Angeac-Charente bonebed

Angeac-Charente bonebed
Stratigraphic range: Berriasian
The Angeac-Charente bonebed in 2011.
TypeBed
UnderliesUnconformity with Pleistocene deposits
Thickness2 metres
Lithology
PrimaryClay
Location
ExtentAquitaine Basin

The Angeac-Charente bonebed is a fossil deposit located near Angeac-Charente in western France. It dates to the Berriasian stage of the Early Cretaceous, and is coeval with the Purbeck Group of Southern England. It has amongst the most diverse assemblages of earliest Cretaceous vertebrates known from Europe.