Aleksandra Kropczyk

Abstract

A number of 125 open-air localities from Wielkopolska documented presence of 18 species (3 carnivores,4 proboscideans, 3 perissodactyls and 8 artiodactyls). Most of species are cold-adapted members of mammothfauna from the Late Pleistocene, such as Ursus arctos priscus, Mammuthus primigenius, Coelodontaantiquitatis, Equus ferus, Rangifer tarandus, and Bison priscus. The few species like Ursus arctos taubachensis,Palaeoloxodon antiquus and Stephanorhinus kirchbergensis represent an older, thermophilic fauna dated toMIS 5e. The vast majority of bones are accidental finds, without a stratigraphic context. Most artiodactyls werefound in alluvial sediments, in bogs or swamps, while carnivores are represented only by isolated remains.

Keywords: open-air, biostratigraphy, taxonomy, Late Pleistocene, Eemian, proboscideans

Adrian Marciszak [adrian.marciszak@uwr.edu.pl], Department of Palaeozoology University of Wrocław Sienkiewicza 21, 50-335 Wrocław: Poland
Wiktoria Gornig, Department of Evolutionary Biology and Conservation of Vertebrates University of Wrocław Sienkiewicza 21, 50-335 Wrocław: Poland
Krzysztof Stefaniak, Department of Palaeozoology University of Wrocław Sienkiewicza 21, 50-335 Wrocław: Poland
Katarzyna Zarzecka-Szubińska, Department of Palaeozoology University of Wrocław Sienkiewicza 21, 50-335 Wrocław: Poland
Dagmara Frydrychowicz, Regional Museum in Konin Muzealna 6, 62-505 Konin: Poland
Zuzanna Maciejewska, Department of Palaeozoology University of Wrocław Sienkiewicza 21, 50-335 Wrocław: Poland
Arkadiusz Gośka, Department of Palaeozoology University of Wrocław Sienkiewicza 21, 50-335 Wrocław: Poland
Aleksandra Kropczyk, Department of Palaeozoology University of Wrocław Sienkiewicza 21, 50-335 Wrocław: Poland