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Cesi, an early Middle Pleistocene site in the Colfiorito Basin (Umbro-Marchean Apennine), central Italy
M. MagnattiPaul MazzaGiovanni NapoleoneFederico MasiniMauro ColtortiAndrea AlbianelliG. FiccarelliAdele BertiniLorenzo RookMarco RustioniL. AbbazziD. TorreC. Mezzabottasubject
PalynologyPaleontologyPaleomagnetismSequence (geology)Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)PleistoceneFaunaEarth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)PaleontologyStructural basinGeologyHead (geology)description
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.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-11-01 |