Menat Formation
The Menat Formation is a geologic formation in France. It preserves fossils dating back to the Paleocene. It is a maar deposit located on top of an ancient volcano, the extent is very localised with the outcropping area being around 600 by 1000 metres. Numerous species of fossil insects, plants and fish are known, as well as some isolated mammals.[1]
| Menat Formation Stratigraphic range: Early Paleocene ~61–60 Ma | |
|---|---|
| Type | Formation |
| Overlies | Migmatite |
| Thickness | Up to 250 metres |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Clay, diatomite |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 46°06′16″N 2°54′19″E |
| Country |  France |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Menat, Puy-de-Dôme |
  Menat Formation (France) | |
Paleocene bird fossils have been discovered in Menat, including Halcyornithidae, Messelasturidae, and relatives of Songziidae.[2]
References
- Wedmann, S.; Uhl, D.; Lehmann, T.; Garrouste, R.; Nel, A.; Gomez, B.; Smith, K.; Schaal, S. F. K. (2018-06-21). "The Konservat-Lagerstätte Menat (Paleocene; France) – an overview and new insights". Geologica Acta. 16 (2): 189–213, I–V. doi:10.1344/GeologicaActa2018.16.2.5. ISSN 1696-5728.
- Mayr, Gerald; Hervet, Sophie; Buffetaut, Eric (2019). "On the diverse and widely ignored Paleocene avifauna of Menat (Puy-de-Dôme, France): new taxonomic records and unusual soft tissue preservation". Geological Magazine. 156 (3): 572–584. Bibcode:2019GeoM..156..572M. doi:10.1017/S0016756818000080. ISSN 0016-7568.
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Archived from the original on 31 July 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
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