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U–Pb dating on calcite paleosol nodules: first absolute age constraints on the Miocene continental succession of the Paris Basin
Geology, School of Natural Sciences, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, D02 PN40, Ireland
Rémi Rateau
Geology, School of Natural Sciences, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, D02 PN40, Ireland
Kerstin Drost
Geology, School of Natural Sciences, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, D02 PN40, Ireland
Cyril Gagnaison
Département Géosciences, Unité Bassins-Réservoirs-Ressources (B2R-U2R 7511), Institut Polytechnique UniLaSalle Beauvais, UniLaSalle-Université de Picardie, Beauvais, 30313, France
Bastien Mennecart
Naturhistorisches Museum Basel, Basel, 4001, Switzerland
Renaud Toullec
Département Géosciences, Unité Bassins-Réservoirs-Ressources (B2R-U2R 7511), Institut Polytechnique UniLaSalle Beauvais, UniLaSalle-Université de Picardie, Beauvais, 30313, France
Koen Torremans
School of Earth Sciences, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
David Chew
Geology, School of Natural Sciences, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, D02 PN40, Ireland
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Short summary
Sedimentary rocks are typically dated indirectly, by comparing the fossil content of basins with the geological timescale. In this study, we employed an absolute dating approach to date 19\,Myr old sediments in the Paris Basin, using uranium–lead dating of calcite nodules associated with soil formation. The precision of our new ages enable more accurate comparisons (independent of their fossil contents) between the Paris Basin and other basins of similar age.
Sedimentary rocks are typically dated indirectly, by comparing the fossil content of basins with...
