A review on Bison schoetensacki and its closest relatives through the early-Middle Pleistocene transition

The evolutionary history of Bison is a matter of debate due to the scarcity of fossil remains from the earliest members of this clade and the close morphological similarities among species. To clarify the taxonomic status of the earliest stouter bison and their relationships to their putative ancest...

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Autores: Sorbelli, Leonardo|||0000-0002-3246-5887, Alba, David M.|||0000-0002-8886-5580, Cherin, Marco|||0000-0003-4291-4372, Moullé, Pierre-Élie, Brugal, Jean-Philip|||0000-0002-5138-3545, Madurell-Malapeira, Joan|||0000-0003-4639-9451
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
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Palabra clave:Bison
Bovidae
Early-Middle Pleistocene transition
Epivillafranchian
Europe
Quaternary
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spelling A review on Bison schoetensacki and its closest relatives through the early-Middle Pleistocene transitionInsights from the Vallparadís Section (NE Iberian Peninsula) and other European localitiesSorbelli, Leonardo|||0000-0002-3246-5887Alba, David M.|||0000-0002-8886-5580Cherin, Marco|||0000-0003-4291-4372Moullé, Pierre-ÉlieBrugal, Jean-Philip|||0000-0002-5138-3545Madurell-Malapeira, Joan|||0000-0003-4639-9451BisonBovidaeEarly-Middle Pleistocene transitionEpivillafranchianEuropeQuaternaryThe evolutionary history of Bison is a matter of debate due to the scarcity of fossil remains from the earliest members of this clade and the close morphological similarities among species. To clarify the taxonomic status of the earliest stouter bison and their relationships to their putative ancestor, Leptobos, as well as other primitive forms traditionally referred to subgenus Bison (Eobison), we carry out a complete revision of the available European fossil record, with a focus on the forms occurring during the Early-Middle Pleistocene Transition. Emphasis is put on the description of the unpublished Bison remains from the Vallparadís Composite Section (VCS), including the sites of Cal Guardiola and Vallparadís Estació (Terrassa, NE Iberian Peninsula). VCS fossiliferous layers yielded one of the richest faunal assemblages from the European latest Early Pleistocene and one of the few European fossil sites covering almost entirely the Early-Middle Pleistocene Transition (1.2-0.6 Ma). The collection comprises thousands of ungulates remains, especially abundant fossils of a large Bison species. The morphology of the postcranial sample from VCS fits that of Bison (Bison) schoetensacki, i.e., the earliest stout bison (Bison s.s.) recorded in Europe. We studied more than 200 cranial and postcranial elements with a focus on the metapodial remains. Comparisons were performed with all the available fossil record of Pleistocene Eurasian fossil Bison species. We confirm the taxonomic validity of B. schoetensacki and recognize distinct eco-morphotypes of European bison between the late Early Pleistocene and the beginning of the Holocene based on the size and proportions of the metapodials. Although the appendicular skeleton shows reliable characters for the diagnosis of different species, the great morphological homogeneity recognized within the genus requires a cautious approach in systematic studies based on postcranial material. 22021-01-0120212021-01-01Articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501AMhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_ab4af688f83e57aainfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://ddd.uab.cat/record/239759https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1016/j.quascirev.2021.106933reponame:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UABinstname:Universitat Autònoma de BarcelonaInglésengMinisterio de Economía y Competitividad https://doi.org/10.13039/501100003329 CGL2016-76431-PAgencia Estatal de Investigación https://doi.org/10.13039/501100011033 CGL2017-82654-PAgència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca https://doi.org/10.13039/501100003030 FI_B100131Agència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca https://doi.org/10.13039/501100003030 2017/SGR-116open accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Aquest material està protegit per drets d'autor i/o drets afins. Podeu utilitzar aquest material en funció del que permet la legislació de drets d'autor i drets afins d'aplicació al vostre cas. Per a d'altres usos heu d'obtenir permís del(s) titular(s) de drets.https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:ddd.uab.cat:2397592026-06-06T12:50:31Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv A review on Bison schoetensacki and its closest relatives through the early-Middle Pleistocene transition
