Early Toringian small Mammals Fauna from Fontana Marella Cave (Varese, Lombardy, North Italy)
Articolo
Data di Pubblicazione:
2008
Citazione:
Early Toringian small Mammals Fauna from Fontana Marella Cave (Varese, Lombardy, North Italy) / F. Bona, B. Sala, A. Tintori. - In: RIVISTA ITALIANA DI PALEONTOLOGIA E STRATIGRAFIA. - ISSN 0035-6883. - 114:1(2008), pp. 133-144.
Abstract:
The Fontana Marella cave, located in the Pre-Alps in Varese province (Lombardy, North Italy), supplied a Middle Pleistocene small mammal fauna, unique for this region. Thanks to the presence of Arvicola cf. mosbachensis and Pliomys episcopalis it is possible to date this sequence to the Early Toringian. Mostly for the predominant, presence of dominant Glis glis, Chionomys nivalis and Dinaromys bogdanovi, the faunal association is attributed to a temperate period, but cooler and perhaps more and that the present one. The find of Macroneomys is important because it allows to extend the geographic distribution of this rare species.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
Early Toringian; Fontana Marella cave; Lombardy; North Italy; Small mammals; Varese
Elenco autori:
F. Bona, B. Sala, A. Tintori
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