Kattendijk Formation

The Kattendijk Formation is a five million years old marine geological formation north of Antwerp, Belgium. including the north-western parts of the Campine region. The area was named by De Heuter and Laga in 1976. The sands range from medium fine to coarse and contain a large proportion of shell grit.

Geology

The clay of Rupelian age developed to a depth of approximately beneath a deposit of Neogene sand. The formation has a Miocene epoch aquifer, while the clay level dates to the Pliocene.

Palaeontology

A Pliocene species of auk was found in 2000. A small oceanic dolphin, Pliodelphis, is also known from the formation.