UPPER CENOZOIC BIO-MAGNETIC STRATIGRAPHY OF CENTRAL-ASIAN MAMMALIAN LOCALITIES

This research is focused on biostratigraphic and palaeomagnetic correl ations of Upper Cenozoic mammalian localities of Central Asia in the t erritory of Tadjikistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and southern Kazakhsta n. The absence of the lithological markers and absolute dates emphasiz es the true importance of using bio-magnetic evidence for stratigraphy of terrestrial molasse. Late Turolian, Villafranchian and middle Plei stocene faunal assemblages are recorded in Central Asian localities pr oviding a good basis for a broad interregional stratigraphic correlati on. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science B.V.