Figure 1: Biogeographic realms of Asia during MIS 3 and MIS 4.
The Oriental Realm covers most of south and southeast Asia, and China south of the Qinling Mountains. North China and Mongolia lie within the Palearctic Realm. Sea-levels are shown at 40-60m below present levels for the Arabian-Persian Gulf, Sunda and Sahul.

Redrawn and modified from Holt et al. 2013, Figure 1.

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