Angeac-Charente bonebed
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| Angeac-Charente bonebed | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: | |
 The Angeac-Charente bonebed in 2011. | |
| Type | Bed |
| Underlies | Unconformity with Pleistocene deposits |
| Thickness | 2 metres |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Clay |
| Location | |
| Region | Charente |
| Country | France |
| Extent | Aquitaine 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.
Dinosaur bones were first found at the site in 2008. The fossils were exposed during quarrying for overlying Pleistocene aged sand and gravel. After more bones were discovered in 2010, a team was set up composed of people from Musée d’Angoulême, Rennes University and the Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle to excavate the site. Due the promising finds, since 2011 excavations have been conducted at the site annually.[1]
