Abstract The Miocene Climate Optimum (MCO,~ 17–14 Ma) was a time of extraordinary
marine biodiversity in the Circum-Mediterranean Region. This boom is best recorded in the …

Abstract International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP) Expedition 379 to the Amundsen
Sea margin of West Antarctica recovered drill cores at two sites spanning the Latest Miocene …

Abstract Potamidids (Potamididae, Batillariidae) are today typical inhabitants of coastal
mudflats in tropical and warm temperate seas. From the Oligocene to the Early Pleistocene …

Abstract The Pliocene and Early Pleistocene three-toed horses of Western Eurasia
(Caucasus, Anatolia, Balkans, Eastern and Central Europe, Italian and Iberian Peninsulas …

The stratigraphic scale of the Eastern Paratethys is revised based on a study of the Neogene
stratotype and reference sections, their biotic characteristics, and paleomagnetic and …

Influenced by rapid changes in climate and landscape features since the Miocene, widely
distributed species provide suitable models to study the environmental impact on their …

We discuss geological and biotic aspects of the extensive Akchagylian transgression that
occurred in the Caspian region of Eurasia near the Plio-Pleistocene transition, in Piacenzian …

Tulips are one of the most recognisable plants with their current horticultural trade estimated
as a billion-euro industry. This trade initially relied heavily on wild specimens but now relies …

Well-documented, high-resolution sedimentary sections are critical to our understanding of
the often eventful evolution of semi-isolated basins that form during the final stages of …

Marine influence on low-salinity environments can trigger aquatic ecosystem shifts,
including biodiversity turnovers. High-resolution palaeoenvironmental records of marine …