Naslov
Rewiew of the Results of Morphometric and Morphogenetic Analyses of Early Pleistocene Micromammals and Upper Pleistocene Cave Bears in Croatia

Autori
Paunović, Maja ; Jambrešić, Gordana

Izvornik
Geologia Croatica : Journal of the Institute of Geology Zagreb and the Croatian Geological Society (1330-030X) 50 (1997), 2; 225-230

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
Morphometry; Morphogenesis; Microevolution; Stratigraphy; Cave bear; Micromammals; Pleistocene; Croatia

Sažetak
Due to the large number and visible morphological variability of skeletal parts of the Early Pleistocene micromammals and Upper Pleistocene ursids we utilised morphometric, morphogenetic and statistical analyses in order to determine and process the material. The results indicate rapid quick microevolutionary processes which are reflected both in variations of the characteristic parameters of particular skeletal parts, and their morphology . The Early Pleistocene age of the bone-breccias discovered along the Adriatic coast was confirmed by the morphogenetic analyses of micromammals, with reference to geochronologically important arvicolids: the fauna from Razvođe near Knin, comprises arvicolids characteristic of the Lower Early Pleistocene, the fauna from Tatinja draga near Karlobag comprises species typical for the Middle Early Pleistocene, whilethe fauna from Podumci near Unešić is of Late Early Pleistocene age.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Geologija

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