The Early Pleistocene Carnivoran of Coste San Giacomo (Anagni, Central Italy): Biochronological Implications
Abstrak
Coste San Giacomo (CSG) represents a significant paleontological site to investigate the faunal and environmental changes that occurred in Mediterranean Europe during the Early Pleistocene. In this work, we described for the first time the Carnivoran assemblage. We ascribed the fossil remains to the following taxa: <i>Ursus</i> sp., <i>Homotherium latidens</i>, <i>Canis etruscus</i>, <i>Pliocrocuta perrieri</i>, <i>Martellictis ardea</i> and <i>Vulpes alopecoides</i>. Considering the value of the carnivoran taxa here identified, we discuss their particular biochronological significance, since the CSG site records the last occurrence of <i>P. perrieri</i> and the first occurrences of <i>H. latidens</i>, <i>C. etruscus</i>, <i>M. ardea</i> and <i>V. alopecoides</i> for the Italian Peninsula. These results will allow us to improve the data of the biochronological scheme of the Villafranchian European Land Mammal Age, recognizing the earliest dispersals and latest occurrences across Europe.
Topik & Kata Kunci
Penulis (6)
Luca Bellucci
Fabio Bona
Jacopo Conti
Beniamino Mecozzi
Flavia Strani
Raffaele Sardella
Akses Cepat
- Tahun Terbit
- 2024
- Sumber Database
- DOAJ
- DOI
- 10.3390/quat7040057
- Akses
- Open Access ✓