Radiocarbon and U-series dating of the endemic deer Praemegaceros cazioti (Depéret) from “Grotta Juntu”, Sardinia

Benzi, V.; Abbazzi, L.; Bartolomei, Paolo; Esposito, Massimo; Fassò, Cecilia; Fonzo, Ornella; Giampieri, Roberto; Murgia, F.; Reyss, Jean-Louis

doi:10.1016/j.jas.2006.09.001

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“…The geochronological synthesis of the development and sedimentary history of the Su Fossu de Cannas cave. Azzaroli, 1952Azzaroli, , 1961Comaschi Caria, 1955, 1956Cordy and Ozer, 1973;Caloi and Malatesta, 1974;Caloi et al, 1981;Gliozzi et al, 1984;Klein Hofmeijer, 1997;Antonioli et al, 1998;Ginesu et al, 1998Ginesu et al, , 2003Melis et al, 2002;Abbazzi et al, 2004;Benzi et al, 2007;Fanelli et al, 2007). The two species, P. sardus and P. cazioti, are associated with M. henseli, and belong to the Sardinian Microtus (Tyrrhenicola) Faunal Complex (FC), in particular to the youngest Dragonara Fauna sub-Complex (FsC: Palombo, 2006Palombo, , 2009.…”

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“…The sympatric speciation and radiation process of Cretan deer led to the presence of several species that differed in size and ecological behavior (e.g., De Vos, 2000). Meanwhile, in Sardinia, endemic deer probably underwent a progressive reduction in size from the large, slender deer recorded at the SFC cave to the smallest and stouter deer (unknown age), the Praemegaceros sardus from Santa Lucia (450 ± 20 ka; Motoji Ikeya, fide van der Made, 1999 and the P. cazioti from Medusa-Dragonara [LGM, Palombo et al, in press], Corbeddu [Tardiglacial, Palombo et al, in press] and Juntu cave [~7.0 ka, Benzi et al, 2007] [see, e.g., van der Made and Palombo, 2006 for a fuller discussion]).…”

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A key site for inferring the timing of dispersal of giant deer in Sardinia, the Su Fossu de Cannas cave, Sadali, Italy

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Su Fossu de Cannas (SFC) cave is one of several known cavities in the Sadali plateau in Sardinia, Italy. The\ud evolution of the cave is the result of complex erosional and deposital processes that occurred during the\ud Neogene and Quaternary. A fossiliferous cemented conglomerate, containing various deer remains, now\ud forms the ceiling of a cavity (tunnel). The faunal remains belong to a large cervid, which show some\ud morphological affinity with large deer that have an endemic Sardinian lineage (Praemegaceros sardous\ud ePraemegaceros cazioti). Palaeoecological data based on some peculiar features and the large size of the\ud SFC deer suggest that it is the most primitive Megacerine found in Sardinia to date, and the first\ud representative of the endemic lineage. The 450 ka UeTh age for the flowstone capping the fossiliferous\ud layer defines: the end of sedimentation in which Sadali deer remains are preserved; and the dispersal\ud from the mainland of the ancestor of the endemic Sardinian Megacerini. Stratigraphic and micromorphological\ud analyses of the cave deposits allow the reconstruction of the timing of the cave's development\ud throughout the Pliocene to the Holocene

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A key site for inferring the timing of dispersal of giant deer in Sardinia, the Su Fossu de Cannas cave, Sadali, Italy

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“…During the Early Holocene, the number of endemic Sardinian taxa progressively decreases, substituted by mammals accompanying or introduced by human populations (see Vigne 1992Vigne , 2002Sondaar et al 1995;Wilkensens & Delussu 2002;. Among the most common large mammals, C. sardous seems to be the first to disappear (latest occurrence at Corbeddu cave, approximately 11 ka Bp, Sondaar et al 1986), followed by deer (latest occurrence at Juntu cave, west-central Sardinia, approximately 7000ka, Benzi et al 2007). The disappearance of small mammals is curiously related to the relative frequency and abundance of each taxon in Late Pleistocene LFAs: Talpa tyrrhenica and "Asoriculus"henseli first disappeared in the Early Holocene; the larger high-crowed R. orthodon has been reported in a few Neolithic localities; M. (Tyrrhenicola) henseli is recorded until the late Bronze Age (Nuraghe Is Paras de Isili, Delussu 2000).…”

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Biochronology, paleobiogeography and faunal turnover in western Mediterranean Cenozoic mammals

