On the Inconsistency of the “Suid Gap” Hypothesis and Its Inappropriate Biochronological Use in Dating the Localities of Orce (Venta Micena, Barranco León D, and Fuente Nueva 3). Reply to Martínez-Navarro et al. Comment on “Iannucci, A. The Occurrence of Suids in the Post-Olduvai to Pre-Jaramillo Pleistocene of Europe and Implications for Late Villafranchian Biochronology and Faunal Dynamics. <i>Quaternary</i> 2024, <i>7</i>, 11”

On the Inconsistency of the “Suid Gap” Hypothesis and Its Inappropriate Biochronological Use in Dating the Localities of Orce (Venta Micena, Barranco León D, and Fuente Nueva 3). Reply to Martínez-Navarro et al. Comment on “Iannucci, A. The Occurrence of Suids in the Post-Olduvai to Pre-Jaramillo Pleistocene of Europe and Implications for Late Villafranchian Biochronology and Faunal Dynamics. <i>Quaternary</i> 2024, <i>7</i>, 11”

According to the “suid gap” hypothesis, suids (Suidae, Mammalia) would have been absent from Europe between 1.8 and 1.2 Ma. This hypothesis has been influential owing to its putative implications for biochronology and paleoecology—<i>Sus scrofa</i> (the modern wild boar) would appear 1.2...

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Main Author: Alessio Iannucci
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2025-02-01
Series:Quaternary
Subjects:
biochronology
Dmanisi
Epivillafranchian
Europe
<i>Homo</i>
Krimni
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2571-550X/8/1/8
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