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Pleistocene vegetation in Guangxi, south China, based on palynological data from seven karst caves
Grana ( IF 0.9 ) Pub Date : 2020-01-02 , DOI: 10.1080/00173134.2019.1690040 Su-Ping Li 1 , David Kay Ferguson 2 , Nai-Wen Wang 1 , Xi-Xian He 1 , Jian-Xin Yao 1 , Jin-Feng Li 3
Grana ( IF 0.9 ) Pub Date : 2020-01-02 , DOI: 10.1080/00173134.2019.1690040 Su-Ping Li 1 , David Kay Ferguson 2 , Nai-Wen Wang 1 , Xi-Xian He 1 , Jian-Xin Yao 1 , Jin-Feng Li 3
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Abstract Pleistocene cave deposits usually provide ideal materials for the study of mammals. Karst caves in Chongzuo, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of south China are famous for numerous studies on their abundant mammalian fossils and most importantly, Homo sapiens. Unfortunately, the environmental backgrounds, e.g. vegetation and climate, that governed these faunas, are usually lacking because there is no appropriate proxy. In this work, we analysed the palynological assemblages from seven well-dated karst caves in Chongzuo. The ages of these seven caves (2.0–0.11 Ma) cover almost the entire Pleistocene. Though the number of pollen and spores is comparatively low, as expected, we managed to reconstruct the principle vegetation types. The results show that the individual vegetations were mainly warm temperate to subtropical evergreen and deciduous broad-leaved mixed forests. The present study provides important background environmental information on the Pleistocene faunas and Homo sapiens in Guangxi, south China.
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