphenodiscidae : Sphenodiscus : Sphenodiscus binkhorsti70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Acanthoscaphites verneuilianus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Scaphitidae : Acanthoscaphites : Acanthoscaphites verneuilianus70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Glyptoxoceras circulare
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Diplomoceratidae : Glyptoxoceras : Glyptoxoceras circulare70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 1 fossil locality

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meerssen
Wikidata ID:Q9772
GeoNames ID:2751036


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