Fossiliferous Holocene tufa of Mende (Lozère, southern France): implication for the Atlantic vegetation of the Causses Basin

Tufas bearing plant macroremains are uncommon in the Causses Basin (southern France). Here, we report a new fossiliferous tufa deposits at Mende, in Lozère. This palaeontological site is the first Quaternary tufa from the northern part of the Causses Basin that yields such an abundance of plant macr...

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Main Authors: Bourel Benjamin, Moreau Jean-David, Trincal Vincent, Walter-Simonnet Anne-Véronique
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2016-01-01
Series:BSGF - Earth Sciences Bulletin
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Online Access:https://www.bsgf.fr/articles/bsgf/pdf/2016/04/bsgf201618704p225.pdf