Sharing food with hyenas: a latrine of Pachycrocuta brevirostris in the Early Pleistocene assemblage of Fuente Nueva-3 (Orce, Baza Basin, SE Spain)

The Early Pleistocene archeological site of Fuente Nueva-3 (FN3) preserves some of the oldest evidence of hominin presence in Western Europe, including a huge assemblage of Oldowan tools and evidence of butchering and marrow processing of large mammal bones. Moreover, there is also evidence of the r...

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Autores: Espigares, M. Patrocinio, Palmqvist, Paul, Rodríguez Ruiz, M. D., Ros Montoya, Sergio, Pérez-Ramos, Alejandro, Rodríguez Gómez, Guillermo, Guerra-Merchán, A., García Aguilar, J.M., Granados, Alejandro, Campaña Lozano, Isidoro, Martínez Navarro, Bienvenido
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Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Recursos:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
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Early Pleistocene
Hyaenidae
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Hominin-carnivore interactions
Paleontología
2416 Paleontología
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spelling Sharing food with hyenas: a latrine of Pachycrocuta brevirostris in the Early Pleistocene assemblage of Fuente Nueva-3 (Orce, Baza Basin, SE Spain)Espigares, M. PatrocinioPalmqvist, PaulRodríguez Ruiz, M. D.Ros Montoya, SergioPérez-Ramos, AlejandroRodríguez Gómez, GuillermoGuerra-Merchán, A.García Aguilar, J.M.Granados, AlejandroCampaña Lozano, IsidoroMartínez Navarro, Bienvenido569.74(460.357)599.742.6:56(460.357)CoprolitesEarly PleistoceneHyaenidaeWestern EuropeHominin-carnivore interactionsPaleontología2416 PaleontologíaThe Early Pleistocene archeological site of Fuente Nueva-3 (FN3) preserves some of the oldest evidence of hominin presence in Western Europe, including a huge assemblage of Oldowan tools and evidence of butchering and marrow processing of large mammal bones. Moreover, there is also evidence of the regular presence of carnivores at the site, including a small proportion of bones that show tooth marks, the majority of which can be attributed to the giant, short-faced hyena Pachycrocuta brevirostris, and there are 220 coprolites, most of them from the Upper Archeological Level. In order to identify the defecating agent, we analyze here the coprolites and compare them with other specimens from the literature and with scats from zoo spotted hyenas (Crocuta crocuta). The morphology, color, size, and chemical composition of the FN3 coprolites allow us to attribute them to the hyena P. brevirostris, which is also represented at the site by fossil specimens. In addition, we evaluate the origin of the accumulation of coprolites and discuss on the role played by the scavenging hyenas in the accumulation and modification of the bone remains unearthed at the site, which allows evaluating the contribution of the giant hyena to this Early Pleistocene site. Finally, based on the lithology of layer 5 of the Upper Archeological Level, fine sands and clays deposited in a salt-lake environment, we hypothesize that this layer may have acted as a quicksand where large-sized animals like elephants were trapped and their carcasses lured scavenging carnivores.SpringerUniversidad Complutense de Madrid20232023-01-0120232023-01-01journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/72420reponame:Docta Complutenseinstname:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)Inglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Atribución 3.0 Españahttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/724202026-06-02T12:44:21Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Sharing food with hyenas: a latrine of Pachycrocuta brevirostris in the Early Pleistocene assemblage of Fuente Nueva-3 (Orce, Baza Basin, SE Spain)
title Sharing food with hyenas: a latrine of Pachycrocuta brevirostris in the Early Pleistocene assemblage of Fuente Nueva-3 (Orce, Baza Basin, SE Spain)
spellingShingle Sharing food with hyenas: a latrine of Pachycrocuta brevirostris in the Early Pleistocene assemblage of Fuente Nueva-3 (Orce, Baza Basin, SE Spain)
Espigares, M. Patrocinio
569.74(460.357)
599.742.6:56(460.357)
Coprolites
Early Pleistocene
Hyaenidae
Western Europe
Hominin-carnivore interactions
Paleontología
2416 Paleontología
title_short Sharing food with hyenas: a latrine of Pachycrocuta brevirostris in the Early Pleistocene assemblage of Fuente Nueva-3 (Orce, Baza Basin, SE Spain)
title_full Sharing food with hyenas: a latrine of Pachycrocuta brevirostris in the Early Pleistocene assemblage of Fuente Nueva-3 (Orce, Baza Basin, SE Spain)
title_fullStr Sharing food with hyenas: a latrine of Pachycrocuta brevirostris in the Early Pleistocene assemblage of Fuente Nueva-3 (Orce, Baza Basin, SE Spain)
title_full_unstemmed Sharing food with hyenas: a latrine of Pachycrocuta brevirostris in the Early Pleistocene assemblage of Fuente Nueva-3 (Orce, Baza Basin, SE Spain)
title_sort Sharing food with hyenas: a latrine of Pachycrocuta brevirostris in the Early Pleistocene assemblage of Fuente Nueva-3 (Orce, Baza Basin, SE Spain)
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Espigares, M. Patrocinio
Palmqvist, Paul
Rodríguez Ruiz, M. D.
