The loess sequence preserved in the Požarevac brickyard in north-eastern Serbia comprises eight loess units separated by seven paleosols. Geochronological investigation using amino acid racemization and luminescence dating support stratigraphic correlations of loess units L3, S2LL1 and L1 at the Požarevac section with loess of glacial cycles E [Marine Isotope Stage (MIS) 10], D (MIS 9–8), C (MIS 7–6) and B (MIS 5–2) across central Europe. Correlation with the marine oxygen-isotope stratigraphy and associated paleoclimatic inferences are further supported by magnetic susceptibility, particle size and carbonate content measured in Požarevac sediments. Malacological investigations at the Požarevac section reveal the continuous presence of the Chondrula tridens and Helicopsis striata faunal assemblages throughout the last 350 ka. The loess malacological fauna, which is characterized by the complete absence of cold-resistant and cold-preferring species, suggests a stable, dry and relatively warm glacial and interglacial climate, compared with other central European loess localities. Together these data suggest that the south-eastern part of the Carpathian (Pannonian, Middle Danube) Basin was a refugium for warm-preferring and xerophilous land-snails during the generally unfavorable glacial climates of the late Middle and Late Pleistocene.

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Požarevac 黄土-古土壤序列：过去 350 ka 喀尔巴阡盆地东南缘干旱增加的记录

保存在塞尔维亚东北部 Požarevac 砖场中的黄土层序包括被 7 个古土壤隔开的 8 个黄土单元。使用氨基酸消旋化和发光测年的地质年代学调查支持 Požarevac 剖面的黄土单元 L3、S2LL1 和 L1 与冰川循环黄土 E [海洋同位素阶段 (MIS) 10]、D (MIS 9-8)、C ( MIS 7-6) 和 B (MIS 5-2) 横跨中欧。在 Požarevac 沉积物中测量的磁化率、颗粒大小和碳酸盐含量进一步支持了与海洋氧同位素地层学和相关古气候推断的相关性。在 Požarevac 部分进行的软体动物学研究揭示了Chondrula tridens和Helicopsis striata的持续存在整个过去 350 ka 的动物群落。与其他中欧黄土地区相比，黄土冰川动物群的特点是完全没有耐寒和喜冷物种，表明其具有稳定、干燥和相对温暖的冰川和间冰期气候。这些数据一起表明，在中晚期和晚更新世普遍不利的冰川气候期间，喀尔巴阡山脉（潘诺尼亚、多瑙河中段）盆地的东南部是喜温暖和干旱的陆螺的避难所。