Chronological context, species occurrence, and environmental remarks on the Gelasian site Pedrera del Corral d'en Bruach (Barcelona, Spain) based on the small-mammal associations

Here we present the results of a study of the small mammal assemblage recovered from a now disappeared karstic fissure located in a quarry called 'Pedrera del Corral d'en Bruach'. The site was located at 330 m a.s.l. in the Garraf Massif, ca. 20 km south of Barcelona. An archaeologica...

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Autores: López García, Juan Manuel|||0000-0003-1605-9763, Piñero, Pedro|||0000-0002-5626-2777, Agustí, Jordi|||0000-0002-7240-1992, Furió, Marc|||0000-0002-4582-3268, Galán, Julia|||0000-0002-0818-6909, Moncunill Solé, Blanca|||0000-0001-8042-4257, Ruiz Sánchez, Francisco Javier|||0000-0003-2093-169X, Blain, Hugues-Alexandre|||0000-0002-9920-2707, Sanz Borràs, Montserrat|||0000-0002-2263-0121, Daura, Joan|||0000-0002-8364-3655
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:272580
Acceso en línea:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/272580
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1080/08912963.2023.2180740
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Early pleistocene
Eulipotyphla
Chiroptera
Lagomorpha
Rodentia
Biochronology
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Sumario:Here we present the results of a study of the small mammal assemblage recovered from a now disappeared karstic fissure located in a quarry called 'Pedrera del Corral d'en Bruach'. The site was located at 330 m a.s.l. in the Garraf Massif, ca. 20 km south of Barcelona. An archaeological rescue excavation was conducted in 2006 by the Grup de Recerca del Quaternari, focusing on sieving the sediments that had accumulated at the foot of the quarry face. Fortunately, some faunal remains and sediment were recovered, which were later processed and sorted. Two hundred and seventy small mammal remains were identified at genus or species level, bringing to light 15 taxa. The assemblage is typical of the Mammal Neogene 17 (MN17) biozone, placing this site in the Gelasian stage of the Early Pleistocene. It is noteworthy that the first record of the glirid Glirulus pusillus in Iberia is documented. Based on the small mammals identified, the surrounding environment of the Garraf Massif is judged to have been characterised by open forest landscape and more humid environmental conditions than nowadays. Finally, the site provides a remarkable contribution to what is known of the Iberian small mammals of this time period.

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