Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1040481 | Quaternary International | 2015 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
European large mammal assemblages in the 1.2–0.9 Ma timespan included Villafranchian taxa together with newcomers, mostly from Asia, persisting in the Middle Pleistocene. A number of biochronological schemes have been suggested to define these “transitional” faunas. The term Epivillafranchian, originally proposed by Bourdier in 1961 and reconsidered as a biochron by Kahlke in the 1990s, is at present widely introduced in the literature. This contribution, after selecting the most representative European large mammal assemblages within this chronological interval, provides a new definition proposal for the Epivillafranchian as a biochron included within the Praemegaceros verticornis FO/Bison menneri FO, and Crocuta crocuta FO.
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Authors
Luca Bellucci, Raffaele Sardella, Lorenzo Rook,