Vegetation Dynamics and Megaherbivore Presence of MIS 3 Stadials and Interstadials 10–8 Obtained from a Sediment Core from Auel Infilled Maar, Eifel, Germany

We present a record of pollen and spores coprophilous fungi from sediment core Auel infilled maar, Eifel, Germany, covering the period 42,000 to 36,000 yr b2k. can show that vegetation cover was dominated by boreal forest with components steppe cold-temperate wood taxa. The proportion taxa higher during interstadials, whereas steppe-vegetation became more prominent stadials. During Heinrich stadial 4, temperate are mostly absent. Spores megaherbivores were continuously present, albeit in larger number stadials when environment abundant herbs expanded. With onset Greenland 9, forests open, allowing for steppe-environment evolve. shift coincides highest values herbivore biomass at time Neanderthal humans demised Anatomically Modern Humans most probably arrived Central Western Europe. Megaherbivore direct consequence cover/availability food resources thus an indirect changing climate. Herds large herbivores following suitable (steppe) habitats may have been one cause migration AMH into Europe, going along their prey productive hunting grounds.