ABSTRACT 1 Glacial refugia were core areas for the survival of temperate species during
unfavourable environmental conditions and were the sources of postglacial recolonizations …

The goal of this paper is to refine the relative and absolute chronology of Epigravettian
culture (26.5–15.0 ka) in eastern Central Europe (ECE) and clarify its relation to the Last …

The cave bear (Ursus spelaeus sensu lato) is a typical representative of Pleistocene
megafauna which became extinct at the end of the Last Glacial. Detailed knowledge of cave …

Abstract The Cave Bear, Ursus spelaeus (sensu lato), was one of many megafaunal species
that became extinct during the Late Pleistocene in Europe. With new data we revisit the …

Abstract During the Late Pleistocene, narrow-headed voles (Lasiopodomys gregalis)
inhabited Eurasia's vast territories, frequently becoming the dominant small mammal …

Panthera spelaea was recorded in Poland from 18 open-air and 42 cave sites dated in the
range 750–28 ka. Most of these records are located in southern Poland (Silesia) and …

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 …

A unique record of faunal changes from the late Middle Pleistocene until the end of the late
Pleistocene was provided by rodent assemblages from Biśnik Cave in Poland. The 17 …

Abstract Marine Isotope Stage 3 is considered a period with several climate oscillations that
drove the environments to rapid changes. To understand how these stadial-interstadial …

The aim of the paper is to present a new chronological model of recolonisation of the area
located north of the Sudetes and the Carpathians after Late Glacial Maximum (LGM). Until …