


This paleontological deposit is a major geological site which is recognized at international level. Geologists have discovered fossils typical of African wildlife: gazelles, elephants, saber-toothed tigers and especially Hipparion, a distant cousin of the horse! A new species, having identified the creation of a new geological period: Tortonian. This period is the penultimate subdivision of Miocene: a savannah stretched at the foot of Luberon 7 million years ago!