Genomic inference of a severe human bottleneck during the Early to Middle Pleistocene transition

W Hu, Z Hao, P Du, F Di Vincenzo, G Manzi, J Cui… - Science, 2023 - science.org
Population size history is essential for studying human evolution. However, ancient
population size history during the Pleistocene is notoriously difficult to unravel. In this study …

[HTML][HTML] A review on the Pleistocene occurrences and palaeobiology of Hippopotamus antiquus based on the record from the Barranc de la Boella Section (Francolí …

D Fidalgo, A Rosas, J Madurell-Malapeira… - Quaternary Science …, 2023 - Elsevier
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 …

Equus suessenbornensis from Akhalkalaki (Georgia, Caucasus): a review with new insights on the paleoecology, paleobiogeography and evolution of the palearctic …

O Cirilli, J Saarinen, M Bukhsianidze… - Quaternary Science …, 2023 - Elsevier
Equus suessebornensis is one of the most intriguing species of the Early and Middle
Pleistocene Eurasian Equus. Although it was described from the Middle Pleistocene site of …

Biostratigraphy and Palaeoecology of European Equus

N Boulbes, EN Van Asperen - Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2019 - frontiersin.org
We present an inventory of the progress of recent research on the biostratigraphy and
palaeoecology of the genus Equus sensu lato in Europe. Our discussion starts with the new …

Testing Equid Body Mass Estimate Equations on Modern Zebras—With Implications to Understanding the Relationship of Body Size, Diet, and Habitats of Equus in …

J Saarinen, O Cirilli, F Strani, K Meshida… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The monodactyl horses of the genus Equus originated in North America during the Pliocene,
and from the beginning of the Pleistocene, they have been an essential part of the large …

Increase on environmental seasonality through the European Early Pleistocene inferred from dental enamel hypoplasia

D Fidalgo, A Rosas, S Bartolini-Lucenti, JR Boisserie… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
An in-depth study of the Early Pleistocene European remains of Hippopotamus has allowed
the first detailed description of the incidence and types of dental alterations related to …

Evolution of the family Equidae, subfamily Equinae, in North, central and south America, Eurasia and Africa during the plio-pleistocene

O Cirilli, H Machado, J Arroyo-Cabrales… - Biology, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The family Equidae enjoys an iconic evolutionary record, especially the
genus Equus which is actively investigated by both paleontologists and molecular biologists …

[HTML][HTML] 哈尔滨荒山岩芯重矿物特征对松花江第四纪水系演化的指示

王嘉新, 谢远云, 康春国, 迟云平, 吴鹏, 魏振宇, 孙磊 - 第四纪研究, 2020 - html.rhhz.net
松花江水系演化研究对于理解该区域的构造-气候-地貌演化具有重要意义,
但其研究相对较为薄弱, 特别是对于第四纪松花江中上游流向是否存在反转, 一直存在争论 …

Palaeoenvironments of the MIS 15 site of Cava di Breccia-Casal Selce 2 (central Italian Peninsula) and niche occupation of fossil ungulates during Middle Pleistocene …

F Strani, L Bellucci, A Iannucci, DA Iurino… - Historical …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT The Ponte Galeria area within the city of Rome has yielded numerous
fossiliferous localities that represent a reference point for the study of the European Middle …

A Pleistocene Fight Club revealed by the palaeobiological study of the Dama-like deer record from Pantalla (Italy)

M Cherin, M Breda, B Esattore, V Hart, J Turek… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Here, we report on the exceptionally well-preserved deer record from the locality of Pantalla
(central Italy), dated in the Early Pleistocene (ca. 2.1–2.0 million years ago). The fossils …