The aim of our study was to describe the succession of malacological assemblages along the exposed loess profile located in Belgrade, along the banks of the Danube River (municipality of Zemun). Deposits that belong to the composite loess unit L1 were sampled. Loess unit L1 included two subunits: L1SS1 (a Middle Pleniglacial subunit with two weakly developed initial pedogenic horizons) and L1LL1 (a Late Pleniglacial loess subunit). Three malacological zones were distinguished. Malacological results imply a change in climatic conditions and subsequently in vegetation structure. The molluscs indicate an environment with a moderate (warm and dry) climate and a mosaic vegetation type composed of grasslands and forest steppe. Gradual cooling was inferred within the Late Pleniglacial period. Our findings concur with the results of earlier studies indicating that the Zemun site and the adjacent area served as a transition zone between the refuge areas within the southeastern part of the Carpathian Basin during the Late Pleistocene.

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塞尔维亚Zemun黄土-古土壤序列的中，晚冰期（Weichselian）马拉科动物群

我们研究的目的是描述多瑙河沿岸（泽蒙市）沿贝尔格莱德裸露的黄土剖面的乳酸盐组合的演替。对属于复合黄土单元L1的沉积物进行了采样。黄土单元L1包括两个亚单元：L1SS1（一个中部韧带亚单元，具有两个发育较弱的初始成岩作用层）和L1LL1（一个后部韧带黄土亚单元）。区分了三个乳化带。微生物学结果表明气候条件发生了变化，随后植被结构也发生了变化。软体动物表明气候为中等（温暖和干燥）的环境，并且由草地和森林草原组成的镶嵌植被类型。推断在寒战后期逐渐冷却。