New palaeoecological insights for the early human occupation in Europe
The Early Pleistocene site of Pirro Nord 13, dated between 1.6 and 1.3 Ma, is one of the fissures of the karstic complex of the Pirro Nord quarry (Apricena, Foggia, southern Italy), a well-known locality for its rich and well-preserved palaeontological record. Among the identified sites, Pirro Nord...
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New palaeoecological insights for the early human occupation in Europe amphibians and reptiles from the Early Pleistocene of Pirro Nord 13 (Apricena, southern Italy) |
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New palaeoecological insights for the early human occupation in Europe |
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New palaeoecological insights for the early human occupation in Europe Sánchez Bandera, Christian|||0000-0002-7877-3332 Early Pleistocene Amphibia Reptilia Palaeoclimatology Palaeoenvironment Early hominins |
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New palaeoecological insights for the early human occupation in Europe |
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New palaeoecological insights for the early human occupation in Europe |
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Sánchez Bandera, Christian|||0000-0002-7877-3332 Blain, Hugues-Alexandre|||0000-0002-9920-2707 Bisbal-Chinesta, Josep Francesc|||0000-0002-6017-5414 Fagoaga, Ana|||0000-0003-1926-4295 Pavia, Marco|||0000-0002-5188-4155 Delfino, Massimo|||0000-0001-7836-7265 |
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Sánchez Bandera, Christian|||0000-0002-7877-3332 Blain, Hugues-Alexandre|||0000-0002-9920-2707 Bisbal-Chinesta, Josep Francesc|||0000-0002-6017-5414 Fagoaga, Ana|||0000-0003-1926-4295 Pavia, Marco|||0000-0002-5188-4155 Delfino, Massimo|||0000-0001-7836-7265 |
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Blain, Hugues-Alexandre|||0000-0002-9920-2707 Bisbal-Chinesta, Josep Francesc|||0000-0002-6017-5414 Fagoaga, Ana|||0000-0003-1926-4295 Pavia, Marco|||0000-0002-5188-4155 Delfino, Massimo|||0000-0001-7836-7265 |
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Early Pleistocene Amphibia Reptilia Palaeoclimatology Palaeoenvironment Early hominins |
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Early Pleistocene Amphibia Reptilia Palaeoclimatology Palaeoenvironment Early hominins |
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The Early Pleistocene site of Pirro Nord 13, dated between 1.6 and 1.3 Ma, is one of the fissures of the karstic complex of the Pirro Nord quarry (Apricena, Foggia, southern Italy), a well-known locality for its rich and well-preserved palaeontological record. Among the identified sites, Pirro Nord 13 has a particular importance because it documents the largest amount of human evidence at Pirro Nord and represents one of the earliest human records of western Europe. In this study, we fully described for the first time the fossil amphibians and reptiles from Pirro Nord 13, which are hosted at the Museo di Geologia e Paleontologia collections (MGPT-PU) at Torino University (Turin, Italy), and used them to perform quantitative palaeoecological reconstructions. The resulted herpetofaunal assemblage is composed by a total of 13 species: four anurans (Pelobates syriacus, Bufotes viridis gr., Bufo gr. B. bufo and Pelophylax cf. esculentus/ridibundus), three chelonians (Testudo hermanni, Emys orbicularis and Mauremys sp.), three lizards (cf. Podarcis sp., Lacerta s.l. and Blanus sp.), and three snakes (Natrix gr. N. natrix, Coronella cf. C. austriaca, and Zamenis gr. Z. longissimus). In order to address the palaeoecological reconstruction, we applied the Mutual Ecogeographic Range method with the Uncertain Distribution Area-Occupied Distribution Area technique to obtain temperature and precipitation estimates, and the Habitat Weighting method to infer the surrounding environment. The Pirro Nord 13 climate (USs A-C) was reconstructed as cold and semi-humid, with lower temperatures (-4.4 °C) and similar precipitations (+45 mm) levels to the present-day, but with a less pronounced seasonality. The inferred landscape was reconstructed as dominated by open environments primarily composed of open-dry habitats (29.59 %), however with the presence of woodland (19.12 %) along water bodies or temporary swamps (21.82 %). The results obtained provide significant insights into the ecological tolerance of early hominins, suggesting that they were able to cope with challenging climatic and environmental conditions, and contribute to our understanding of their distribution and the delays observed in their dispersals across the European continent. |
