Small mammals from Sima de los Huesos

Cuenca‐Bescós, Gloria; Laplana, César; Canudo, J. I.; Arsuaga, Juan Luís

doi:10.1006/jhev.1997.0153

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“…Neonate remains have not been recovered (and a bias against them is rejected since small mustelid remains have been found as well as neonate bones of other taxa). Moreover, neither rabbits nor birds occur and there are only very few micromammals (Cuenca-Bescos et al, 1997). Although in our opinion the data are more consistent with the trap hypothesis, a pattern of incidental deaths of foxes attracted into the cave by scavenging opportunities or going in for temporary shelter cannot be completely discarded.…”

Section: Taphonomical Analysis Of the Bear And Fox Samplessupporting

confidence: 76%

“…The carnivore assemblage of the Sima de los Huesos, containing among other taxa, a well documented and relatively primitive form of Ursus deningeri, is compatible with the upper Middle Pleistocene age suggested by the geochronological dating (Bischoff et al, 1997) and the biostratigraphic conclusions based on micromammals (Cuenca-Bescos et al, 1997). In particular, the presence of an archaic form of U. deningeri (i.e., not transitional to U. spelaeus), together with the rest of the carnivore assemblage, points to an isotope stage 7 age or (probably) older.…”

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confidence: 52%

“…The fauna of the Sima de los Huesos site in Cueva Mayor is biased in that it consists of very few micromammal (Cuenca-Bescos et al, 1997), carnivores and human remains. There is a large number of U. deningeri (MNI= 158).…”

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The carnivore remains from the Sima de los Huesos Middle Pleistocene site (Sierra de Atapuerca, Spain)

Garcı́a

Arsuaga

Torres

1997

Journal of Human Evolution

102

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Remains of carnivores from the Sima de los Huesos site representing at least 158 adult individuals of a primitive (i.e., not very speleoid) form of Ursus deningeri Von Reichenau 1906, have been recovered through the 1995 field season. These new finds extend our knowledge of this group in the Sierra de Atapuerca Middle Pleistocene. Material previously classified as Cuoninae indet. is now assigned to Canis lupus and a third metatarsal assigned in 1987 to Panthera cf. gombaszoegensis, is in our opinion only attributable to Panthera sp. The family Mustelidae is added to the faunal list and includes Maites sp. and a smaller species. The presence of Panthera leo cf. fossilis, Lynxpardina spelaea and Fells silvestris, is confirmed. The presence of a not very speloid Ursus deningeri, together with the rest of the carnivore assemblage, points to a not very late Middle Pleistocene age, i.e., oxygen isotope stage 7 or older. Relative frequencies of skeletal elements for the bear and fox samples are without major biases. The age structure of the bear sample, based on dental wear stages, does not follow the typical hibernation mortality profile and resembles a cata strophic profile. The site was not a natal or refuge den. The hypothesis that the site was a natural trap is the most plausible. If the Sima de los Huesos functioned as a natural trap (without an egress out), the human accumulation cannot be attributed to carnivore activities and must be explained differently.

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Section: Taphonomical Analysis Of the Bear And Fox Samplessupporting

confidence: 76%

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The carnivore remains from the Sima de los Huesos Middle Pleistocene site (Sierra de Atapuerca, Spain)

Garcı́a

Arsuaga

Torres

1997

Journal of Human Evolution

102

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“…Earlier radiometric and paleomagnetic analyses, as well as bio CnTnnlDlOglcal data, to an age interval of 200-300 ka (OIS 7-9) or a minimum age of 350 ka for the SH hominins et al, 1997;Cuenca-Bescos et al, 1997;Pares et al, 2000;Bischoff et al, 2003). However, new high-precision dating on a recently discov ered the human remains yielded new dates that cluster around 600 ka.…”

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Non-masticatory uses of anterior teeth of Sima de los Huesos individuals (Sierra de Atapuerca, Spain)

Ruiz

Castro

Carbonell

et al. 2008

Journal of Human Evolution

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Keywords:Cultural wear features Anterior dentition Para masticatory activities Middle PleistoceneIn this study we examine the labial and occlusal surfaces of incisors and canines of hominins recovered from the Sima de los Huesos (SH), middle Pleistocene site, in order to establish the possible extra masticatory use of anterior teeth. We have compared the microwear of these fossils with microwear from the anterior teeth of Australian Aborigines, a population characterized by ethnographic evidence of the use of their teeth as a third hand. These two samples of teeth were microscopically analyzed using Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM). Our results support the "cultural" origin of microwear observed on fossil teeth: we conclude that the SH ho minins used their anterior teeth as a "third hand" for para-or extra-masticatory activities.

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“…Ces deux dernières M/1 ont pour longueur 2,50 et 2,53 mm. Leur dimension est très proche de la longueur moyenne des M/1 de la couche TD4 de la Gran Dolina d'Atapuerca qui est de 2,58 mm alors que les individus qui proviennent des couches plus anciennes du même locus d'Atapuerca sont un peu plus grandes : 2,66 et 2,77 mm pour ceux de la couche TD4 et 2,86 mm pour celui de la couche TD3 , 1997, 2010a.…”

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Les rongeurs du sondage Séronie-Vivien de la grotte d’âge Pléistocène moyen de Pradayrol à Caniac‑du‑Causse (Lot)

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Small mammals from Sima de los Huesos

Cited by 79 publications

References 14 publications

The carnivore remains from the Sima de los Huesos Middle Pleistocene site (Sierra de Atapuerca, Spain)

The carnivore remains from the Sima de los Huesos Middle Pleistocene site (Sierra de Atapuerca, Spain)

Non-masticatory uses of anterior teeth of Sima de los Huesos individuals (Sierra de Atapuerca, Spain)

Les rongeurs du sondage Séronie-Vivien de la grotte d’âge Pléistocène moyen de Pradayrol à Caniac‑du‑Causse (Lot)

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