Small mammals from the middle pleistocene layers of the sima del elefante (Sierra de Atapuerca, Burgos, northwestern Spain)

The Sima del Elefante site, located in the Sierra de Atapuerca (Burgos, Spain), is an important Pleistocene archaeopalaeontological locality that has been excavated every year since 1996. At least two main infill phases have been identified: a first (TELRU) early Pleistocene phase that has provided...

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Autores: López García, Juan Manuel, Blain, Hugues-Alexandre, Marfa, R. de, García, Ana, Martinell, Jordi, 1948-, Bennàsar Serra, Maria Lluc, Cuenca-Bescós, G.
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Fecha de publicación:2011
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de la UB
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Palabra clave:Plistocè
Paleontologia
Mamífers fòssils
Burgos (Castella i Lleó)
Pleistocene
Paleontology
Fossil mammals
Burgos (Castilla y León)
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spelling Small mammals from the middle pleistocene layers of the sima del elefante (Sierra de Atapuerca, Burgos, northwestern Spain)López García, Juan ManuelBlain, Hugues-AlexandreMarfa, R. deGarcía, AnaMartinell, Jordi, 1948-Bennàsar Serra, Maria LlucCuenca-Bescós, G.PlistocèPaleontologiaMamífers fòssilsBurgos (Castella i Lleó)PleistocenePaleontologyFossil mammalsBurgos (Castilla y León)The Sima del Elefante site, located in the Sierra de Atapuerca (Burgos, Spain), is an important Pleistocene archaeopalaeontological locality that has been excavated every year since 1996. At least two main infill phases have been identified: a first (TELRU) early Pleistocene phase that has provided a rich faunal assemblage, various stone tools and the earliest human remains from western Europe; and a second phase (TEURU) attributed to the Middle Pleistocene. In this paper, for the first time we present a description of the TEURU small-mammal assemblage and its subsequent biochronological, palaeoenvironmental and palaeoclimatic implications. The small-mammal assemblage is highly diverse and comprises at least 17 species: 3 insectivores (cf. Erinaceus sp., Crocidura sp. and Sorex sp.); 4 chiropters (Rhinolophus ferrumequinum, Rhinolophus gr. euryale-mehelyi, Myotis gr. Myotisoxygnathus and Miniopteurs schreibersii); 9 rodents (Myodes glareolus, Microtus arvalis, Microtus agrestis, Iberomys brecciensis, Terricola cf. atapuerquensis, Arvicola sp., Apodemus sylvaticus, Eliomys quercinus and Allocricetus bursae) and 1 lagomorph (Oryctolagus sp.). Such an association suggests a late Middle Pleistocene age (ca. 250-350 ka), a patchy landscape dominated by humid meadows and woodland areas, and mild climatic conditions. These results are compared with other proxies, such as the herpetofauna, malacofauna, large-mammals and charcoals, providing a new scenario for the climatic and environmental conditions that prevailed during the latest Middle Pleistocene in the Sierra de Atapuerca.(UB). (ICTJA). (IDEA). (UAB). (CSIC)2011info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2445/109030Articles publicats en revistes (Dinàmica de la Terra i l'Oceà)reponame:Dipòsit Digital de la UBinstname:Universidad de BarcelonaInglésReproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1344/105.000001644Geologica Acta, 2011, vol. 9, num. 1, p. 29-43https://doi.org/10.1344/105.000001644cc-by-sa (c) López-García, J.M. et al., 2011http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/esinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/1090302026-05-27T06:46:51Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Small mammals from the middle pleistocene layers of the sima del elefante (Sierra de Atapuerca, Burgos, northwestern Spain)
title Small mammals from the middle pleistocene layers of the sima del elefante (Sierra de Atapuerca, Burgos, northwestern Spain)
spellingShingle Small mammals from the middle pleistocene layers of the sima del elefante (Sierra de Atapuerca, Burgos, northwestern Spain)
López García, Juan Manuel
Plistocè
Paleontologia
Mamífers fòssils
Burgos (Castella i Lleó)
Pleistocene
Paleontology
Fossil mammals
Burgos (Castilla y León)
title_short Small mammals from the middle pleistocene layers of the sima del elefante (Sierra de Atapuerca, Burgos, northwestern Spain)
title_full Small mammals from the middle pleistocene layers of the sima del elefante (Sierra de Atapuerca, Burgos, northwestern Spain)
title_fullStr Small mammals from the middle pleistocene layers of the sima del elefante (Sierra de Atapuerca, Burgos, northwestern Spain)
title_full_unstemmed Small mammals from the middle pleistocene layers of the sima del elefante (Sierra de Atapuerca, Burgos, northwestern Spain)
title_sort Small mammals from the middle pleistocene layers of the sima del elefante (Sierra de Atapuerca, Burgos, northwestern Spain)
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv López García, Juan Manuel
Blain, Hugues-Alexandre
Marfa, R. de
García, Ana
Martinell, Jordi, 1948-
Bennàsar Serra, Maria Lluc
Cuenca-Bescós, G.
author López García, Juan Manuel
author_facet López García, Juan Manuel
Blain, Hugues-Alexandre
Marfa, R. de
García, Ana
Martinell, Jordi, 1948-
Bennàsar Serra, Maria Lluc
Cuenca-Bescós, G.
author_role author
author2 Blain, Hugues-Alexandre
Marfa, R. de
García, Ana
Martinell, Jordi, 1948-
Bennàsar Serra, Maria Lluc
Cuenca-Bescós, G.
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Plistocè
Paleontologia
Mamífers fòssils
Burgos (Castella i Lleó)
Pleistocene
Paleontology
Fossil mammals
Burgos (Castilla y León)
topic Plistocè
Paleontologia
Mamífers fòssils
Burgos (Castella i Lleó)
Pleistocene
Paleontology
Fossil mammals
Burgos (Castilla y León)
description The Sima del Elefante site, located in the Sierra de Atapuerca (Burgos, Spain), is an important Pleistocene archaeopalaeontological locality that has been excavated every year since 1996. At least two main infill phases have been identified: a first (TELRU) early Pleistocene phase that has provided a rich faunal assemblage, various stone tools and the earliest human remains from western Europe; and a second phase (TEURU) attributed to the Middle Pleistocene. In this paper, for the first time we present a description of the TEURU small-mammal assemblage and its subsequent biochronological, palaeoenvironmental and palaeoclimatic implications. The small-mammal assemblage is highly diverse and comprises at least 17 species: 3 insectivores (cf. Erinaceus sp., Crocidura sp. and Sorex sp.); 4 chiropters (Rhinolophus ferrumequinum, Rhinolophus gr. euryale-mehelyi, Myotis gr. Myotisoxygnathus and Miniopteurs schreibersii); 9 rodents (Myodes glareolus, Microtus arvalis, Microtus agrestis, Iberomys brecciensis, Terricola cf. atapuerquensis, Arvicola sp., Apodemus sylvaticus, Eliomys quercinus and Allocricetus bursae) and 1 lagomorph (Oryctolagus sp.). Such an association suggests a late Middle Pleistocene age (ca. 250-350 ka), a patchy landscape dominated by humid meadows and woodland areas, and mild climatic conditions. These results are compared with other proxies, such as the herpetofauna, malacofauna, large-mammals and charcoals, providing a new scenario for the climatic and environmental conditions that prevailed during the latest Middle Pleistocene in the Sierra de Atapuerca.
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dc.relation.none.fl_str_mv Reproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1344/105.000001644
Geologica Acta, 2011, vol. 9, num. 1, p. 29-43
https://doi.org/10.1344/105.000001644
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