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New palaeoecological insights for the early human occupation in Europeamphibians and reptiles from the Early Pleistocene of Pirro Nord 13 (Apricena, southern Italy)Sánchez Bandera, Christian|||0000-0002-7877-3332Blain, Hugues-Alexandre|||0000-0002-9920-2707Bisbal-Chinesta, Josep Francesc|||0000-0002-6017-5414Fagoaga, Ana|||0000-0003-1926-4295Pavia, Marco|||0000-0002-5188-4155Delfino, Massimo|||0000-0001-7836-7265Early PleistoceneAmphibiaReptiliaPalaeoclimatologyPalaeoenvironmentEarly homininsThe Early Pleistocene site of Pirro Nord 13, dated between 1.6 and 1.3 Ma, is one of the fissures of the karstic complex of the Pirro Nord quarry (Apricena, Foggia, southern Italy), a well-known locality for its rich and well-preserved palaeontological record. Among the identified sites, Pirro Nord 13 has a particular importance because it documents the largest amount of human evidence at Pirro Nord and represents one of the earliest human records of western Europe. In this study, we fully described for the first time the fossil amphibians and reptiles from Pirro Nord 13, which are hosted at the Museo di Geologia e Paleontologia collections (MGPT-PU) at Torino University (Turin, Italy), and used them to perform quantitative palaeoecological reconstructions. The resulted herpetofaunal assemblage is composed by a total of 13 species: four anurans (Pelobates syriacus, Bufotes viridis gr., Bufo gr. B. bufo and Pelophylax cf. esculentus/ridibundus), three chelonians (Testudo hermanni, Emys orbicularis and Mauremys sp.), three lizards (cf. Podarcis sp., Lacerta s.l. and Blanus sp.), and three snakes (Natrix gr. N. natrix, Coronella cf. C. austriaca, and Zamenis gr. Z. longissimus). In order to address the palaeoecological reconstruction, we applied the Mutual Ecogeographic Range method with the Uncertain Distribution Area-Occupied Distribution Area technique to obtain temperature and precipitation estimates, and the Habitat Weighting method to infer the surrounding environment. The Pirro Nord 13 climate (USs A-C) was reconstructed as cold and semi-humid, with lower temperatures (-4.4 °C) and similar precipitations (+45 mm) levels to the present-day, but with a less pronounced seasonality. The inferred landscape was reconstructed as dominated by open environments primarily composed of open-dry habitats (29.59 %), however with the presence of woodland (19.12 %) along water bodies or temporary swamps (21.82 %). The results obtained provide significant insights into the ecological tolerance of early hominins, suggesting that they were able to cope with challenging climatic and environmental conditions, and contribute to our understanding of their distribution and the delays observed in their dispersals across the European continent. 22025-01-0120252025-01-01Articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501VoRhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://ddd.uab.cat/record/318672https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1016/j.quascirev.2025.109555reponame:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UABinstname:Universitat Autònoma de BarcelonaInglésengAgencia Estatal de Investigación https://doi.org/10.13039/501100011033 PID2021-122533NB-I00Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación https://doi.org/10.13039/501100004837 PRE2020-094482Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación https://doi.org/10.13039/501100004837 CEX2019-000945-M-20-1Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades https://doi.org/10.13039/100014440 MS21-048Agència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca https://doi.org/10.13039/501100003030 2021/SGR-1238Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación https://doi.org/10.13039/501100004837 CEX2019-000945-Mopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Aquest document està subjecte a una llicència d'ús Creative Commons. Es permet la reproducció total o parcial, la distribució, la comunicació pública de l'obra i la creació d'obres derivades, fins i tot amb finalitats comercials, sempre i quan es reconegui l'autoria de l'obra original.https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:ddd.uab.cat:3186722026-06-06T12:50:31Z |
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