Reliquiae Diluvianae Alter: Last Interglacial Flood Deposits In The Caves Of The West Indies

McFarlane, Donald A.; Lundberg, Joyce

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“…In turn, the slow sedimentation rates, weathering levels, and fly pupae imply longer times of nondeposition, exposure, and erosion. The amalgamated mixture of larger and smaller vertebrates with land gastropods suggests that deposition is largely controlled by turbulent flooding events of moderate energy (Farrand, 2001;McFarlane and Lundberg, 2007). This is further supported by observation.…”

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confidence: 66%

“…In general, the material from the major events indicated by beds C, E, and F, was very poorly sorted with well-preserved fossils, seeds, and plant material. This suggests that these layers may represent diamicton facies of Gillieson (1986), which could be interpreted as large asynchronous flooding events (McFarlane and Lundberg, 2007), although on a restricted smaller scale. In turn, the slow sedimentation rates, weathering levels, and fly pupae imply longer times of nondeposition, exposure, and erosion.…”

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Late Holocene land vertebrate fauna from Cueva de los Nesofontes, Western Cuba: Stratigraphy, chronology, diversity, and paleoecology

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Orozco

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Palaeontol Electron

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Here we report a late Holocene fossil-rich cave deposit from Cueva de los Nesofontes, Mayabeque Province, Cuba. The deposit's formation and its fauna were studied through a multidisciplinary approach that included stable isotope analyses, radiocarbon chronology, and stratigraphy. Thousands of microvertebrate skeletal remains were recovered, representing a diverse land vertebrate fauna that included threatened and extinct species. The deposit is characterized by profuse Nesophontes remains due to raptor predation. Previously unreported last appearance dates (LADs) are provided for the extinct 'island-shrew' Nesophontes major, the bats Artibeus anthonyi, and Phyllops vetus. Radiocarbon (14 C AMS) age estimates between ~1960 rcyr BP and the present were acquired for the assemblage. The presence of locally extinct species, including the endemic parakeet Psittacara eups, the flicker Colaptes cf. fernandinae, the bat Antrozous koopmani, and the eulipotyphlan Solenodon cubanus, suggests that these species had broader distributions in the near past. Isotope analyses and faunal composition indicate the previous presence of diverse habitats, including palm grove savannas and mixed woodlands near the cave. Isotopes also provide insight into the habitat and coexistence of the extinct bat Artibeus anthonyi and extant A. jamaicensis, the diet of Nesophontes major, and local paleoenvironmental conditions. Oxygen isotopes reveal an excursion suggestive of drier/colder local conditions between 660 and 770 AD. Our research further expands the understanding of Cuban Quaternary extinction episodes and provides data on the distribution and paleoecology of extinct taxa. It supports the conclusion that many Cuban extinct species survived well into the pre-Columbian late Holocene and retained wide distribution ranges until European colonization.

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Late Holocene land vertebrate fauna from Cueva de los Nesofontes, Western Cuba: Stratigraphy, chronology, diversity, and paleoecology

Orihuela

Orozco

Licourt³

et al. 2020

Palaeontol Electron

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“…In general, the material from the major events indicated by beds C, E, and F, was very poorly sorted with well-preserved fossils, seeds, and plant material. This suggests that these layers may represent diamicton facies of Gillieson (1986), which could be interpreted as large asynchronous flooding events (McFarlane and Lundberg, 2007), although in a restricted smaller scale. In turn, the slow sedimentation rates, weathering levels, and fly pupae imply longer times of non-deposition, exposure, and erosion.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In turn, the slow sedimentation rates, weathering levels, and fly pupae imply longer times of non-deposition, exposure, and erosion. The amalgamated mixture of larger and smaller vertebrates with land gastropods suggests that deposition is largely controlled by turbulent flooding events of moderate energy (Farrand, 2001; McFarlane and Lundberg, 2007). This is further supported by an observation.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The problem of contemporaneity in fossil assemblages can be further complicated by bioturbation, mixing, layer inversion, down-slope truncation, and further reworking (Farrand, 2001; Bosch and White, 2007; McFarlane and Lundberg, 2007; Patzkowsky and Holland, 2012). Although it is often not practical due to cost or preservation, it is preferable that many specimens from a single layer or a whole stratigraphic sequence are dated (e.g., see Semken et al, 2010; Stoetzel et al, 2016).…”

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Late Holocene land vertebrate fauna from Cueva de los Nesofontes, Western Cuba: stratigraphy, last appearance dates, diversity and paleoecology

Orihuela

Orozco

Licourt³

et al. 2020

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Here we report a Late Holocene fossil-rich cave deposit from Cueva de los Nesofontes, Mayabeque Province, Cuba. The deposit’s formation and its fauna were studied through a multidisciplinary approach that included stable isotope analyses, radiocarbon chronology, stratigraphy, sedimentology, and taphonomy. Thousands of microvertebrate skeletal remains were recovered, representing a diverse land vertebrate fauna that included threatened and extinct species. The deposit is characterized by profuse Nesophontes remains due to raptor predation. Previously unreported last appearance dates are provided for the extinct island-shrew Nesophontes major, the bats Artibeus anthonyi and Phyllops vetus. Radiocarbon (14C AMS) age estimates between ∼1960 rcyr BP and the present were recovered. The presence of locally extinct species, including the endemic parakeet Psittacara eups, the flicker Colaptes cf. auratus/fernandinae, and the lipotyphlan Solenodon cubanus suggests that these species had broader distributions in the near past. Isotope analyses and faunal composition indicate the previous presence of diverse habitats, including palm grove savannas and mixed woodlands. Isotopes also provide insight into the habitat and coexistence of the extinct bat Artibeus anthonyi and extant A. jamaicensis, the diet of Nesophontes major, and local paleoenvironmental conditions. Oxygen isotopes reveal an excursion suggestive of drier/colder local conditions between 660 and 770 AD. Our research further expands the understanding of Cuban Quaternary extinction episodes and provides data on the distribution and paleoecology of extinct taxa. It supports the conclusion that many Cuban extinct species survived well into the pre-Columbian late Holocene and retained wide distribution ranges until human colonization.

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A comprehensive procedure for pollen extraction from bat guano deposits in organic and detrital matrices

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Reliquiae Diluvianae Alter: Last Interglacial Flood Deposits In The Caves Of The West Indies

Cited by 4 publications

References 12 publications

Late Holocene land vertebrate fauna from Cueva de los Nesofontes, Western Cuba: Stratigraphy, chronology, diversity, and paleoecology

Late Holocene land vertebrate fauna from Cueva de los Nesofontes, Western Cuba: Stratigraphy, chronology, diversity, and paleoecology

Late Holocene land vertebrate fauna from Cueva de los Nesofontes, Western Cuba: stratigraphy, last appearance dates, diversity and paleoecology

A comprehensive procedure for pollen extraction from bat guano deposits in organic and detrital matrices

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