The Hauterivian-Barremian lignitic bone bed of Angeac (Charente, south-west France): stratigraphical, palaeobiological and palaeogeographical implications

► Discovery of the largest sauropod currently known. ► First record of Hauterivian-Barremian continental deposits in France. ► First data on “Wealden-type” flora and fauna between Britain and Iberia. ► No amber or angiosperms among plant remains. ► A few brackish species indicate palaeogeographical proximity to the sea.