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, J. M., Blain, Hugues-Alexandre|||0000-0002-9920-2707, Marfà, R. De, García, Alberto, Martinell, Jordi|||0000-0003-2638-8106, Bennàsar, M. Ll, Cuenca-Bescos, Gloria|||0000-0001-5125-9651
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Fecha de publicación:2011
País:España
Recursos:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
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Palavra-chave:Small-mammals
Biochronology
Palaeoenvironment
Palaeoclimate
Middle Pleistocene
Spain
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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, J. M.Blain, Hugues-Alexandre|||0000-0002-9920-2707Marfà, R. DeGarcía, AlbertoMartinell, Jordi|||0000-0003-2638-8106Bennàsar, M. LlCuenca-Bescos, Gloria|||0000-0001-5125-9651Small-mammalsBiochronologyPalaeoenvironmentPalaeoclimateMiddle PleistoceneSpainThe 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. 22011-01-0120112011-01-01Articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501VoRhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://ddd.uab.cat/record/85176https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1344/105.000001644reponame:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UABinstname:Universitat Autònoma de BarcelonaInglésengopen 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, sempre i quan aquestes es distribueixin sota la mateixa llicència que regula l'obra original i es reconegui l'autoria.https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:ddd.uab.cat:851762026-06-06T12:50:31Z
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, J. M.
Small-mammals
Biochronology
Palaeoenvironment
Palaeoclimate
Middle Pleistocene
Spain
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, J. M.
Blain, Hugues-Alexandre|||0000-0002-9920-2707
Marfà, R. De
García, Alberto
Martinell, Jordi|||0000-0003-2638-8106
Bennàsar, M. Ll
Cuenca-Bescos, Gloria|||0000-0001-5125-9651
author López-García, J. M.
author_facet López-García, J. M.
Blain, Hugues-Alexandre|||0000-0002-9920-2707
Marfà, R. De
García, Alberto
Martinell, Jordi|||0000-0003-2638-8106
Bennàsar, M. Ll
Cuenca-Bescos, Gloria|||0000-0001-5125-9651
author_role author
author2 Blain, Hugues-Alexandre|||0000-0002-9920-2707
Marfà, R. De
García, Alberto
Martinell, Jordi|||0000-0003-2638-8106
Bennàsar, M. Ll
Cuenca-Bescos, Gloria|||0000-0001-5125-9651
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Small-mammals
Biochronology
Palaeoenvironment
Palaeoclimate
Middle Pleistocene
Spain
topic Small-mammals
Biochronology
Palaeoenvironment
Palaeoclimate
Middle Pleistocene
Spain
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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