Studies on Pleistocene and Holocene mammals from Poland: The legacy of Edward Feliks Lubicz-Niezabitowski (1875–1946)

This paper presents the legacy of Edward Feliks Lubicz-Niezabitowski, a Polish scientist, biologist, zoologist, and physician who, over 20 years, collected and studied the Pleistocene and Holocene mammals found at various sites in Poland. A synopsis of his achievements in this regard is presented here for the first time, and covers representatives of Elephantidae, Rhinocerotidae, Cervidae, Bovidae, Equidae, Carnivora, and Rodentia, dealing with the locality and context of the finds, as well as the specific elements they represent. Although it is difficult to evaluate how many specimens of those specified by Lubicz-Niezabitowski are preserved to this day, and to what extent, the collected data can be used for synthetic works concerning diversity and occurrence of Pleistocene mammals in Europe, with reference to Poland.