Chronology and distribution of Central and Eastern European Pleistocene rhinoceroses (Perissodactyla, Rhinocerotidae) – A review

Stefaniak, Krzysztof; Kovalchuk, Oleksandr; Ratajczak-Skrzatek, Urszula; Kropczyk, Aleksandra; Mackiewicz, Paweł; Kłys, Grzegorz; Krajcarz, Magdalena; Krajcarz, Maciej T.; Nadachowski, Adam; Lipecki, Grzegorz; Karbowski, Karol; Ridush, Bogdan; Sabol, Martin; Płonka, Tomasz

doi:10.1016/j.quaint.2023.02.004

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“…During more favourable climate phases, the species could also penetrate to higher elevations and occur sporadically in more open forest areas or in the landscape of a park character in which open areas interchanged with minor patches of forests (Musil 1986). The species became extinct in Europe at about 14 ka (Stefaniak et al 2023). Late Pleistocene mammal fauna from the travertine quarry in Santovka -Malinovec (Southern Slovakia)…”

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Solving Stone Age puzzles: From artefacts and sites towards archaeological interpretations

Nemergut,

Novák

2024

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The collective monograph presents eighteen contributions from leading Central European specialists in Paleolithic archaeology, Quaternary geology, anthropology, paleoecology, and other related fields studying the Pleistocene and Holocene. Individual chapters, presenting information from new research, results of the analyses, or newly published studies, cover various areas and topics related to the interdisciplinary research of the Stone Age in Central Europe (sources of stone raw materials, the technology of artefact production, settlement and subsistence strategies, chronological relationships, and paleoecological reconstructions). Although the authors use different approaches and methods in their works, the unifying element of this colourful mosaic is the effort to show how a wide range of archaeological sources can be interpreted and explained in different ways and how they can be used for further research. In this sense, archaeological explanations and interpretations represent a fascinating and never-ending journey of learning about our past.

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Solving Stone Age puzzles: From artefacts and sites towards archaeological interpretations

Nemergut,

Novák

2024

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“…Its occurrence in Europe is still in debate (Kahlke and Lacombat, 2008;Uzunidis et al, 2022). Coelodonta then terminated in C. antiquitatis and its distribution extended over approximately 190°of longitude and 40°of latitude (Kahlke, 1999;Stefaniak et al, 2023). Through the evolutionary history of the woolly rhinoceroses, the genus Coelodonta was restricted in East Asia for more than 4 million years.…”

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When the woolly rhinoceroses roamed East Asia: a review of isotopic paleoecology of the genus Coelodonta from the Tibetan Plateau to northern Eurasia

Ma,

Wang,

Deng

2024

Front. Ecol. Evol.

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East Asia, being the evolutionary center of Coelodonta, offers a unique opportunity to explore the spatiotemporal paleoecologies of this genus. This study utilized bulk and serial stable carbon and oxygen isotope analyses on the Coelodonta nihowanensis and other ungulates from the Longdan fauna as well as two modern goats in the Linxia Basin, aiming to explore the paleoecology of C. nihowanensis at the periphery of the Tibetan Plateau during the Early Pleistocene. The isotopic results of these mammals indicated that C3 vegetation was possibly a major component of the local environment in the Linxia Basin, which was influenced by a seasonal summer monsoon. C. nihowanensis specimens in the Longdan fauna were possibly mixed feeders, as indicated by the wide distribution of their δ13C values and the intermediate δ18O values compared to other coexisting ungulates. Moreover, the comparison of the δ13C and δ18O values of similar taxa from the Linxia and Nihewan basins has revealed spatiotemporal differences in the paleoclimate and paleoenvironments of these two regions throughout the Early Pleistocene. This provides a holistic framework for understanding the paleoecology of the C. nihowanensis. The isotopic results of the C. nihowanensis in the Linxia and Nihewan basins suggested varied foraging ecologies across different sites and time spans during the Early Pleistocene. This underscores the adaptability of the C. nihowanensis to diverse environments from west to east in northern China. By scrutinizing the evolutionary ecological history of the woolly rhinoceroses from its ancestor, Coelodonta thibetana, to its final form, Coelodonta antiquitatis, this study sheds light on the ecological adaptation of this genus from the Pliocene to Late Pleistocene, spanning its migration from the Tibetan Plateau to northern Eurasia.

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The Quaternary Mammalian Record from Central and Eastern Europe: New Data and New Insights: The Contribution of Palaeontology to the INQUA-SEQS 2021 Virtual Meeting: “Quaternary Stratigraphy – Palaeoenvironment and Humans in Europe” (13.12.2021, Wrocław, Poland)

Stefaniak,

Ratajczak-Skrzatek,

Kolfschoten

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Quaternary International

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Chronology and distribution of Central and Eastern European Pleistocene rhinoceroses (Perissodactyla, Rhinocerotidae) – A review

Cited by 6 publications

References 87 publications

Solving Stone Age puzzles: From artefacts and sites towards archaeological interpretations

Solving Stone Age puzzles: From artefacts and sites towards archaeological interpretations

When the woolly rhinoceroses roamed East Asia: a review of isotopic paleoecology of the genus Coelodonta from the Tibetan Plateau to northern Eurasia

The Quaternary Mammalian Record from Central and Eastern Europe: New Data and New Insights: The Contribution of Palaeontology to the INQUA-SEQS 2021 Virtual Meeting: “Quaternary Stratigraphy – Palaeoenvironment and Humans in Europe” (13.12.2021, Wrocław, Poland)

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