Insights from the Vallparadís Section (NE Iberian Peninsula) and other European localities
title A review on Bison schoetensacki and its closest relatives through the early-Middle Pleistocene transition
spellingShingle A review on Bison schoetensacki and its closest relatives through the early-Middle Pleistocene transition
Sorbelli, Leonardo|||0000-0002-3246-5887
Bison
Bovidae
Early-Middle Pleistocene transition
Epivillafranchian
Europe
Quaternary
title_short A review on Bison schoetensacki and its closest relatives through the early-Middle Pleistocene transition
title_full A review on Bison schoetensacki and its closest relatives through the early-Middle Pleistocene transition
title_fullStr A review on Bison schoetensacki and its closest relatives through the early-Middle Pleistocene transition
title_full_unstemmed A review on Bison schoetensacki and its closest relatives through the early-Middle Pleistocene transition
title_sort A review on Bison schoetensacki and its closest relatives through the early-Middle Pleistocene transition
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Sorbelli, Leonardo|||0000-0002-3246-5887
Alba, David M.|||0000-0002-8886-5580
Cherin, Marco|||0000-0003-4291-4372
Moullé, Pierre-Élie
Brugal, Jean-Philip|||0000-0002-5138-3545
Madurell-Malapeira, Joan|||0000-0003-4639-9451
author Sorbelli, Leonardo|||0000-0002-3246-5887
author_facet Sorbelli, Leonardo|||0000-0002-3246-5887
Alba, David M.|||0000-0002-8886-5580
Cherin, Marco|||0000-0003-4291-4372
Moullé, Pierre-Élie
Brugal, Jean-Philip|||0000-0002-5138-3545
Madurell-Malapeira, Joan|||0000-0003-4639-9451
author_role author
author2 Alba, David M.|||0000-0002-8886-5580
Cherin, Marco|||0000-0003-4291-4372
Moullé, Pierre-Élie
Brugal, Jean-Philip|||0000-0002-5138-3545
Madurell-Malapeira, Joan|||0000-0003-4639-9451
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author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Bison
Bovidae
Early-Middle Pleistocene transition
Epivillafranchian
Europe
Quaternary
topic Bison
Bovidae
Early-Middle Pleistocene transition
Epivillafranchian
Europe
Quaternary
description The evolutionary history of Bison is a matter of debate due to the scarcity of fossil remains from the earliest members of this clade and the close morphological similarities among species. To clarify the taxonomic status of the earliest stouter bison and their relationships to their putative ancestor, Leptobos, as well as other primitive forms traditionally referred to subgenus Bison (Eobison), we carry out a complete revision of the available European fossil record, with a focus on the forms occurring during the Early-Middle Pleistocene Transition. Emphasis is put on the description of the unpublished Bison remains from the Vallparadís Composite Section (VCS), including the sites of Cal Guardiola and Vallparadís Estació (Terrassa, NE Iberian Peninsula). VCS fossiliferous layers yielded one of the richest faunal assemblages from the European latest Early Pleistocene and one of the few European fossil sites covering almost entirely the Early-Middle Pleistocene Transition (1.2-0.6 Ma). The collection comprises thousands of ungulates remains, especially abundant fossils of a large Bison species. The morphology of the postcranial sample from VCS fits that of Bison (Bison) schoetensacki, i.e., the earliest stout bison (Bison s.s.) recorded in Europe. We studied more than 200 cranial and postcranial elements with a focus on the metapodial remains. Comparisons were performed with all the available fossil record of Pleistocene Eurasian fossil Bison species. We confirm the taxonomic validity of B. schoetensacki and recognize distinct eco-morphotypes of European bison between the late Early Pleistocene and the beginning of the Holocene based on the size and proportions of the metapodials. Although the appendicular skeleton shows reliable characters for the diagnosis of different species, the great morphological homogeneity recognized within the genus requires a cautious approach in systematic studies based on postcranial material.
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