The Pikermian Event: Temporal and spatial resolution of the Turolian large mammal fauna in SE Europe

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 274, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 82-95

  Kostopoulos, D S ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Eastern Mediterranean; Large mammals; Palaeobiogeography; Palaeoecology; Turnover; Turolian

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; MAMMAL; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; MESSINIAN; PALEOBIOGEOGRAPHY; PALEOECOLOGY; SAVANNA; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; TUROLIAN;

AEGEAN SEA; ANATOLIA; BALKANS; EURASIA; EUROPE; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; TURKEY;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 61349145551     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2008.12.020     Document Type: Article

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