Correlation of Plio-Pleistocene deposits of the lower Rhine basin (north-west Germany) and the Valle Ricca pits (central Italy)
Around the Reunion subchronozone, vegetation in the Valle Ricca was dominated by a mountain forest type pointing to cool climatic conditions. In the Lower Rhine Basin vegetation had a slightly warmer character, but was also dominated strongly
to the youngest Tiglian beds of the Lower Rhine Basin.