Extant apes (Primates: Hominoidea) are the relics of a group that was much more diverse in
the past. They originated in Africa around the Oligocene/Miocene boundary, but by the …

Oreopithecus bambolii, the large-bodied endemic ape that lived in the Tusco-Sardinian
bioprovince during the Late Miocene (ca. 8.2-6.7 Ma; Turolian), has been for more than half …

Extensive research on the late Miocene Mediterranean has solved a number of questions
concerning the development of the area, but questions remain on, for instance, the …

The phylogenetic status of Oreopithecus bambolii from the late Miocene of Italy has been a
source of much debate since the species was first described in 1872. This observation in …

The Pre-Messinian land mammal localities of Italy contribute substantial information for
reconstructing the complex history of the land masses of the central Mediterranean. At the …

Abstract The inner Northern Apennines (western Tuscany and Tyrrhenian basin) is
characterized by a relatively thin continental crust (∼ 20–25 km), high heat flow (> 100 mW …

This paper and the associated 1: 50,000 geological map are devoted to describe the
geological features of the Monte Amiata region. The tectono-stratigraphic setting of Monte …

This study has the aim of dating the latest Miocene Hominoid Oreopithecus bambolii bearing
succession of the Baccinello–Cinigiano Basin (BCB) in southern Tuscany (Italy). Since the …

A multi-disciplinary study of the basal lacustrine succession of the Velona basin (Tuscany,
central Italy) provides informations about the paleoenvironmental and paleogeographical …

The occurrence of the peculiar ape Oreopithecus bambolii and the associated endemic
mammal fauna from several mines exploiting late Miocene lignite deposits in southern …