Geomorphology and sedimentology of the Cerro Benítez cavities (Patagonia, Chile): genesis and evolution of a megafauna sedimentary trap during the last glaciation

• Main Author: Girault, Igor
• Other Authors: Identité et Différenciation de l’Espace, de l’Environnement et des Sociétés (IDEES), Université de Caen Normandie (UNICAEN), Normandie Université (NU)-Normandie Université (NU)-Université Le Havre Normandie (ULH), Normandie Université (NU)-Université de Rouen Normandie (UNIROUEN), Normandie Université (NU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche Interdisciplinaire Homme et Société (IRIHS), Université de Rouen Normandie (UNIROUEN), Normandie Université (NU)-Normandie Université (NU)-Université de Rouen Normandie (UNIROUEN), Normandie Université (NU), Université de Rouen, Damase Mouralis, Fabiana María Martín, Dominique Todisco (co-encadrant)
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: French
• Published: HAL CCSD 2023
• Subjects: geomorphology; geoarchaeology; geochronology; sediments; cave; glaciation; Patagonia; megafauna; tephra; coprolites; géomorphologie; géoarchéologie; géochronologie; sédiments; grotte; Patagonie; mégafaune; coprolithes; [SDU.STU.GM]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Earth Sciences/Geomorphology; [SHS.GEO]Humanities and Social Sciences/Geography; Cueva; Benítez; Ice cap
• Online Access: https://hal.science/tel-04469768; https://hal.science/tel-04469768v2/document; https://hal.science/tel-04469768v2/file/Manuscrit%20HAL.pdf

This thesis documents the physical processes involved in the opening and subsequent filling of the Cerro Benítez cavities (Chilean Patagonia), which led to the trapping of sediments rich in extinct megafaunal remains and archaeological material of Pleistocene age in the vicinity of the Patagonian ic...