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Palustrine carbonates are a distinctive facies association that is particularly common in Mesozoic and Tertiary non-marine successions. This recurrent set of lithofacies has been identified in strata as old as Devonian and is closely related to the activities of macrophtyes. Palustrine carbonates represent the modification of fine-grained carbonates by a variety of biogenic processes and processes related to subaerial exposure, particularly pedogenesis, and also show evidence of hydromorphism. The process domain includes lacustrine-margin and wetland settings associated with carbonate-rich groundwaters and rivers. Palustrine facies constitute part of a continuum of carbonate deposits that includes groundwater calcretes, tufas, travertines and lacustrine sediments. Palustrine carbonates are repositories of subtle environmental signals, such as climatic data, but are also sensitive to tectonic effects. Modern …