Some decades ago, biogeographers distinguished three major faunal types of high
importance for Europe:(i) Mediterranean elements with exclusive glacial survival in the …

The 'mass extinctions' at the end of the Pleistocene were unique, both in the Pleistocene and
earlier in the geological record, in that the species lost were nearly all large terrestrial …

Fossil remains of rodents are very important for the study of the Quaternary, particularly for
indicating the stratigraphic position of the sediments in which they were preserved. They are …

Because of their rapid evolution and abundant fossil record, arvicolid molars are commonly
employed in Quaternary biostratigraphy. In addition, with their extensive geographical …

Quaternary deposits had to be removed to get access to, and to explore the Palaeogene
lignite in the area east of the village of Schöningen (Germany), and by removing the top …

Работа о четвертичной истории грызунов Севера Западной Сибири выходит в свет из
стен Института экологии растений и животных Уральского научного центра АН СССР …

Several changes in the dental evolution of arvicolids can be documented by morphometric
ratios of the lower first molar. Such data expressing the changes in enamel thickness, the …

The harsh climatic conditions during the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) period have been
considered the cause of local extinctions and major faunal reorganizations that took place at …

Teeth have long been inlcnsivcly studied by palaeontologists because they have great value
in the identification of species and the investigation of variability, microevolution and phylctic …

Considerable debate surrounds the age of the Middle Pleistocene glacial succession in East
Anglia following some recent stratigraphical reinterpretations. Resolution of the stratigraphy …