The giant, short-faced hyena Pachycrocuta brevirostris was the largest Hyaenidae ever
existed and the one that perfectly embodied the distinctive bone-cracking adaptations of this …

Equus is a genus that have generated a lot of debate among the scientific community. Its
complex taxonomy led to the set-up of many forms that are questioned nowadays. In Upper …

Late Pleistocene hominins co-evolved with non-analogue assemblages of carnivores and
carnivorous omnivores. Although previous work has carefully examined the ecological and …

Karstic sites have great potential for yielding data regarding changes in faunal communities
in the Pleistocene of Southeast Asia. In this region, the majority of fossil-bearing deposits are …

Abstract The Boh Dambang karstic site in southern Cambodia, Kampot province, is a
mammal bone-rich deposit in a hyena site. Very few hyena sites have been recovered in the …

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 …

A fascinating look at the diverse reproductive strategies of numerous female mammals, from
hyenas to goats, kangaroos to whales. Newborn mammals can weigh as little as a dime or …

Extinct hyenas of the genus Crocuta were typical representatives of the Late Pleistocene
mammoth fauna of Eurasia. The geographical distribution of these animals was vast …

The late Miocene is a period of increasing aridity and habitat openness in the south-eastern
Mediterranean region. The impact of these changes has not been fully explored regarding …

The interaction between hominins and carnivores can lead to archaeological scenarios
where these relationships materialise in palimpsests. The alternate use of caves and …