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Holocene Large Mammal Fauna of the Central Part of the East European Plain

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The history of large mammal fauna in the central part of the East European Plain during the Holocene is described based on data derived from numerous archaeological sites. Throughout the Holocene taiga elements of fauna over the whole region have been characterized by a zonal nature. The spread of nemoral vegetation over this territory was followed by the distribution of deciduous forest elements of the fauna. Both northern and southern variants of theriofauna are distinguished. In the northern part, the fauna included sable; in the southern part, it included the red deer. In the northern part, the species composition of the fauna was formed in two stages. The fauna core was formed at the beginning of the Atlantic period. The final species composition was formed at the beginning of the Subboreal period as a result of resettlement of a number of species from the southern part to the north. The species composition of the fauna in the southern part was formed at the beginning of the Atlantic period, and until the present it has remained relatively stable. The current composition of fauna throughout the region developed at the end of the Late Holocene when, under the influence of anthropogenic and climatic factors, the geographic ranges of some species decreased, while those of others species expanded.

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Bachura, O.P., Kosintsev, P.A. Holocene Large Mammal Fauna of the Central Part of the East European Plain. Biol Bull Russ Acad Sci 47, 996–1012 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1062359020080038

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