| Title: | Paleoenvironmental and neotectonic insights from the pliocene fossil record of Velika Pasica Cave, Slovenia: implications for karst system evolution |
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| Authors: | ID Mihevc, Andrej (Author)
ID Horáček, Ivan (Author)
ID Zupan Hajna, Nadja (Author)
ID Woodhead, Jon (Author)
ID Brancelj, Anton (Author) |
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| Files: |  URL - Source URL, visit https://ojs.zrc-sazu.si/carsologica/article/view/14170/12596
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| Language: | English |
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| Typology: | 1.01 - Original Scientific Article |
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| Organization: |  NIB - National Institute of Biology
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| Abstract: | Velika Pasica Cave, situated on a karst plateau at an altitude of 665 meters above sea level, offers a unique record of paleontological, speleological, and tectonic processes. The cave, predominantly filled with allogenic sediments and speleothems, contains fossilized remains of the aquatic cave invertebrate Marifugia cavatica and terrestrial small mammals, characteristic of the early Pliocene (MN15–16). Paleontological dating estimates the cave sediments to be approximately 4 Ma old, while U/Th dating of the overlying flowstone indicates deposition at 410 ± 21 ka. These findings suggest that stagnant phreatic conditions prevailed prior to tectonic uplift and basin subsidence, which reshaped the karst landscape. This study highlights the dynamic interplay between neotectonics, karst system evolution, and biodiversity changes. By integrating speleobiology, geomorphology, and biostratigraphy, it provides valuable in-sights into the environmental history of the northern Dinarides and the impact of geological processes on karst ecosystems. |
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| Keywords: | paleontology, Marifugia cavatica, small mammals, karst geomorphology, cave sediments dating, tectonic |
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| Publication status: | Published |
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| Publication version: | Version of Record |
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| Publication date: | 01.08.2025 |
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| Year of publishing: | 2025 |
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| Number of pages: | str. 39-55 |
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| Numbering: | Vol. 54, no. 1 |
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| PID: | 20.500.12556/DiRROS-23655  |
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| UDC: | 551.442:551.3.051:592/595(24+28)(497.4) |
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| ISSN on article: | 0583-6050 |
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| DOI: | 10.3986/ac.v54i1.14170 |
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| COBISS.SI-ID: | 246898947 |
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| Note: | Besedilo v angl.;
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| Publication date in DiRROS: | 22.09.2025 |
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