Abstract
On the French side of the Pyrenees, in the Bedous area of the Aspe Valley, fine-grained turbidites classically dated as Carboniferous and Triassic are attributed to the Upper Cretaceous. They contain fucoids and Globotruncanidae assemblages of the Dicarinella concavata Zone (Upper Turonian–Lower Santonian) and are metamorphosed at the contact of ophites intrusions. This discovery implies a new interpretation of the regional stratigraphy and palaeogeography. Moreover, it questions the age of the ophites emplacement in the region as well as the structural relationships between the ‘Bedous basin’ and the North Pyrenean Zone to the north and the Palaeozoic High Chain to the south. To cite this article: C. Desreumaux et al., C. R. Geoscience 334 (2002) 197–203. Sur le versant français des Pyrénées, dans la région de Bedous en vallée d'Aspe, des turbidites fines datées classiquement du Carbonifère et du Trias sont attribuées au Crétacé supérieur. Elles contiennent des fucoı̈des et des associations de Globotruncanidae de la zone à Dicarinella concavata (Turonien supérieur–Santonien inférieur) et sont métamorphisées au contact d'intrusions d'ophites. Cette découverte implique une interprétation nouvelle de la stratigraphie et de la paléogéographie régionales. Elle remet aussi en question l'âge d'émission des ophites de la région ainsi que les relations structurales du « bassin de Bedous » avec la Zone nord-pyrénéenne au nord et la Haute chaı̂ne primaire au sud. Pour citer cet article : C. Desreumaux et al., C. R. Geoscience 334 (2002) 197–203.
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