Beavers (Castoridae, Rodentia, Mammalia) from the Quaternary sites of the Sierra de Atapuerca, in Burgos, Spain

Cuenca‐Bescós, Gloria; Rosell, Jordi; Morcillo-Amo, Álvaro; Galindo-Pellicena, María Ángeles; Santos, Elena; Moya-Costa, Raquel

doi:10.1016/j.quaint.2015.10.072

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“…0.9 Ma in TD6 and ca. 1.2 Ma in TE9) and to the Holocene remains from El Portalón (Cuenca-Bescós et al, 2017), and, therefore, their presence in the GE expands their chronological range in the Sierra de Atapuerca record. Finally, the GE provides the first reference for several species: Terricola lusitanica/duodecimcostatus, Terricola gerbei/pyrenaicus, Microtus oeconomus , and there is potentially an Iberomys cabrerae remain.…”

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Evidence of paleoecological changes and Mousterian occupations at the Galería de las Estatuas site, Sierra de Atapuerca, northern Iberian plateau, Spain

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Here we present a new site in the Sierra de Atapuerca (Burgos, Spain): Galería de las Estatuas (GE), which provides new information about Mousterian occupations in the Iberian Plateau. The GE was an ancient entrance to the cave system, which is currently closed and sealed by a stalagmitic crust, below which a detritic sedimentary sequence of more than 2 m is found. This has been divided into five litostratigraphic units with a rich assemblage of faunal and lithic remains of clear Mousterian affinity. Radiocarbon dates provide minimum ages and suggest occupations older than 4514C ka BP. The palynological analysis detected a landscape change to increased tree coverage, which suggests that the sequence recorded a warming episode. The macromammal assemblage is composed of both ungulates (mainly red deer and equids) and carnivores. Taphonomic analysis reveals both anthropic, and to a lesser extent, carnivore activities. The GE was occupied by Neanderthals and also sporadically by carnivores. This new site broadens the information available regarding different human occupations at the Sierra de Atapuerca, which emphasizes the importance of this site-complex for understanding human evolution in Western Europe.

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Evidence of paleoecological changes and Mousterian occupations at the Galería de las Estatuas site, Sierra de Atapuerca, northern Iberian plateau, Spain

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“…is able to live in varied conditions, its presence is mostly indicative of open meadows in proximity of the site (Arribas, 2004). Nowadays, beavers (Castor fiber) live in riverbanks and lake shores surrounded by forested areas (Cuenca-Bescós et al, 2017). So, the fauna association suggests a mosaic landscape with a high number of forested environments and a humid atmosphere around the cave, but also open landscapes not far from the site.…”

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“…Kehl et al (2014) named level J layer B.2.1.1 in sedimentological terminology, in accordance with the high contents of medium and coarse sand grains accumulated inside the cave by fluvial processes. For example, a beaver (Castor fiber) molar from the same level J suggests that a humid fluvial ecosystem was present near the site (Soler et al, 2014b;Cuenca-Bescós et al, 2017). Some parts of J are also characterized by notable amounts of phosphates, whose origin is related to zoogenic inputs.…”

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Un diente de cría de mamut (Mammuthus primigenius Blumenbach 1799, Proboscidea) procedente del Musteriense de la Cueva de la Arbreda (Serinyà, NE de la Península Ibérica)

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Los restos de crías de mamut son raros en el registro fósil de la Península Ibérica. Hasta ahora, en Cataluña, se conocen solo en la cueva de les Teixoneres (Moià), dónde se acaba de publicar una dP2 (Álvarez-Lao et al., 2017). En este artículo, se presenta un nuevo descubrimiento de un resto de cría de mamut procedente del nivel J de la cueva de la Arbreda. Su cronología es imprecisa por la falta de dataciones absolutas fiables. A pesar de todo, la presencia de industria lítica musteriense, las dataciones en 14C de la parte alta del nivel supreyacente (I) y los resultados de las series de uranio en la base de la columna estratigráfica permiten afirmar una cronologia relacionada con el MIS-3 antiguo u MIS-4, con una antigüedad superior a los c. 44 ka BP. La pieza C5 EC135 2302 es un dp3 izquierdo de mamut que perteneció a una cría de alrededor de un año de edad al momento de su muerte. Los estudios morfológicos y morfométricos señalan una atribución taxonómica a Mammuthus primigenius Blumenbach 1799. El contexto faunístico de este resto no es el de los típicos ambientes de tundra-estepa euroasiáticos, donde predominan las especies adaptadas al frío. Contrariamente, el nivel J de la Arbreda muestra un conjunto típico de las faunas del último glaciar ibérico donde las especies euritérmicas y de ambientes templados dominan sobre las de clima frío. Teniendo en cuenta los estudios previos sobre el registro fósil de las faunas adaptadas al frío en la Península Ibérica, el deinte de la Arbreda se sitúa cerca del segundo episodio dispersivo del mamut lanudo, aunque más antiguo. De hecho, el resto de mamut de la Arbreda nos explica que este evento dispersivo probablemente empezó con anterioridad a lo que se establecía.

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“…The attribution to Castor fiber was made based on the observation of several characters. Firstly, the smooth enamel of the incisor and its almost flat face (Newton 1902;Fostowicz-Frelik 2008;Cuenca-Bescós et al 2015) MeAsureMents. -See Table 2.…”

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Beavers and flying squirrels (Rodentia: Castoridae, Pteromyini) from the Late Pliocene of Hambach 11C, Germany

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Beavers (Castoridae, Rodentia, Mammalia) from the Quaternary sites of the Sierra de Atapuerca, in Burgos, Spain

Cited by 19 publications

References 34 publications

Evidence of paleoecological changes and Mousterian occupations at the Galería de las Estatuas site, Sierra de Atapuerca, northern Iberian plateau, Spain

Evidence of paleoecological changes and Mousterian occupations at the Galería de las Estatuas site, Sierra de Atapuerca, northern Iberian plateau, Spain

Un diente de cría de mamut (Mammuthus primigenius Blumenbach 1799, Proboscidea) procedente del Musteriense de la Cueva de la Arbreda (Serinyà, NE de la Península Ibérica)

Beavers and flying squirrels (Rodentia: Castoridae, Pteromyini) from the Late Pliocene of Hambach 11C, Germany

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