Geosites and climate change—a review and conceptual framework

P Migoń - Geosciences, 2024 - mdpi.com
Geosites are windows into the geological past, which may be recorded in rocks and their
properties, the fossil content, and landform produced by processes no longer operating …

The Quaternary lions of Ukraine and a trend of decreasing size in Panthera spelaea

A Marciszak, DV Ivanoff, YA Semenov… - Journal of Mammalian …, 2023 - Springer
The fossil record of the cave lion, Panthera spelaea, suggests a gradual decrease in body
size, the process peaking just before the extinction of the species at the end of the Late …

Ancient DNA of narrow-headed vole reveal common features of the Late Pleistocene population dynamics in cold-adapted small mammals

M Baca, D Popović… - … of the Royal …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The narrow-headed vole, collared lemming and common vole were the most abundant small
mammal species across the Eurasian Late Pleistocene steppe-tundra environment …

History of Polish Canidae (Carnivora, Mammalia) and their biochronological implications on the Eurasian background

A Marciszak, A Kropczyk, W Gornig, M Kot… - Genes, 2023 - mdpi.com
The remains of 12 canid species that date back ca. 4.9 myr have been found at 116
paleontological localities. Among these localities, eight are dated to the Pliocene age, 12 …

The Pleistocene lion Panthera spelaea (Goldfuss, 1810) from Poland–a review

A Marciszak, G Lipecki, K Pawłowska… - Quaternary …, 2021 - Elsevier
Panthera spelaea was recorded in Poland from 18 open-air and 42 cave sites dated in the
range 750–28 ka. Most of these records are located in southern Poland (Silesia) and …

Fate and preservation of the late pleistocene cave bears from Niedźwiedzia Cave in Poland, through taphonomy, pathology, and geochemistry

A Marciszak, P Mackiewicz, RK Borówka, C Capalbo… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
This comprehensive study examines fossil remains from Niedźwiedzia Cave in the Eastern
Sudetes, offering detailed insights into the palaeobiology and adversities encountered by …

Panthera gombaszoegensis (Kretzoi, 1938) from Poland in the scope of the species evolution

A Marciszak, G Lipecki - Quaternary International, 2022 - Elsevier
Panthera gombaszoegensis was recorded over from 100 African and Eurasian localities,
ranged between 2.5 and 0.3 Myr. Among them, seven cave sites, Żabia, Tunel Wielki, Kozi …

Mustelids from Sackdilling Cave (Bavaria, Germany) and their biostratigraphic significance

A Marciszak, D Ambros, B Hilpert - Geobios, 2021 - Elsevier
Sackdilling Cave is a karst fissure filled with a fossiliferous breccia including abundant fossil
remains, mostly snails and small mammals. The taxonomic status of mustelid remains from …

The first record of Cuon alpinus (Pallas, 1811) from Poland and the possible impact of other large canids on the evolution of the species

A Marciszak, A Kropczyk… - Journal of Quaternary …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The presence of Cuon alpinus in Poland is documented here for the first time. Between 650
and 450 ka, Lycaon lycaonoides dominated the open lands, while Cuon alpinus priscus …

Evidence of cave lion (Panthera spelaea) from Pleistocene Northeast China

S Sherani, L Perng, M Sherani - Historical Biology, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The cave lion (Panthera spelaea) was one of the most widespread carnivores in the
Pleistocene. The species ranged throughout Eurasia and even into North America as a …