Long-term climate record inferred from early-middle Pleistocene amphibian and squamate reptile assemblages at the Gran Dolina Cave, Atapuerca, Spain

The Gran Dolina cave site is famous for having delivered some of the oldest hominin remains of Western Europe (Homo antecessor, ca. 960 ka). Moreover, the evidence of lithic industries throughout the long vertical section suggests occupation on the part of hominins from the latest early Pleistocene...

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Autores: Blain, Hugues Alexandre, Bailon, Salvador, Cuenca Bescós, Gloria, Arsuaga Ferreras, Juan Luis, Bermúdez de Castro, José María, Carbonell i Roura, Eudald
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2009
País:España
Institución:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/44370
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:567/569
Temperature
Rainfall
Seasonality
Quantitative analysis
Herpetofauna
Paleontología
2416 Paleontología
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spelling Long-term climate record inferred from early-middle Pleistocene amphibian and squamate reptile assemblages at the Gran Dolina Cave, Atapuerca, SpainBlain, Hugues AlexandreBailon, SalvadorCuenca Bescós, GloriaArsuaga Ferreras, Juan LuisBermúdez de Castro, José MaríaCarbonell i Roura, Eudald567/569TemperatureRainfallSeasonalityQuantitative analysisHerpetofaunaPaleontología2416 PaleontologíaThe Gran Dolina cave site is famous for having delivered some of the oldest hominin remains of Western Europe (Homo antecessor, ca. 960 ka). Moreover, the evidence of lithic industries throughout the long vertical section suggests occupation on the part of hominins from the latest early Pleistocene (levels TD3/4, TD5, and TD6) to the late middle Pleistocene (level TD10). The Gran Dolina Sondeo Sur (TDS) has furnished a great number of small-vertebrate remains; among them some 40,000 bones are attributed to amphibians and squamates. Although they do not differ specifically from the extant herpetofauna of the Iberian Peninsula, the overlap of their current distribution areas (¼ mutual climatic range method) in Spain can provide mean annual temperatures (MAT), the mean temperatures of the coldest (MTC) and warmest (MTW) months, and mean annual precipitation (MAP) estimations for each sub-level, and their change can be studied throughout the sequence. Results from the squamate and amphibian study indicate that during hominin occupation the MAT (10–13 ºC) was always slightly warmer than at present in the vicinity of the Gran Dolina Cave, and the MAP (800–1000 mm) was greater than today in the Burgos area. Climatic differences between ‘‘glacial’’ and ‘‘interglacial’’ phases are poorly marked. Summer temperatures (MTW) show stronger oscillations than winter temperatures (MTC), but seasonality remains almost unchanged throughout the sequence. These results are compared with those for large mammals, small mammals, and pollen analysis, giving a scenario for the palaeoclimatic conditions that occurred during the early to middle Pleistocene in Atapuerca, and hence a scenario for the hominins that once lived in the Sierra de Atapuerca.Elsevier Science B.V., AmsterdamUniversidad Complutense de Madrid20092009-01-0120092009-01-01journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/44370reponame:Docta Complutenseinstname:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)Inglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/443702026-06-02T12:44:21Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Long-term climate record inferred from early-middle Pleistocene amphibian and squamate reptile assemblages at the Gran Dolina Cave, Atapuerca, Spain
title Long-term climate record inferred from early-middle Pleistocene amphibian and squamate reptile assemblages at the Gran Dolina Cave, Atapuerca, Spain
spellingShingle Long-term climate record inferred from early-middle Pleistocene amphibian and squamate reptile assemblages at the Gran Dolina Cave, Atapuerca, Spain
Blain, Hugues Alexandre
567/569
Temperature
Rainfall
Seasonality
Quantitative analysis
Herpetofauna
Paleontología
2416 Paleontología
title_short Long-term climate record inferred from early-middle Pleistocene amphibian and squamate reptile assemblages at the Gran Dolina Cave, Atapuerca, Spain
title_full Long-term climate record inferred from early-middle Pleistocene amphibian and squamate reptile assemblages at the Gran Dolina Cave, Atapuerca, Spain
title_fullStr Long-term climate record inferred from early-middle Pleistocene amphibian and squamate reptile assemblages at the Gran Dolina Cave, Atapuerca, Spain
title_full_unstemmed Long-term climate record inferred from early-middle Pleistocene amphibian and squamate reptile assemblages at the Gran Dolina Cave, Atapuerca, Spain
title_sort Long-term climate record inferred from early-middle Pleistocene amphibian and squamate reptile assemblages at the Gran Dolina Cave, Atapuerca, Spain
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Blain, Hugues Alexandre
Bailon, Salvador
Cuenca Bescós, Gloria
Arsuaga Ferreras, Juan Luis
Bermúdez de Castro, José María
Carbonell i Roura, Eudald
author Blain, Hugues Alexandre
author_facet Blain, Hugues Alexandre
Bailon, Salvador
Cuenca Bescós, Gloria
Arsuaga Ferreras, Juan Luis
Bermúdez de Castro, José María
Carbonell i Roura, Eudald
author_role author
author2 Bailon, Salvador
Cuenca Bescós, Gloria
Arsuaga Ferreras, Juan Luis
Bermúdez de Castro, José María
Carbonell i Roura, Eudald
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Universidad Complutense de Madrid
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv 567/569
Temperature
Rainfall
Seasonality
Quantitative analysis
Herpetofauna
Paleontología
2416 Paleontología
topic 567/569
Temperature
Rainfall
Seasonality
Quantitative analysis
Herpetofauna
Paleontología
2416 Paleontología
description The Gran Dolina cave site is famous for having delivered some of the oldest hominin remains of Western Europe (Homo antecessor, ca. 960 ka). Moreover, the evidence of lithic industries throughout the long vertical section suggests occupation on the part of hominins from the latest early Pleistocene (levels TD3/4, TD5, and TD6) to the late middle Pleistocene (level TD10). The Gran Dolina Sondeo Sur (TDS) has furnished a great number of small-vertebrate remains; among them some 40,000 bones are attributed to amphibians and squamates. Although they do not differ specifically from the extant herpetofauna of the Iberian Peninsula, the overlap of their current distribution areas (¼ mutual climatic range method) in Spain can provide mean annual temperatures (MAT), the mean temperatures of the coldest (MTC) and warmest (MTW) months, and mean annual precipitation (MAP) estimations for each sub-level, and their change can be studied throughout the sequence. Results from the squamate and amphibian study indicate that during hominin occupation the MAT (10–13 ºC) was always slightly warmer than at present in the vicinity of the Gran Dolina Cave, and the MAP (800–1000 mm) was greater than today in the Burgos area. Climatic differences between ‘‘glacial’’ and ‘‘interglacial’’ phases are poorly marked. Summer temperatures (MTW) show stronger oscillations than winter temperatures (MTC), but seasonality remains almost unchanged throughout the sequence. These results are compared with those for large mammals, small mammals, and pollen analysis, giving a scenario for the palaeoclimatic conditions that occurred during the early to middle Pleistocene in Atapuerca, and hence a scenario for the hominins that once lived in the Sierra de Atapuerca.
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