The late Early to early Middle Pleistocene stenonoid horses from Italy

Two new vertebrate localities from the Early Pleistocene of Mygdonia Basin (Macedonia, Greece): Preliminary results

“…According to Eisenmann (2002), during the beginning of the Early Pleistocene (∼2.5-1.7 Ma), usually one equid species was present, whereas in younger localities the co-existence of two species became more frequent. This co-existence is reported from several localities such as Dmanisi (Georgia), Selvella, Pirro Nord (Italy), Fuente Nueva-3, Barranco León-5 (Spain) and Untermassfeld, dated after the terminal Tasso Faunal Unit (FU) of the Italian Early Pleistocene, and coincides with the earliest hominin dispersals into Europe (Alberdi and Palombo, 2013;Lordkipanidze et al, 2007;Rook and Martínez-Navarro, 2010). However, to date, the strongest biochronological indicator recovered from TSR is Bison sp.…”

New insights into the onset and evolution of the central Apennine extensional intermontane basins based on the tectonically active L’Aquila Basin (central Italy)

“…1.4-1.2 Ma; and possibly from 9 the Farneta FU) to the Isernia FU (ca. 0.7-0.55 Ma; Alberdi and Palombo, 2013). For the large-sized cervid, two similar chronological distributions are possible: If it is attributed to Arvernoceros giulii, this species (and the genus) is reported only from two Italian localities (Selvella and Santarelli quarry) assigned to the Farneta FU (ca.…”

Extended-range luminescence chronologies suggest potentially complex bone accumulation histories at the Early-to-Middle Pleistocene palaeontological site of Huéscar-1 (Guadix-Baza basin, Spain)

“…Hu escar-1 has played an important role in defining local-scale biozone successions in the Guadix-Baza basin (e.g., Agustí et al, 2010), and has been used as a biochronological reference site for correlating Early-Middle Pleistocene faunal schemes across the Iberian Peninsula (e.g., Martínez et al, 2010;Pacheco et al, 2011). Studies of the Hu escar-1 faunal assemblage have also provided insights into southern European stenonoid horse morphometrics (Alberdi and Palombo, 2013) and isotopic palaeoclimatic reconstructions (Domingo et al, 2013). In addition, the site has formed part of regional-and continental-scale palaeoecological and palaeoenvironmental reconstructions for elucidating hominin dispersal patterns in Europe (O'Regan, 2008;Kahlke et al, 2011).…”