New 14C data of megafaunal remains from Lithuania – implications for the palaeoenvironmental interpretation of the Middle Weichselian
Palaeobiological data, supplemented by new 14C dates in conjunction with palaeobotanical and lithological information, have allowed reconstruction of Middle Weichselian (MIS 3) environmental fluctuations in the southern Eastern Baltic region. Palaeoenvironmental reconstructions implying non-glacial...
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ftjgq:oai:geojournals.pgi.gov.pl:article/33401 2024-09-15T18:31:45+00:00 New 14C data of megafaunal remains from Lithuania – implications for the palaeoenvironmental interpretation of the Middle Weichselian Satkūnas, Jonas Girininkas, Algirdas Rimkus, Tomas Daugnora, Linas Grigienė, Alma Stančikaitė, Miglė Slah, Gvidas Skuratovič, Žana Uogintas, Domas Žulkus, Vladas 2023-04-17 application/pdf https://gq.pgi.gov.pl/article/view/33401 eng eng Polish Geological Institute-National Research Institute https://gq.pgi.gov.pl/article/view/33401/pdf https://gq.pgi.gov.pl/article/view/33401 Copyright (c) 2023 Geological Quarterly Geological Quarterly; Vol. 67 No. 1 (2023); 67: 3, doi:10.7306/gq.1671 Geological Quarterly; Tom 67 Nr 1 (2023); 67: 3, doi:10.7306/gq.1671 1641-7291 Mammuthus primigenius Blumenbach Rangifer tarandus Linnaeus 1758 14C environmental dynamics Middle Weichselian Lithuania info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2023 ftjgq https://doi.org/10.7306/gq.1671 2024-07-30T03:29:08Z Palaeobiological data, supplemented by new 14C dates in conjunction with palaeobotanical and lithological information, have allowed reconstruction of Middle Weichselian (MIS 3) environmental fluctuations in the southern Eastern Baltic region. Palaeoenvironmental reconstructions implying non-glacial conditions during the Middle Weichselian (MIS 3) are supported by the spatial and temporal context of recently discovered remains of Mammuthus primigenius Blumenbach and Rangifer tarandus Linnaeus, 1758. Recording both cold and warm climatic reversals of MIS 3, representatives of the megafauna thrived in an environment characterized by a heterogeneity of vegetation and climate. 14C dating shows that the majority of the megafaunal remains analysed represent the 38–45 cal kyr BP time-interval, which correlates with the Nemunas 2c cold interval (cryomer), and the 31–34 cal kyr BP or Mickñnai 3 thermomer. From pollen data, the palaeovegetation pattern varied from tree-less tundra to birch-predominating forest with an admixture of temporal tree species providing additional information about the diet and habitat preferences of these herbivores in the context of the MIS 3 climatic events. Article in Journal/Newspaper Rangifer tarandus Tundra Geological Quarterly Geological Quarterly 1 67 3 |
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Mammuthus primigenius Blumenbach Rangifer tarandus Linnaeus 1758 14C environmental dynamics Middle Weichselian Lithuania Satkūnas, Jonas Girininkas, Algirdas Rimkus, Tomas Daugnora, Linas Grigienė, Alma Stančikaitė, Miglė Slah, Gvidas Skuratovič, Žana Uogintas, Domas Žulkus, Vladas New 14C data of megafaunal remains from Lithuania – implications for the palaeoenvironmental interpretation of the Middle Weichselian |
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Palaeobiological data, supplemented by new 14C dates in conjunction with palaeobotanical and lithological information, have allowed reconstruction of Middle Weichselian (MIS 3) environmental fluctuations in the southern Eastern Baltic region. Palaeoenvironmental reconstructions implying non-glacial conditions during the Middle Weichselian (MIS 3) are supported by the spatial and temporal context of recently discovered remains of Mammuthus primigenius Blumenbach and Rangifer tarandus Linnaeus, 1758. Recording both cold and warm climatic reversals of MIS 3, representatives of the megafauna thrived in an environment characterized by a heterogeneity of vegetation and climate. 14C dating shows that the majority of the megafaunal remains analysed represent the 38–45 cal kyr BP time-interval, which correlates with the Nemunas 2c cold interval (cryomer), and the 31–34 cal kyr BP or Mickñnai 3 thermomer. From pollen data, the palaeovegetation pattern varied from tree-less tundra to birch-predominating forest with an admixture of temporal tree species providing additional information about the diet and habitat preferences of these herbivores in the context of the MIS 3 climatic events. |
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Satkūnas, Jonas Girininkas, Algirdas Rimkus, Tomas Daugnora, Linas Grigienė, Alma Stančikaitė, Miglė Slah, Gvidas Skuratovič, Žana Uogintas, Domas Žulkus, Vladas |
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Satkūnas, Jonas Girininkas, Algirdas Rimkus, Tomas Daugnora, Linas Grigienė, Alma Stančikaitė, Miglė Slah, Gvidas Skuratovič, Žana Uogintas, Domas Žulkus, Vladas |
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New 14C data of megafaunal remains from Lithuania – implications for the palaeoenvironmental interpretation of the Middle Weichselian |
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New 14C data of megafaunal remains from Lithuania – implications for the palaeoenvironmental interpretation of the Middle Weichselian |
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New 14C data of megafaunal remains from Lithuania – implications for the palaeoenvironmental interpretation of the Middle Weichselian |
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New 14C data of megafaunal remains from Lithuania – implications for the palaeoenvironmental interpretation of the Middle Weichselian |
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New 14C data of megafaunal remains from Lithuania – implications for the palaeoenvironmental interpretation of the Middle Weichselian |
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new 14c data of megafaunal remains from lithuania – implications for the palaeoenvironmental interpretation of the middle weichselian |
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