Studio palinologico della serie di Le Castella (Calabria)
A palynological research was carried out at Le Castella (Calabria), the classical deposit proposed as a Plio/pleistocene boundary type-section. The palynological sequence consisting of about 60 spectra, shown in the diagram (fig. 1), provide a sequence of floristic-vegetational phases. The oldest phase (= “A” zone in diagram) records a wide diffusion of the sub-mountain and mountain vegetation substantiating a somewhat cool-wet climate. The subsequent phase (= “B” zone) shows a continuous presence...