Maasvlakte

Introduction

On the beach of Maasvlakte 2, fossils can be found in the sand pumped up from the seabed. This sand comes from deeper layers of the North Sea and contains remains from the Pleistocene, the time of the ice ages, when large parts of today's seabed were dry land. During the pumping process, fossils of mammoths, giant deer and other prehistoric animals were brought up.

Through the action of wind and water, these fossils gradually come to the surface. Your chances of finding something are best after storms or at low tide. These are often loose bone fragments, teeth, molars and sometimes flint tools. The fossils are scattered among shells, gravel and other washed-up material.

Geological period