Lateglacial desman discovered in Sed'yu-1 (Komi Republic, Russia), a site in the far northeast of Europe

摘要

Remarkable and intriguing is the discovery of Desman remains in Sed'yu-1 (Komi Republic, Russia) in the far northeast of Europe; finds that are dated to the Bolling Interstadial. Mammalian communities including desman are dominated by the Siberian lemming. A review of Lateglacial desman finds in Europe and the Urals as well as the contemporaneous mammalian communities in northeastern European are presented and the possible migration ways desmans used during the Lateglacial expansion are discussed. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd and INQUA. All rights reserved.