Palombo

2009

Integrative Zoology

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Cenozoic terrestrial mammals from Sardinia contribute substantial information for reconstructing the complex history of the western Mediterranean. The occurrence of endemic perissodactyls in Eocene marine and marsh deposits suggests the existence of ecological or physical barriers between the Corso-Sardinian massif and the IberianOccitanic area. At the end of the Oligocene, isolation of Sardinia was almost complete, although a migration from Europe occurred at the beginning of the Early Miocene, as indicated by the unbalanced endemic fauna from Oschiri. During the Late Miocene, the Tusco-Sardinian palaeobioprovince came into existence as an isolated region inhabited by the quite diversified, but notably endemic, Oreopithecus fauna. Sardinia was definitely isolated from Tuscany by the Messinian, but temporary connections with the European mainland possibly allowed the colonization of forerunners of some Sardinian Pliocene taxa. During the Plio-Pleistocene, Sardinia maintained permanent isolation. However, sea level drop, resulting in a relatively short distance between Sardinia and the European mainland, allowed different migratory events. From the Late Pliocene to the Late Pleistocene-Holocene, two main mammalian faunal complexes (FC) can be recognized: the Nesogoral FC (Late Pliocene-Early Pleistocene) and the Microtus (Tyrrhenicola) FC (late Early Pleistocene-Early Holocene). At the transition from Nesogoral to Microtus (Tyrrhenicola) FC, approximately 47% of the genera and 76% of the species disappeared, while approximately 58% of the genera and 71% of the species appeared. A noticeable turnover followed the arrival of Neolithic man and his accompanying fauna. Nonetheless, Praemegaceros was still present at about 7000 years BP, while Microtus (Tyrrhenicola) and Prolagus are respectively recorded in the Bronze and Iron Ages.

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“…1 Departament de Biodiversitat i Conservació, Institut Mediterrani d'Estudis Avançats, Spain 2 Australian Centre for Ancient DNA (ACAD), School of Biological Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Australia by Ramis and Alcover (2004) between the last documented presence of the endemic large mammals (e.g. Benzi et al, 2007;Zazzo et al, 2015) and the first documented presence of humans (e.g. Dawson, 2013;Phoca-Cosmetatou, 2011;Phoca-Cosmetatou and Rabett, 2014;Vigne, 2015;Vigne et al, 2009;Zazzo et al, 2015).…”

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“…Recent research on the chronology of the extinction of large mammals on other Mediterranean islands reduced the gap presented by Ramis and Alcover (2004) between the last documented presence of the endemic large mammals (e.g. Benzi et al, 2007; Zazzo et al, 2015) and the first documented presence of humans (e.g. Dawson, 2013; Phoca-Cosmetatou, 2011; Phoca-Cosmetatou and Rabett, 2014; Vigne, 2015; Vigne et al, 2009; Zazzo et al, 2015).…”

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Closing the gap: New data on the last documented Myotragus and the first human evidence on Mallorca (Balearic Islands, Western Mediterranean Sea)

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Valenzuela²,

Torres³

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The Holocene

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The chronology of the extinction of the Balearic fossil bovid Myotragus balearicus in Mallorca and Menorca has been under discussion since its discovery in 1909, and especially in the last decades, thanks to the radiocarbon dates that have been obtained from several deposits of the island of Mallorca. Here, we present new radiocarbon dates of M. balearicus bones (including the most recent date ever obtained for the species, 4035 ± 32 BP, 2830–2470 cal. BC) that together with a newly published radiocarbon date for the evidence of the first human presence in the island (introduced Caprinae bone, 3884 ± 36 BP; 2470–2210 cal. BC) allow us to reduce the uncertainty period for the Myotragus extinction (UPME) in Mallorca from 1660 to 620 years ( p > 95%) or even to 350 years ( p > 90%) and to reject the hypotheses suggesting a climate change–driven (i.e. non-human) extinction of the species. This new scenario points to the causal relationship between the first human arrival and the M. balearicus extinction. The chronological gap between the earliest documented M. balearicus and the first documented human presence represents one of the shortest time periods documented between endemic megafauna and humans on any Mediterranean island.

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Radiocarbon and U-series dating of the endemic deer Praemegaceros cazioti (Depéret) from “Grotta Juntu”, Sardinia

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A key site for inferring the timing of dispersal of giant deer in Sardinia, the Su Fossu de Cannas cave, Sadali, Italy

A key site for inferring the timing of dispersal of giant deer in Sardinia, the Su Fossu de Cannas cave, Sadali, Italy

Biochronology, paleobiogeography and faunal turnover in western Mediterranean Cenozoic mammals

Closing the gap: New data on the last documented Myotragus and the first human evidence on Mallorca (Balearic Islands, Western Mediterranean Sea)

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