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Io–U dating of the Ouljian stage from Torre Garcia (southern Spain)

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IN this note we discuss the reliability of the Io–U dating method and report on the age of fossils from the Ouljian stage, outcropping along the Mediterranean coast in southern Spain. That this method can produce good results is evident from the fact that the measured ages for these fossils, all from the same stratigraphic horizon, show a standard deviation of only 6,100 yr, which is well within our precision limits. The mean age of the samples is 98,000 yr.

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  1. ORSTOM et laboratoire de Géologie structurale, Université de Nice,

    MICHEL BERNAT

  2. Laboratoire de Géologie structurale, Université de Montpellier,

    JEAN-CLAUDE BOUSQUET

  3. Laboratoire de Géologie structurale, Université de Nice, France

    RÉNÉ DARS

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BERNAT, M., BOUSQUET, JC. & DARS, R. Io–U dating of the Ouljian stage from Torre Garcia (southern Spain). Nature 275, 302–303 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1038/275302a0

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