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...
Main Authors: | Alessio Iannucci, Raffaele Sardella |
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Format: | Article |
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 |
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