Osteometric analysis of the scapula and humerus of Rangifer tarandus and Cervus elaphus : A contribution to the discrimination of Late Pleistocene cervids
Fossil remains of reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) occurring outside their present range are an important indicator of formerly cold climatic conditions, but are easily confused with those of the red deer (Cervus elaphus). The locality of Kiputz IX has yielded one of the best-preserved Late Pleistocene...
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Osteometric analysis of the scapula and humerus of Rangifer tarandus and Cervus elaphus : A contribution to the discrimination of Late Pleistocene cervidsCastaños de la Fuente, JoneCastaños Ugarte, Pedro MaríaMurelaga Bereicua, JavierAlonso Olazabal, AinhoaOrtega Cuesta, Luis ÁngelZuluaga Ibargallartu, María Cruzmammaliarangifer taranduscervus elaphusscapulahumerusosteometric datapleistocenesouthern Pyreneesel miron cavebone-densitymorphological disctintionhunting behaviorspainsiteeuropereindeerPALEONTOLOGYFossil remains of reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) occurring outside their present range are an important indicator of formerly cold climatic conditions, but are easily confused with those of the red deer (Cervus elaphus). The locality of Kiputz IX has yielded one of the best-preserved Late Pleistocene reindeer populations of the southern Pyrenees, occurring in association with Bison priscus and the much more abundant Cervus elaphus. Fossil remains from this site are mostly complete and not affected by human intervention, thus creating the perfect conditions for reliable osteometric analyses. Here, we quantify diagnostic morphological features of the scapula and the humerus of Cervus elaphus and Rangifer tarandus to establish the potential of these bones to aid in interspecific discrimination. In the case of the scapula, the best species discriminator is the ratio of the minimum anteroposterior diameter of the scapular neck and the development of the articular process, while the breadth of the trochlea is the best discriminator in the case of the humerus.The authors would like to thank Miguel Sasieta and Juan Mari Arruabarrena (both Munibe Group, Azkoitia, Spain) for providing local support and collaboration in the excavation of the Kiputz IX site. Thanks also to Christine Laurin for providing linguistic assistance. The authors would like to express gratitude to Julia Maroto (Universitat de Girona, Spain), Claude Guerin (Universite de Lyon, France) and two anonymous reviewers, as well as the Associate Editor Felix G. Marx (National Museum of Nature and Science, Tsukuba, Japan) for critical remarks and recommendations that improved the manuscript. This work was financially supported by UNESCO 09/01 and EHU10/32 research projects of the Basque Country University, Spain (UPV/EHU) and by the BFI.09.21/AE F.P.U. Ph.D. research grant of Basque Country Government.Inst Paleobiologii Pan201520152014info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10810/15766reponame:Addi. Archivo Digital para la Docencia y la Investigacióninstname:Universidad del País VascoIngléshttp://www.app.pan.pl/article/item/app20120027.htmlinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess© 2014 J. Castaños et al. This is an open − access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.oai:addi.ehu.eus:10810/157662026-06-18T09:23:17Z |
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Osteometric analysis of the scapula and humerus of Rangifer tarandus and Cervus elaphus : A contribution to the discrimination of Late Pleistocene cervids |
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Osteometric analysis of the scapula and humerus of Rangifer tarandus and Cervus elaphus : A contribution to the discrimination of Late Pleistocene cervids |
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Osteometric analysis of the scapula and humerus of Rangifer tarandus and Cervus elaphus : A contribution to the discrimination of Late Pleistocene cervids Castaños de la Fuente, Jone mammalia rangifer tarandus cervus elaphus scapula humerus osteometric data pleistocene southern Pyrenees el miron cave bone-density morphological disctintion hunting behavior spain site europe reindeer PALEONTOLOGY |
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Osteometric analysis of the scapula and humerus of Rangifer tarandus and Cervus elaphus : A contribution to the discrimination of Late Pleistocene cervids |
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Osteometric analysis of the scapula and humerus of Rangifer tarandus and Cervus elaphus : A contribution to the discrimination of Late Pleistocene cervids |
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Osteometric analysis of the scapula and humerus of Rangifer tarandus and Cervus elaphus : A contribution to the discrimination of Late Pleistocene cervids |
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Osteometric analysis of the scapula and humerus of Rangifer tarandus and Cervus elaphus : A contribution to the discrimination of Late Pleistocene cervids |
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Osteometric analysis of the scapula and humerus of Rangifer tarandus and Cervus elaphus : A contribution to the discrimination of Late Pleistocene cervids |
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Castaños de la Fuente, Jone Castaños Ugarte, Pedro María Murelaga Bereicua, Javier Alonso Olazabal, Ainhoa Ortega Cuesta, Luis Ángel Zuluaga Ibargallartu, María Cruz |
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Castaños de la Fuente, Jone |
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Castaños de la Fuente, Jone Castaños Ugarte, Pedro María Murelaga Bereicua, Javier Alonso Olazabal, Ainhoa Ortega Cuesta, Luis Ángel Zuluaga Ibargallartu, María Cruz |
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Castaños Ugarte, Pedro María Murelaga Bereicua, Javier Alonso Olazabal, Ainhoa Ortega Cuesta, Luis Ángel Zuluaga Ibargallartu, María Cruz |
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mammalia rangifer tarandus cervus elaphus scapula humerus osteometric data pleistocene southern Pyrenees el miron cave bone-density morphological disctintion hunting behavior spain site europe reindeer PALEONTOLOGY |
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mammalia rangifer tarandus cervus elaphus scapula humerus osteometric data pleistocene southern Pyrenees el miron cave bone-density morphological disctintion hunting behavior spain site europe reindeer PALEONTOLOGY |
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Fossil remains of reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) occurring outside their present range are an important indicator of formerly cold climatic conditions, but are easily confused with those of the red deer (Cervus elaphus). The locality of Kiputz IX has yielded one of the best-preserved Late Pleistocene reindeer populations of the southern Pyrenees, occurring in association with Bison priscus and the much more abundant Cervus elaphus. Fossil remains from this site are mostly complete and not affected by human intervention, thus creating the perfect conditions for reliable osteometric analyses. Here, we quantify diagnostic morphological features of the scapula and the humerus of Cervus elaphus and Rangifer tarandus to establish the potential of these bones to aid in interspecific discrimination. In the case of the scapula, the best species discriminator is the ratio of the minimum anteroposterior diameter of the scapular neck and the development of the articular process, while the breadth of the trochlea is the best discriminator in the case of the humerus. |
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