What Does the “Elephant-<i>Equus</i>” Event Mean Today? Reflections on Mammal Dispersal Events around the Pliocene-Pleistocene Boundary and the Flexible Ambiguity of Biochronology
The dispersal of primitive elephantines and monodactyl equids in Eurasia has long been regarded as representative of a substantial turnover in mammal faunas, denoting the spread of open environments linked to the onset of cold and dry conditions in the Northern Hemisphere. During the 1980s, this eve...
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Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2023-02-01
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Series: | Quaternary |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2571-550X/6/1/16 |