Abstract
Za Hájovnou Cave in the Javoříčko Karst (Moravia, Czech Republic) has a rich record of Middle Pleistocene, typical Holsteinian, flora and fauna dominated by bear Ursus deningeri. Sedimentological, geochemical, mineralogical, geophysical, palynological and zoopalaeontological analyses of the sediments along with U–Th dating of flowstones place the deposits into a numerical timeframe. The cave origin dates to a period before the mid-Miocene Badenian transgression. The oldest (fluvial) deposits are Lower Pleistocene, spanning the Brunhes/Matuyama boundary. The later (terrestrial) deposits range from Middle Pleistocene to Holocene. The most important result of U–Th dating is that the main (Holsteinian senso lato) fossil bed can be correlated with MIS 9. The lower fossil bed is probably MIS 11, and the upper fossil bed MIS 5e. This represents one of the still-relatively-few numerically dated Holsteinian sites, contradicts the Global Chronostratigraphical Correlation Table that places the Holsteinian only in MIS 11, and supports the concept that the Holsteinian is not a single unit and likely not confined to a single interglacial.
Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callDisclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
