Croscat volcano may have been the last volcanic eruption in Spain, less than 13 thousand years ago

Monday, July 23, 2012 - 10:31 in Paleontology & Archaeology

Using Carbon-14 dating and the analysis of fossilised pollen, researchers have  confirmed that one of the youngest volcanoes of the Iberian Peninsula is the Croscat Volcano, located in the region of La Garrotxa, Girona. They verified that its last eruption took place less than 13 thousand years ago.

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