The information on this page is a summary description.
The full formal description is available here: Bovesse Formation
| Abbreviation | BOV |
| Parent unit | none |
| Child units | Bossière Member, Combreuil Member, Champ de Fau Member |
| Lithological description | A first unit of sandy limestone and dolostone with often a thin conglomeratic horizon at the base, passing to coarse-grained dolostone (irregularly dolomitized fossiliferous limestone) and capped by a more shaly unit. |
| Age | Early Frasnian |
| Thickness | 80-90 m in the type area |
| Area of occurrence | Brabant Parautochthon, from the Dendre River to the Mehaigne River valley. |
| Type locality | The historical outcrops of the Bovesse area have disappeared long ago. Parastratotypes have been selected for each member in the Mehaigne River valley. |
| Alternative names | none |
| Authors | Mottequin, B., Denayer, J., Delcambre, B., Marion, J.-M. & Poty, E. |
| Date | 23/09/2025 |
| Cite as | Mottequin, B., Denayer, J., Delcambre, B., Marion, J.-M. & Poty, E., 2025. The Bovesse Formation, 23/09/2025. National Commission for Stratigraphy Belgium. https://ncs.naturalsciences.be/lithostratigraphy/Bovesse-Formation |
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