The information on this page is a summary description.
The full formal description is available here: Fond des Cris Member
| Abbreviation | FDC |
| Parent unit | Aisemont Formation |
| Child units | none |
| Lithological description | Bedded bioclastic limestone with oncoids and corals, locally dolomitic. |
| Age | Late Frasnian |
| Thickness | 8 m in the type section |
| Area of occurrence | Brabant Parautochthon, Haine-Sambre-Meuse Overturned Thrust sheets, Vesdre area, Theux Window, Campine Basin and northern limb of the Dinant Synclinorium between Lesves and Remouchamps. |
| Type locality | Fond des Cris disused quarry close to the Ninane cemetery in the Fond des Cris Creek valley near Chaudfontaine. |
| Alternative names | Second biostrome à Phillipsastrea |
| 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 Fond des Cris Member, 23/09/2025. National Commission for Stratigraphy Belgium. https://ncs.naturalsciences.be/lithostratigraphy/Fond-des-Cris-Member |
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