Abstract The Pontocaspian (Black Sea-Caspian Sea) region has a very dynamic history of
basin development and biotic evolution. The region is the remnant of a once vast Paratethys …

Abstract The Caspian Sea is characterized by significant variations in its base level during
the late Cenozoic and provides an important repository for long-term records of both …

The Global climate reorganisation in the late Pliocene linked to enhancement of the Atlantic
Ocean Thermohaline Circulation (AOTC), instigated a transition to glacial-interglacial …

Abstract The Badenian–Sarmatian boundary interval is marked by a major extinction event
of marine species in the Central Paratethys. The exact age of the boundary is debated …

The evolution of the present-day African savannah fauna has been substantially influenced
by the dispersal of Eurasian ancestors into Africa. The ancestors evolved endemically …

The phylogeny and historical demography of small Eurasian vipers of the Vipera ursinii and
V. renardi complexes were studied using mitochondrial DNA sequences analysed with …

Central Eurasia underwent significant palaeoclimatic and palaeogeographic transformations
during the middle to late Miocene. The open marine ecosystems of the Langhian and …

The idea that climatically modulated erosion may impact orogenic processes has
challenged geoscientists for decades. Although modeling studies and physical calculations …

The semi-isolated epicontinental Paratethys Sea in the Eurasian continental interior was
highly sensitive to changes in basin connectivity and hydrological budget. The Caspian Sea …

This paper summarizes knowledge on the Neogene–Quaternary terrestrial fossil record from
the Middle Kura Basin accumulated over a century and aims to its integration into the current …