Chronological context of the first hominin occurrence in southern Europe: The Allophaiomys ruffoi (Arvicolinae, Rodentia, Mammalia) from Pirro 13 (Pirro Nord, Apulia, southwestern Italy)

Quaternary Science Reviews

Volumn 107, Issue , 2015, Pages 260-266

  López García, Juan Manuel ^a   Luzi, Elisa ^a   Berto, Claudio ^a   Peretto, Carlo ^a   Arzarello, Marta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Allophaiomys ruffoi; Biochronology; Early Pleistocene; Pirro Nord 13

Indexed keywords

MAMMALS;

ALLOPHAIOMYS RUFFOI; BIOCHRONOLOGY; EARLY PLEISTOCENE; EVOLUTIONARY RATE; PIRRO NORD 13; RODENTIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WESTERN EUROPE;

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION;

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; BIOCHRONOLOGY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FISSURE; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HOMINID; NEW RECORD; PLEISTOCENE; RODENT; TYPE LOCALITY;

ANDALUCIA; BURGOS [CASTILLA Y LEON]; CASTILLA Y LEON; EUROPE; GRANADA [ANDALUCIA]; ITALY; ORCE; PUGLIA; SIERRA DE ATAPUERCA; SPAIN;

ARVICOLINAE; MAMMALIA; MURIDAE; RODENTIA;

EID: 84936938685     PISSN: 02773791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2014.10.029     Document Type: Article

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