This contribution presents a general account and summary of the research carried out over the past decades on the Quaternary faunas of France. This country is located in the center of Western Europe, and presents distinct topographical features and very varied climatic influences. This paper is the result of collaborative work between French teams and different researchers specialized in the paleontology of large mammals. Over a hundred paleontological or archaeological sites are mentioned in this review, which covers a broad chronological period, ranging from the Early (including the end of Pliocene/Gelasien) and Middle Pleistocene to the Late Pleistocene. One of the aims of this work is to present studies of the main families or subfamilies of herbivores (Equidae, Rhinocerotidae, Bovidae [Bovines, Caprines, Antilopines, and Rupicaprines], Cervidae, Proboscid) and carnivores (Canidae, Ursidae, Mustelidae, Hyenidae, Felidae). It is not exhaustive at the generic and specific level, but details on the taxonomic status, evolutionary levels and biochronological importance of the most important taxa are given alongside an extensive and up-to-date bibliography of French works.

这项贡献概述了过去几十年来对法国第四纪动物群进行的研究。这个国家位于西欧的中心，具有鲜明的地形特征和非常多样的气候影响。这篇论文是法国团队与专门研究大型哺乳动物古生物学的不同研究人员之间合作的结果。这篇综述提到了一百多个古生物学或考古遗址，涵盖了从早期（包括上新世/盖世时代末期）和中更新世到晚更新世的广泛的时间序列。这项工作的目的之一是对草食动物的主要科或亚科进行研究（马科，犀科，牛科，牛，山羊科，安提洛平和卢比科皮林），Cervidae，Proboscid）和食肉动物（Canidae，Ursidae，Mustelidae，Hyenidae，Felidae）。它在通用和特定级别上不是详尽无遗的，但是在提供最重要的分类单元的分类学地位，进化水平和生物年代学重要性的详细信息的同时，还提供了法国作品的详尽且最新的书目。