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Cesi, an early Middle Pleistocene site in the Colfiorito Basin (Umbro‐Marchean Apennine), central Italy
Author(s) -
Ficcarelli G.,
Abbazzi L.,
Albianelli A.,
Bertini A.,
Coltorti M.,
Magnatti M.,
Masini F.,
Mazza P.,
Mezzabotta C.,
Napoleone G.,
Rook L.,
Rustioni M.,
Torre D.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
journal of quaternary science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.142
H-Index - 94
eISSN - 1099-1417
pISSN - 0267-8179
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-1417(199711/12)12:6<507::aid-jqs329>3.0.co;2-e
Subject(s) - geology , palynology , fauna , structural basin , pleistocene , paleontology , early pleistocene , assemblage (archaeology) , mammal , pollen , ecology , biology
Near the village of Cesi, at the head of the Chienti River, in the Colfiorito Basin (Umbro‐Marchean Apennines, central Italy), fluvio‐lacustrine deposits have yielded mammal fossil remains. The results of a multidisciplinary investigation indicate that the vertebrate‐bearing sediments date about 700 ka and accordingly provide a fossil assemblage for the Middle–Late Galerian. Palynological investigations carried out from sediments underlying the fossiliferous level suggest predominantly cold and dry conditions, whereas the fauna suggests a slight climatic amelioration towards cool and moist conditions in the uppermost part of the sequence. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.