European large mammal assemblages in the 1.2e0.9 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.

Large mammal biochronology framework in Europe at Jaramillo: The Epivillafranchian as a formal biochron / Bellucci L.; Sardella R.; Rook L.. - In: QUATERNARY INTERNATIONAL. - ISSN 1040-6182. - STAMPA. - 389:(2015), pp. 84-89. [10.1016/j.quaint.2014.11.012]

Large mammal biochronology framework in Europe at Jaramillo: The Epivillafranchian as a formal biochron

ROOK, LORENZO
2015

Abstract

European large mammal assemblages in the 1.2e0.9 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.
2015
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84
89
Goal 15: Life on land
Bellucci L.; Sardella R.; Rook L.
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