Large- and small-mammal distribution patterns and chronostratigraphic boundaries from the Late Pliocene to the Middle Pleistocene of the Italian peninsula

Quaternary International

Volumn 160, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 43-56

  Masini, Federico ^a   Sala, Benedetto ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCHRONOLOGY; CHRONOSTRATIGRAPHY; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; PALEONTOLOGY; PLIOCENE-PLEISTOCENE BOUNDARY; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; SMALL MAMMAL;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 33846419751     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2006.09.008     Document Type: Article

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