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Cadernos Lab. Xeolóxico de Laxe
Coruña. 2001. Vol. 26, pp. 485-495
ISSN: 0213-4497
Preliminary report on the Late Pleistocene
small mammal fauna from the Loutraki
Bear-cave (Pella, Macedonia, Greece)
Estudio preliminar de micromamíferos del
Pleistoceno Superior de la cueva de Loutraki
(Pella, Macedonia, Grecia)
CHATZOPOULOU, K. 1 ; VASILEIADOU, A. 1 ; KOLIADIMOU, K. 1 ; TSOUKALA, E. 1 ;
RABEDER, G. 2 & NAGEL, D. 2
A B S T R A C T
The Loutraki Bear-cave (Northern Greece) yielded a rich Pleistocene fauna including
mammals, amphibians and reptiles. In the present study the small mammal fauna associated
with cave-bear remains is studied. The material comes from a long-time excavation
project, which is still in progress. This study allows us to propose a Late Pleistocene
age for the Loutraki fauna. The composition of the LAC-micromammalin fauna suggests
a complex environment.
Key words: Rodents, Late Pleistocene, Greece, Macedonia, Loutraki, Paleoecology
(1) School of Geology, Aristotle University, 54006 Thessaloniki, Macedonia, GREECE
(2) Institute of Paleontology, University of Vienna, Althanstraße 14, A-1090, Vienna, AUSTRIA