@article{fdi:010080415, title = {{L}ate {C}enozoic evolution of the {A}riege {R}iver valley ({P}yrenees) constrained by cosmogenic {A}l-26/{B}e-10 and {B}e-10/{N}e-21 dating of cave sediments}, author = {{S}artegou, {A}. and {B}lard, {P}. {H}. and {B}raucher, {R}. and {B}ourles, {D}. {L}. and {S}orriaux, {P}. and {Z}immermann, {L}. and {L}affitte, {A}. and {T}ibari, {B}. and {L}eanni, {L}aetitia and {G}uillou, {V}. and {B}ourdet, {A}. and {ASTER} {T}eam}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{D}espite increasing knowledge on the orogenic phases of the {P}yrenees, the {N}eogene evolution of the range re-mains poorly constrained. {T}he central {P}yrenees, particularly the {A}riege {R}iver valley and its terrace systems and glacial extensions, are key to reconstructing {P}yrenean evolution during the {N}eogene. {H}owever, few terrace relics remain on the piedmont edges. {T}o overcome this limitation and temporally extend the dataset obtained from terraces, we focus on alluvium-filled horizontal epiphreatic passages developed in limestone karstic networks. {T}hese landforms record the transient position of former local base levels during the process of valley deepening, similar to fluvial terraces. {T}he alluvium fills of the studied caves in the {T}arascon-sur-{A}riege area, in the transition zone between the upper range and the piedmont, therefore enable the reconstruction of the geodynamic evolution of the {A}riege {R}iver valley. {A}ll studied caves are developed on at least eight levels. {B}ased on burial durations determined by {A}l-26/{B}e-10 and {B}e-10/{N}e-21 terrestrial cosmogenic nuclide dating of samples from epiphreatic levels, our results indicate {L}anghian to {M}essinian (similar to 13-5 {M}a) incision rates averaging 48 m {M}yr(-1). {H}owever, the obtained record does not allow us to accurately retrace the {P}liocene evolution of the area due to the lack of known caves at corresponding levels. {M}oreover, raised local base levels during glacial phases both make the re-cord more complex and call into question the methodological approach in terms of potential internal sediment remobilization and mixing related to implied re-flooding periods}, keywords = {{C}ave deposits ; {C}osmogenic burial dating ; {A}l-26 ; {B}e-10 ; {N}e-21 ; {I}ncision rates ; {P}yrenees ; {K}arst geomorphology ; {FRANCE} ; {ARIEGE} {VALLEE} ; {PYRENEES}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{G}eomorphology}, volume = {371}, numero = {}, pages = {107441 [20 ]}, ISSN = {0169-555{X}}, year = {2020}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010080415}, }