The Plio-Pleistocene site of Dmanisi, Georgia, has yielded a rich fossil and archaeological
record documenting an early presence of the genus Homo outside Africa. Although the …

European continental mammal biochronology has been developed in Italy since the pioneering
work of Augusto Azzaroli. The Villafranchian is a Mammal Age, a biochronological unit. …

Some flint lithic artifacts were discovered in the fissure fillings of the well-known Pirro Nord
site (Apulia, Southern Italy). The lithic industry, composed by three cores and some flakes, …

One of the most contentious topics in the study of human evolution is that of the time, place
and mode of origin of Homo sapiens 1 , 2 , 3 . The discovery in the Northern Danakil (Afar) …

The sequencing of ancient DNA has enabled the reconstruction of speciation, migration and
admixture events for extinct taxa 1 . However, the irreversible post-mortem degradation 2 of …

Textural properties and functional morphology of the hip bone cancellous network of Oreopithecus
bambolii, a 9- to 7-million-year-old Late Miocene hominoid from Italy, provide insights …

The hunting dog, Lycaon pictus, is one of the most representative species of the extant African
fauna and one of the most efficient predators in the World. This species is actually a relict …

An analysis of the taxonomy and distribution of the Mio–Pliocene and Pleistocene Eucyon-like
and Canis-like canids of the tribe Canini of Eurasia was performed, with a description of …

We present here a study of European Neogene primate occurrences in the context of changing
humidity. We studied the differences of primate localities versus non-primate localities by …

The phylogenetic status of Oreopithecus bambolii from the late Miocene of Italy has been a
source of much debate since the species was first described in 1872. This observation in …