The dispersal of primitive elephantines and monodactyl equids in Eurasia has long been
regarded as representative of a substantial turnover in mammal faunas, denoting the spread …

The evolution of large mammal faunas during the Pleistocene of Europe has been widely
investigated using taxonomical and/or ecological-functional categories, with special …

A skull of Hippopotamus recovered from the area of Tor di Quinto, within the urban area of
Rome (central Italy) is here redescribed. Despite being one of the most complete specimens …

Abstract The Lower Palaeolithic site of Cimitero di Atella is located in the Basilicata region
(Southern Italy), about 10 km south of the extinct Monte Vulture volcano. The site was …

The “Wolf event” is a prominent concept in large mammal biochronology of western Europe.
It was defined in the 1980s as an intercontinental “dispersal event”, best represented by the …

The remains of 12 canid species that date back ca. 4.9 myr have been found at 116
paleontological localities. Among these localities, eight are dated to the Pliocene age, 12 …

The Quaternary record of hippopotamuses is extremely abundant, yet there are still
conflicting opinions about their systematics and evolution. The main diagnostic characters of …

The peninsular and insular Italy are punctuated by Quaternary volcanoes and their rocks
constitute an important aliquot of the Italian Quaternary sedimentary successions. Also away …

The urban area of Rome and its surroundings (the Roman Campaign,“Campagna Romana”)
yielded an exceptional amount of fossil remains of terrestrial large mammals, which are of …

The dietary changes of early cave bear populations from the Middle to Late Pleistocene are
poorly understood. In this study, we analysed 60 m1 through dental microwear analysis of …