Buccal dental-microwear and feeding ecology of Early Pleistocene Theropithecus oswaldi from Cueva Victoria (Spain)

Despite the scarcity of fossil specimens of Theropithecus oswaldi in Eurasia, its presence out of Africa attests to the great dispersal of this Papionini genus during the Early Pleistocene. In the present study, we analyze the buccal dental microwear of T. oswaldi (T. o. leakeyi) fossil specimens fr...

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Autores: Martínez, L.M., Estebaranz, F., Ferràndez i Cañadell, Carles, Romero, Ad., Ribot, F., Galbany i Casals, Jordi, Gibert Beotas, Lluís, Martínez Pérez-Pérez, Alejandro
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Fecha de publicación:2020
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Barcelona
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Palabra clave:Plistocè
Paleontologia
Primats fòssils
Pleistocene
Paleontology
Primates, Fossil
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spelling Buccal dental-microwear and feeding ecology of Early Pleistocene Theropithecus oswaldi from Cueva Victoria (Spain)Martínez, L.M.Estebaranz, F.Ferràndez i Cañadell, CarlesRomero, Ad.Ribot, F.Galbany i Casals, JordiGibert Beotas, LluísMartínez Pérez-Pérez, AlejandroPlistocèPaleontologiaPrimats fòssilsPleistocenePaleontologyPrimates, FossilDespite the scarcity of fossil specimens of Theropithecus oswaldi in Eurasia, its presence out of Africa attests to the great dispersal of this Papionini genus during the Early Pleistocene. In the present study, we analyze the buccal dental microwear of T. oswaldi (T. o. leakeyi) fossil specimens from Cueva Victoria (Southeastern Spain). This analysis is the first characterization of the feeding ecology of T. oswaldi in Europe. The buccal microwear pattern of the molar and premolar teeth of T. oswaldi from Cueva Victoria shows great similarities to that observed for the extant frugivorous forest-dwelling Mandrillus sphinx and mangabeys (Cercocebus sp.)—both species adapted to durophagous dietary habits—while significantly different from that observed for the gramnivorous Theropithecus gelada. These results suggest that T. oswaldi from Cueva Victoria could have exploited both hard-shelled fruits or seeds and succulent fruits from open and forested Mediterranean ecosystems.Elsevier B.V.2020info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2445/224737Articles publicats en revistes (Biologia Evolutiva, Ecologia i Ciències Ambientals)reponame:Dipòsit Digital de la UBinstname:Universidad de BarcelonaInglésVersió postprint del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhevol.2019.102736Journal of Human Evolution, 2020, vol. 142https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhevol.2019.102736cc-by-nc-nd (c) Elsevier B.V., 2020http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/2247372026-05-27T06:46:51Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Buccal dental-microwear and feeding ecology of Early Pleistocene Theropithecus oswaldi from Cueva Victoria (Spain)
title Buccal dental-microwear and feeding ecology of Early Pleistocene Theropithecus oswaldi from Cueva Victoria (Spain)
spellingShingle Buccal dental-microwear and feeding ecology of Early Pleistocene Theropithecus oswaldi from Cueva Victoria (Spain)
Martínez, L.M.
Plistocè
Paleontologia
Primats fòssils
Pleistocene
Paleontology
Primates, Fossil
title_short Buccal dental-microwear and feeding ecology of Early Pleistocene Theropithecus oswaldi from Cueva Victoria (Spain)
title_full Buccal dental-microwear and feeding ecology of Early Pleistocene Theropithecus oswaldi from Cueva Victoria (Spain)
title_fullStr Buccal dental-microwear and feeding ecology of Early Pleistocene Theropithecus oswaldi from Cueva Victoria (Spain)
title_full_unstemmed Buccal dental-microwear and feeding ecology of Early Pleistocene Theropithecus oswaldi from Cueva Victoria (Spain)
title_sort Buccal dental-microwear and feeding ecology of Early Pleistocene Theropithecus oswaldi from Cueva Victoria (Spain)
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Martínez, L.M.
Estebaranz, F.
Ferràndez i Cañadell, Carles
Romero, Ad.
Ribot, F.
Galbany i Casals, Jordi
Gibert Beotas, Lluís
Martínez Pérez-Pérez, Alejandro
author Martínez, L.M.
author_facet Martínez, L.M.
Estebaranz, F.
Ferràndez i Cañadell, Carles
Romero, Ad.
Ribot, F.
Galbany i Casals, Jordi
Gibert Beotas, Lluís
Martínez Pérez-Pérez, Alejandro
author_role author
author2 Estebaranz, F.
Ferràndez i Cañadell, Carles
Romero, Ad.
Ribot, F.
Galbany i Casals, Jordi
Gibert Beotas, Lluís
Martínez Pérez-Pérez, Alejandro
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Plistocè
Paleontologia
Primats fòssils
Pleistocene
Paleontology
Primates, Fossil
topic Plistocè
Paleontologia
Primats fòssils
Pleistocene
Paleontology
Primates, Fossil
description Despite the scarcity of fossil specimens of Theropithecus oswaldi in Eurasia, its presence out of Africa attests to the great dispersal of this Papionini genus during the Early Pleistocene. In the present study, we analyze the buccal dental microwear of T. oswaldi (T. o. leakeyi) fossil specimens from Cueva Victoria (Southeastern Spain). This analysis is the first characterization of the feeding ecology of T. oswaldi in Europe. The buccal microwear pattern of the molar and premolar teeth of T. oswaldi from Cueva Victoria shows great similarities to that observed for the extant frugivorous forest-dwelling Mandrillus sphinx and mangabeys (Cercocebus sp.)—both species adapted to durophagous dietary habits—while significantly different from that observed for the gramnivorous Theropithecus gelada. These results suggest that T. oswaldi from Cueva Victoria could have exploited both hard-shelled fruits or seeds and succulent fruits from open and forested Mediterranean ecosystems.
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