Chronology of the Lower-Middle Pleistocene succession of the south-western part of the Crotone Basin (Calabria, Southern Italy)

isotopic data, allowed establishing a precise chronological framework for the Pleistocene succession within the south-western sector of the Crotone Basin (Calabria, Southern Italy), where the Pliocene–Pleistocene global stratotype section and point is defined, thus demonstrating that sedimentation was quasi-continuous during most of the Lower and Middle Pleistocene.At a large scale, the Pleistocene succession in this sector of the Crotone Basin is characterized by an evident shallowing-upwards trend, showing facies changes from bathyal to shelfal to littoral/continental. However, comparison between adjacent sectors within the investigated area demonstrates that stratigraphic architectures change. Highlights: Chronology of the Pleistocene succession of the Crotone Basin (Southern Italy). Integrated stratigraphy and geochronology. Documentation of shallowing-upwards trends, from bathyal to continental. Complex interplays between tectonics, eustasy and climate. Basin infill probably ended during MIS 15-MIS 14 times.