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Biozones or Mammal Units? Methods and Limits in Biochronology

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European Neogene Mammal Chronology

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The first attempt to construct a biozonation scheme for European mammal-bearing deposits was made by Thaler (1964). Neogene and lower Pliocene sites of southern France and of Spain were concerned, being situated in a series of rodent range zones each designated after the name of its most typical site. Some years later Heintz (1970) proposed a zonation based on Cervids for the Villafranchian of France and Spain; that biozonation was generalized with the whole Mammal class, excepting the Rodents, by Heintz et al. in 1974. The names given to the zones were those of the most important concerned fossiliferous places. Besides, some studies were carried out concerning the zonation of eastern Europe, notably by Fejfar (1976) and Fejfar and Heinrich (1981), utilizing some rodent families.

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Guérin, C. (1990). Biozones or Mammal Units? Methods and Limits in Biochronology. In: Lindsay, E.H., Fahlbusch, V., Mein, P. (eds) European Neogene Mammal Chronology. NATO ASI Series, vol 180. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-2513-8_8

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