Fossils from the Netherlands

The Netherlands does not have many exposed fossiliferous rock formations, but it has still produced a range of interesting material, especially from offshore dredging and limited inland exposures.

The Dogger Bank, a large submerged sandbank in the North Sea, has yielded many fossils through dredging and fishing activities. These include Ice Age mammal remains like mammoths, woolly rhinos, and deer, as well as marine fossils. The material typically comes up in trawler nets or from sand extraction and is often sold in the fossil trade. The area is part of the broader submerged landscape of Doggerland, which connected Britain to mainland Europe during the Pleistocene.

While the Netherlands lacks dramatic fossil beds like those found elsewhere in Europe, it continues to produce notable Ice Age material and marine fossils from both ancient seas and submerged Pleistocene landscapes.

The Netherlands