Quaternary time scales for the Pontocaspian domain: Interbasinal connectivity and faunal evolution Author Krijgsman, W. Department of Earth Sciences, Utrecht University, Budapestlaan 17, Utrecht 3584, The Netherlands w.krijgsman@uu.nl Author Tesakov, A. Geological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Pyzhevsky 7, Moscow 119017, Russia Author Yanina, T. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow 119991, Russia Author Lazarev, S. Department of Earth Sciences, Utrecht University, Budapestlaan 17, Utrecht 3584, The Netherlands Author Danukalova, G. Russian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Geology of the Ufimian Scientific Centre, K. Marx St. 16 / 2, Ufa 450077, Russia Author Van Baak, C. G. C. CASP, West Building, Madingley Rise, Madingley Road, Cambridge CB 3 0 UD, UK Author Agustí, J. ICREA. Institut Català de Paleoecologia Humana i Evolució Social (IPHES), Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Spain Author Alçiçek, M. C. Department of Geology, Pamukkale University, Denizli 20070, Turkey Author Aliyeva, E. Geological Institute of Azerbaijan (GIA), H. Javid Av. 29 A, AZ 1143, Baku, Azerbaijan Author Bista, D. BRIDGE, School of Geographical Sciences and Cabot Institute, University of Bristol, University Road, Bristol BS 8 1 SS, UK Author Bruch, A. Senckenberg Forschungsinstitut Senckenberganlage, Frankfurt 25 60325, Germany Author Büyükmeriç, Y. Department of Geological Engineering, Bülent Ecevit University, Incivez / Zonguldak 67100, Turkey Author Bukhsianidze, M. The National Museum of Georgia, 3 Purtseladze St., 0107, Tbilisi, Georgia Author Flecker, R. BRIDGE, School of Geographical Sciences and Cabot Institute, University of Bristol, University Road, Bristol BS 8 1 SS, UK Author Frolov, P. Geological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Pyzhevsky 7, Moscow 119017, Russia Author Hoyle, T. M. Department of Earth Sciences, Utrecht University, Budapestlaan 17, Utrecht 3584, The Netherlands Author Jorissen, E. L. Department of Earth Sciences, Utrecht University, Budapestlaan 17, Utrecht 3584, The Netherlands Author Kirscher, U. Earth Dynamics Research Group, Department of Applied Geology, WASM, Curtin University, Perth, Australia Author Koriche, S. A. Department of Meteorology and Centre for Past Climate Change, University of Reading, UK Author Kroonenberg, S. B. Department of Applied Earth Sciences, Delft University of Technology, Delft 2600, The Netherlands Author Lordkipanidze, D. The National Museum of Georgia, 3 Purtseladze St., 0107, Tbilisi, Georgia Author Oms, O. Fac. de Ciències Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, E- 08193 Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain Author Rausch, L. Department of Paleontology, Bucharest University, Bălcescu Bd. 1, Bucharest 010041, Romania Author Singarayer, J. Department of Meteorology and Centre for Past Climate Change, University of Reading, UK Author Stoica, M. Department of Paleontology, Bucharest University, Bălcescu Bd. 1, Bucharest 010041, Romania Author van de Velde, S. Naturalis Biodiversity Center, P. O. Box 9517, Leiden 2300, The Netherlands Author Titov, V. V. Russian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Arid Zones, Chekhova 41, Rostov-on-Don 344006, Russia Author Wesselingh, F. P. Naturalis Biodiversity Center, P. O. Box 9517, Leiden 2300, The Netherlands text Earth-Science Reviews 2019 2019-01-31 188 1 40 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.earscirev.2018.10.013 journal article 10.1016/j.earscirev.2018.10.013 0012-8252 5027207

Table 1 Key sites andlocations in thePontocaspian (and surroundings) with hominin findings.

Site	Age	Type							Location		Position rel. Great Caucasus		Reference
		Hominins			Tools				Lat N	Long E
	[ka]	H. erectus	H. neander	AMH	Oldowan (I)	Acheulian(II)	Levallois	Mousterian (III)	[°]	[°]	south	north
1. Dmanisi	1800	x			x				41, 34	44, 24	x		Ferring et al. (2011)
2. Ubeidiya	1400 - 1200	x				x	x		32, 70	35, 56	x		Belmaker et al. (2002)
3. GedizRiver	1170- 1240				x				38, 70	28, 60		x	Maddy et al. (2015)
4. Kocabas	> 1100	x							37, 87	29, 36		x	Lebatard et al. (2014)
5. KalepeDeresi3	1000					x			37, 90	34, 70		x	Slimak et al. (2008)
6. Dursunlu	990- 780				x				38, 40	31, 80		x	Güleç et al. (2009)
7. Tsona8. GesherBenotYa'akov	~780 780 ka					xx			42, 46 33, 01	43, 72 35, 63	x x		Mgeladze & Moncel (2016) Goren-Inbar et al. (2000)
9. Treugol'naya	600 - 350					x(no bifaces)			43, 90	41, 20		x	Doronichev and Golovanova (2010)
10. Azokh/ Azych 11. Koudaro	300?? - 100 250 - 560		x			xx			39, 62 42, 50	46, 99 43, 60	x x		Fernández-Jalvo et al. (2016) Mgeladze & Moncel (2016)
12. Nor Geghi1	200- 400					x	x		40, 34	44, 60	x		Adler et al. (2014)
13. Ortvale Klde	33- 50 (38)		x	x				x	42, 31	43, 26	x		Adler et al. (2008)
14. Mezmaiskaya Cave	33-44 (32)		x	x				x	44, 17	40, 00		x	Golovanova et al. (1999)
15. Dzudzuana	27 -24		x	x				x	42, 31	43, 32	x		Bar-Yosef et al. (2006)