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Keyword: Palaeokarst

Original Article Geoparks Paleontology Geoconservation
Beyond Eocene and Oligocene Epochs: The Causses du Quercy Geopark and the Grande Coupure

The “phosphatières du Quercy” are karstic fillings exploited for phosphate at the end of the 19th century. They yield countless continental fossils through some 30 million years, ranging from late early Eocene to early Miocene. This exceptional paleontological series documents the ‘Grande Coupure’, a major biogeographical event involving a profound renewal of vertebrate faunas, recorded […]

Fig.4.Beyond The Eocene And Oligocene Epochs The Causses Du Quercy Geopark And The Grande Coupure