Small-mammals from the Middle Pleistocene layers of the Sima del Elefante (Sierra de Atapuerca, Burgos, northwestern Spain)
The Sima del Elefante site, located in the Sierra de Atapuerca (Burgos, Spain), is an important Pleistocene archaeopalaeontological locality that has been excavated every year since 1996. At least two main infill phases have been identified: a first (TELRU) early Pleistocene phase that has provided...
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ftuabarcelonapb:oai:ddd.uab.cat:85176 2024-04-21T08:06:59+00:00 Small-mammals from the Middle Pleistocene layers of the Sima del Elefante (Sierra de Atapuerca, Burgos, northwestern Spain) López-GarcÃa, J. M. Blain, Hugues-Alexandre Marfà , R. De GarcÃa, Alberto Martinell, Jordi Bennà sar, M. Ll. Cuenca-Bescos, Gloria 2011 application/pdf https://ddd.uab.cat/record/85176 eng eng Geologica acta Vol. 9, Núm. 1 (Març 2011), p. 29-43 https://ddd.uab.cat/record/85176 urn:10.1344/105.000001644 urn:oai:ddd.uab.cat:85176 urn:articleid:16965728v9n1p29 urn:oai:raco.cat:article/240539 urn:scopus_id:79955819050 urn:wos_id:000290547500004 urn:oai:revistes.ub.edu:article/2097 open access Aquest document està subjecte a una llicència d'ús Creative Commons. Es permet la reproducció total o parcial, la distribució, la comunicació pública de l'obra i la creació d'obres derivades, fins i tot amb finalitats comercials, sempre i quan aquestes es distribueixin sota la mateixa llicència que regula l'obra original i es reconegui l'autoria de l'obra original. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Small-mammals Biochronology Palaeoenvironment Palaeoclimate Middle Pleistocene Spain Article 2011 ftuabarcelonapb 2024-03-26T09:32:44Z The Sima del Elefante site, located in the Sierra de Atapuerca (Burgos, Spain), is an important Pleistocene archaeopalaeontological locality that has been excavated every year since 1996. At least two main infill phases have been identified: a first (TELRU) early Pleistocene phase that has provided a rich faunal assemblage, various stone tools and the earliest human remains from western Europe; and a second phase (TEURU) attributed to the Middle Pleistocene. In this paper, for the first time we present a description of the TEURU small-mammal assemblage and its subsequent biochronological, palaeoenvironmental and palaeoclimatic implications. The small-mammal assemblage is highly diverse and comprises at least 17 species: 3 insectivores (cf. Erinaceus sp., Crocidura sp. and Sorex sp.); 4 chiropters (Rhinolophus ferrumequinum, Rhinolophus gr. euryale-mehelyi, Myotis gr. Myotisoxygnathus and Miniopteurs schreibersii); 9 rodents (Myodes glareolus, Microtus arvalis, Microtus agrestis, Iberomys brecciensis, Terricola cf. atapuerquensis, Arvicola sp., Apodemus sylvaticus, Eliomys quercinus and Allocricetus bursae) and 1 lagomorph (Oryctolagus sp.). Such an association suggests a late Middle Pleistocene age (ca. 250-350 ka), a patchy landscape dominated by humid meadows and woodland areas, and mild climatic conditions. These results are compared with other proxies, such as the herpetofauna, malacofauna, large-mammals and charcoals, providing a new scenario for the climatic and environmental conditions that prevailed during the latest Middle Pleistocene in the Sierra de Atapuerca. Article in Journal/Newspaper Microtus arvalis Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona: Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB |
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Small-mammals Biochronology Palaeoenvironment Palaeoclimate Middle Pleistocene Spain López-GarcÃa, J. M. Blain, Hugues-Alexandre Marfà , R. De GarcÃa, Alberto Martinell, Jordi Bennà sar, M. Ll. Cuenca-Bescos, Gloria Small-mammals from the Middle Pleistocene layers of the Sima del Elefante (Sierra de Atapuerca, Burgos, northwestern Spain) |
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The Sima del Elefante site, located in the Sierra de Atapuerca (Burgos, Spain), is an important Pleistocene archaeopalaeontological locality that has been excavated every year since 1996. At least two main infill phases have been identified: a first (TELRU) early Pleistocene phase that has provided a rich faunal assemblage, various stone tools and the earliest human remains from western Europe; and a second phase (TEURU) attributed to the Middle Pleistocene. In this paper, for the first time we present a description of the TEURU small-mammal assemblage and its subsequent biochronological, palaeoenvironmental and palaeoclimatic implications. The small-mammal assemblage is highly diverse and comprises at least 17 species: 3 insectivores (cf. Erinaceus sp., Crocidura sp. and Sorex sp.); 4 chiropters (Rhinolophus ferrumequinum, Rhinolophus gr. euryale-mehelyi, Myotis gr. Myotisoxygnathus and Miniopteurs schreibersii); 9 rodents (Myodes glareolus, Microtus arvalis, Microtus agrestis, Iberomys brecciensis, Terricola cf. atapuerquensis, Arvicola sp., Apodemus sylvaticus, Eliomys quercinus and Allocricetus bursae) and 1 lagomorph (Oryctolagus sp.). Such an association suggests a late Middle Pleistocene age (ca. 250-350 ka), a patchy landscape dominated by humid meadows and woodland areas, and mild climatic conditions. These results are compared with other proxies, such as the herpetofauna, malacofauna, large-mammals and charcoals, providing a new scenario for the climatic and environmental conditions that prevailed during the latest Middle Pleistocene in the Sierra de Atapuerca. |
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López-GarcÃa, J. M. Blain, Hugues-Alexandre Marfà , R. De GarcÃa, Alberto Martinell, Jordi Bennà sar, M. Ll. Cuenca-Bescos, Gloria |
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Small-mammals from the Middle Pleistocene layers of the Sima del Elefante (Sierra de Atapuerca, Burgos, northwestern Spain) |
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Small-mammals from the Middle Pleistocene layers of the Sima del Elefante (Sierra de Atapuerca, Burgos, northwestern Spain) |
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Small-mammals from the Middle Pleistocene layers of the Sima del Elefante (Sierra de Atapuerca, Burgos, northwestern Spain) |
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Small-mammals from the Middle Pleistocene layers of the Sima del Elefante (Sierra de Atapuerca, Burgos, northwestern Spain) |
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Small-mammals from the Middle Pleistocene layers of the Sima del Elefante (Sierra de Atapuerca, Burgos, northwestern Spain) |
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small-mammals from the middle pleistocene layers of the sima del elefante (sierra de atapuerca, burgos, northwestern spain) |
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Geologica acta Vol. 9, Núm. 1 (Març 2011), p. 29-43 https://ddd.uab.cat/record/85176 urn:10.1344/105.000001644 urn:oai:ddd.uab.cat:85176 urn:articleid:16965728v9n1p29 urn:oai:raco.cat:article/240539 urn:scopus_id:79955819050 urn:wos_id:000290547500004 urn:oai:revistes.ub.edu:article/2097 |
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