Breda Formation whale bones were found), the Zenderen Member (green, glauconiferous fine sand) and the Delden Member (sandy, glauconite and goethite bearing clay and loam. The Breda Formation corresponds largely with the Berchem Formation of northern Belgium. Breda Formation The Breda Formation (; abbreviation: BR) is a geologic formation in the subsurface of the Netherlands. The formation consists of marine glauconiferous sands and clays that were deposited during the Miocene epoch. Although the formation is not very rich in fossils, sometimes bones of fishes, mammals ("Leptophoca cf. proxima", "Protophocaena minima"), shells and shark teeth (a.o of Megalodon) are found. The Breda Formation
Congress of Breda Congress of Breda The Congress of Breda often also known as the Breda peace talks were a series of negotiations between representatives of Great Britain and France in the Dutch city of Breda that took place between 1746 and 1748. They were designed to bring an end to the Austrian War of Succession and laid the foundations for the ultimate peace settlement at the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle. They were not official peace talks and lacked the participation of the other warring European states. The War of the Austrian Succession had been raging since 1740 in one form or another, but