Background Mammalian fossils from the Eppelsheim Formation (Dinotheriensande) have
been a benchmark for Neogene vertebrate palaeontology since 200 years. Worldwide …

The present volume Rodentia neogenica of the Catalogus Fossilium Austriae provides an
overview of Neogene rodents from Austria, reflecting a fascinating chapter of mammal …

The shared characteristics of limestone bedrock geology and resultant calcareous
groundwater have allowed excellent preservation of mammalian and molluscan faunas …

Since the first exploitation of the Huppersandstones quarry of Rickenbach (Canton
Solothurn, Switzerland) in 1898, many fossils of plants, molluscs, and vertebrates have been …

Quaternary deposits had to be removed to get access to, and to explore the Palaeogene
lignite in the area east of the village of Schöningen (Germany), and by removing the top …

Monospecific exploitation of reindeer by Neanderthals is a common behaviour in the Upper
Pleistocene of Western Europe. However, reindeer-dominated assemblages have largely …

The ca. 300 ka Paleolithic sites of Schöningen in northern Germany yielded a number of
localities with archeological and paleontological remains representing a rich …

The Oligocene was a period of profound climatic and biotic changes, coinciding with a shift
from a mostly ice-free warmhouse world at the Eocene-Oligocene boundary to a globally …

Species flexibility in diet and habitat and their ability to tolerate a range of unfavourable
ecological conditions and survive in unusual habitats accompanied by unexpected faunal …

The Miocene fossil lagerstätte Sandelzhausen in southern Germany ranks among the most
important Neogene fossil terrestrial localities in Europe, due to its exceptional record of both …