Zooarchaeology and the biogeographical history of the mammals of Corsica and Sardinia since the last ice age
Jean-Denis Vigne1992, Mammal Review
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CATALOGUE OF THE LATE PLEISTOCENE-HOLOCENE FOSSIL MAMMALIAN COLLECTION FROM “CANALE DELLE ACQUE ALTE (CANALE MUSSOLINI)” (NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM, UNIVERSITY OF PISA)
Catalogue of the late Pleistocene-Holocene fossil mammalian collection from " Canale delle Acque Alte (Canale Mussolini) " (Natural History Museum, University of Pisa). The catalogue of the paleontological mammalian collection of " Canale delle Acque Alte (Canale Mussolini) " (Agro Pontino, Latium) stored at the Natural History Museum of the University of Pisa is presented. Besides the mammal remains (456 specimens), the collection includes 3 fossil wood fragments and 27 molluscs (gastropods and bivalves). The present catalogue also includes the description of material referred to newly determined taxa. For each recognized taxon, the collection number(s), the description of the specimen(s), and the stratigraphic provenance (when available) are herein reported.
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