ABSTRACT

This book provides a comprehensive treatment of all the Pleistocene species in Europe, classified according to modern taxonomic principles. For each species there is a description of its descent and migration history, its range, and its mode of life. The first version of this book was a semipopular paperback in the Swedish Aldus series.

part One|36 pages

Faunal Sequence in Europe

chapter 1|5 pages

Setting the Stage

chapter 2|10 pages

The Villafranchian, Prelude to the Ice Age

chapter 3|4 pages

Chronology of the Ice Age

chapter 4|6 pages

The Age of Interglacials

chapter 5|6 pages

The Age of Glaciations

part Two|196 pages

Pleistocene Mammal Species

chapter 6|3 pages

Introducing the Pleistocene Mammals

chapter 7|9 pages

Order Insectivora

chapter 8|7 pages

Order Chiroptera

chapter 9|4 pages

Order Primates

chapter 10|68 pages

Order Carnivora

chapter 11|9 pages

Order Proboscidea

chapter 12|14 pages

Order Perissodactyla

chapter 13|38 pages

Order Artiodactyla

chapter 14|35 pages

Order Rodentia

chapter 15|6 pages

Order Lagomorpha

part Three|42 pages

The Changing Fauna

chapter 16|7 pages

The Species Problem in the Quaternary

chapter 17|9 pages

Size and Numbers

chapter 18|7 pages

Origination of Species

chapter 19|5 pages

Faunal Turnover

chapter 20|5 pages

Animal Geography

chapter 21|5 pages

Man and the Fauna