Ros Montoya, Sergio
Pérez-Ramos, Alejandro
Rodríguez Gómez, Guillermo
Guerra-Merchán, A.
García Aguilar, J.M.
Granados, Alejandro
Campaña Lozano, Isidoro
Martínez Navarro, Bienvenido
author Espigares, M. Patrocinio
author_facet Espigares, M. Patrocinio
Palmqvist, Paul
Rodríguez Ruiz, M. D.
Ros Montoya, Sergio
Pérez-Ramos, Alejandro
Rodríguez Gómez, Guillermo
Guerra-Merchán, A.
García Aguilar, J.M.
Granados, Alejandro
Campaña Lozano, Isidoro
Martínez Navarro, Bienvenido
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author2 Palmqvist, Paul
Rodríguez Ruiz, M. D.
Ros Montoya, Sergio
Pérez-Ramos, Alejandro
Rodríguez Gómez, Guillermo
Guerra-Merchán, A.
García Aguilar, J.M.
Granados, Alejandro
Campaña Lozano, Isidoro
Martínez Navarro, Bienvenido
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author
author
author
author
author
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dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Universidad Complutense de Madrid
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv 569.74(460.357)
599.742.6:56(460.357)
Coprolites
Early Pleistocene
Hyaenidae
Western Europe
Hominin-carnivore interactions
Paleontología
2416 Paleontología
topic 569.74(460.357)
599.742.6:56(460.357)
Coprolites
Early Pleistocene
Hyaenidae
Western Europe
Hominin-carnivore interactions
Paleontología
2416 Paleontología
description The Early Pleistocene archeological site of Fuente Nueva-3 (FN3) preserves some of the oldest evidence of hominin presence in Western Europe, including a huge assemblage of Oldowan tools and evidence of butchering and marrow processing of large mammal bones. Moreover, there is also evidence of the regular presence of carnivores at the site, including a small proportion of bones that show tooth marks, the majority of which can be attributed to the giant, short-faced hyena Pachycrocuta brevirostris, and there are 220 coprolites, most of them from the Upper Archeological Level. In order to identify the defecating agent, we analyze here the coprolites and compare them with other specimens from the literature and with scats from zoo spotted hyenas (Crocuta crocuta). The morphology, color, size, and chemical composition of the FN3 coprolites allow us to attribute them to the hyena P. brevirostris, which is also represented at the site by fossil specimens. In addition, we evaluate the origin of the accumulation of coprolites and discuss on the role played by the scavenging hyenas in the accumulation and modification of the bone remains unearthed at the site, which allows evaluating the contribution of the giant hyena to this Early Pleistocene site. Finally, based on the lithology of layer 5 of the Upper Archeological Level, fine sands and clays deposited in a salt-lake environment, we hypothesize that this layer may have acted as a quicksand where large-sized animals like elephants were trapped and their carcasses lured scavenging carnivores.
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