Contribution of the large mammals of Vallonnet cave (Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, Alpes-Maritimes, France) to the knowledge of biochronological frame of the second half of the Lower Pleistocene in Europe

The large mammals of Vallonnet cave, found into a level contemporary of Jaramillo event, are characteristics of the second half of the Lower Pleistocene. Some differences with the faunas of Fuente Nueva 3 and Barranco Leon, in Spain, which datation is the middle of the Lower Pleistocene, show that Vallonnet is younger. On the other hand, the differences are clear with Soleilhac faunas, which datation is the beginning of the middle Pleistocene. (c) 2006 Elsevier Masson SAS. Tous droits reserves.