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of Europe. At this time in geologic history the climate was at an all-time high with estimated tropical temperatures of 34 °C (93 °F) and 2000 ppm atmospheric CO
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The
Tuffeau de Saint-Omer is described as a glauconitic well-sorted sandstone, with opal cement and the invertebrate fossils
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The thickness of the unit varies from 10 metres (33 ft) (near
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The formation is locally referred to and geologically known as
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Carte geologique Saint-Omer 1:50.000 - Memoire explicative
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Head, J.J.; Bloch, J.I.; Hastings, A.K.; Bourque, J.R.;
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604:, contemporaneous fossiliferous formation in Colombia
610:, contemporaneous fossiliferous formation in Brazil
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List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in France
529:). The thickness of the tuff intersperses with the
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537:section of 35 to 40 metres (115 to 131 ft).
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643:Carte geologique Saint-Omer, 1969, p.8
836:Geography of Nord (French department)
422:MP2 to 5 of the Mammal Paleogene zone
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841:Geography of the Pas-de-Calais
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525:and 26 metres (85 ft) at
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370:of the formation, named after
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796:Geologic formations of France
737:Smith, T.; Smith, R. (2003),
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374:, preserve bird and primate
214:Approximate paleocoordinates
148:Up to 26 m (85 ft)
128:Sables et Grès de Grandgiise
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344:Tuffeau de St Omer (France)
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806:Paleocene Series of Europe
378:dating back to the middle
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668:Smith & Smith, 2003
560:Berruvius cf. lasseroni
356:"Tuffeau" de Saint-Omer
831:Paleontology in France
585:Pelagornithidae indet.
580:Lithornithidae indet.
19:Tuffeau de Saint-Omer
816:Sandstone formations
717:10.1038/nature07671
709:2009Natur.457..715H
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481:Natica deshayesiana
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25:Stratigraphic range
608:Itaboraí Formation
602:Cerrejón Formation
475:Thracia prestwichi
457:Pholadomya cuneata
360:geologic formation
703:(7230): 715–718,
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236:45.0°N 0.8°E
197:50.5°N 3.2°E
657:Fossilworks
527:Blendecques
498:, north of
463:P. konincki
450:Description
437:glauconitic
382:age of the
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175:Coordinates
790:Categories
779:2020-03-08
755:2020-03-08
730:2020-03-08
620:References
500:Saint-Omer
372:Saint-Omer
368:sandstones
314:Saint-Omer
304:Saint-Omer
140:formations
751:: 513–520
653:Templeuve
547:Templeuve
535:Landenian
515:Quiestède
507:Garbecque
492:Molinghem
440:sandstone
418:Paleozoic
414:conodonts
406:ammonites
388:Paleogene
384:Paleocene
380:Thanetian
300:Named for
241:45.0; 0.8
202:50.5; 3.2
162:Sandstone
153:Lithology
145:Thickness
124:Underlies
118:Formation
725:19194448
689:(2009),
591:See also
553:Primates
416:for the
410:Mesozoic
408:for the
402:Cenozoic
310:Location
169:Location
138:Senonian
134:Overlies
35:58
705:Bibcode
523:Helfaut
376:fossils
266:Country
224:45°00′N
185:50°30′N
158:Primary
104:↓
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696:Nature
517:, and
511:Arques
496:Doulac
391:period
366:. The
364:France
284:Extent
278:France
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252:Region
227:0°48′E
188:3°12′E
769:(PDF)
574:Birds
404:, as
358:is a
773:BRGM
721:PMID
659:.org
494:and
484:and
433:tuff
412:and
396:The
354:The
256:Nord
114:Type
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