Abstract The study of European Pleistocene Hippopotamus presents unresolved questions
and a lack of consensus among specialists being matter of hotly debate in the last decades …

The late Early to early Middle Pleistocene section from Torrent de Vallparadís is a 20 m-
thick, composite section with multiple stratigraphic horizons, which have yielded close to …

European continental mammal biochronology has been developed in Italy since the
pioneering work of Augusto Azzaroli. The Villafranchian is a Mammal Age, a …

The concept of “land-mammal age” as developed in South America is examined. The
“Uquian Land-mammal age” is used as a study case.“Land-mammal age” parataxonomy is …

The biochronological zonation of the continental Neogene of Europe and Western Asia (the
MN zonation) is revised and the philosophy on which this zonation is based is discussed. All …

Fossil remains of rodents are very important for the study of the Quaternary, particularly for
indicating the stratigraphic position of the sediments in which they were preserved. They are …

Present-day relations between small-mammal community structure and rainfall are used to
predict late Neogene (12–3 Ma) precipitation patterns in Europe and Anatolia. New proxy …

The archaeological record seems to imply sporadic occupation of Europe during the Lower
Pleistocene, but it may always be difficult to reach firmer conclusions from this alone. A …

We report taphonomic and palaeoecologic data on the rich, diverse and well preserved
assemblage of large mammals from lower Pleistocene deposits at Venta Micena (Orce …

Homo and Pachycrocuta were the two major agents responsible for modifying and
accumulating bones during early Pleistocene times in Europe. However, although an …