A cave lion (Panthera spelaea) skeleton from Torca del León (NW Iberia): Micromammals indicate a temperate and forest environment corresponding to GI-11 (MIS 3)

Álvarez-Lao, Diego J.; Álvarez-Vena, Adrián; Ballesteros, Daniel; Garcı́a, Nuria; Laplana, César

doi:10.1016/j.quascirev.2019.106123

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“…This method is based on the relative abundances of the different species and their preference for different types of habitats, which were divided into the following (López-García et al, 2014): Open Dry (OD), referring to grasslands under seasonal dryness; Open Humid (OH), humid meadows with a dense herbaceous cover; Open Woodland (OW), arboreal vegetation patches alternating with bushy or herbaceous sectors irregularly distributed; Woodland (Wo), referring to mature forests; Rocky (Ro), areas with a suitable rocky or stony substratum; and Water (Wa), areas nearby watercourses or freshwater bodies. The preferences of each species for one or more types of habitats are taken from López García (2008), ), López-García et al (2010, 2014, Álvarez-Lao et al (2020) and Álvarez-Vena et al (2021). In order to estimate the climatic conditions of the site during the formation of Level 0, the Mutual Ecogeographic Range (Blain et al, 2009(Blain et al, , 2016 was utilised.…”

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“…In the Iberian Peninsula, it can be found all over the Cantabrian region, with some of the populations isolated in the Guadalquivir River mouth, the coast of Huelva and southern Portugal, the frontier separating Cáceres and Salamanca in the Central System, Galicia, the Cantabrian Mountain Range, the northeastern area of Catalonia and the island of Menorca (Palomo et al, 2007). Its oldest occurrence in the Cantabrian Region has been reported at Torca del León dating to MIS 3 (Álvarez-Lao et al, 2020).…”

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“…Small mammal species from Level 0 of Cueva del Hueso and their weighted habitat preferences(Álvarez-Lao et al, 2020). Wa, water; OH, open humid; OD, open dry; OW, open woodlands; Wo, mature woodlands; Ro, Rocky areas.…”

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Palaeobiological study of the Holocene micromammal assemblage from the Cueva del Hueso (Castrillón, Asturias, NW Spain)

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Álvarez-Vena

Álvarez-Lao

2023

Spanish J. Palaeontol.

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Micromammals form a group that includes four orders (Rodentia, Lagomorpha, Eulipotyphla, and Chiroptera), whose common feature is not only their small size but also their phylogeny. Its utility in palaeoecology is linked to the preference of each taxon for a specific type of habitat, sometimes even being restricted to one of them (López-García, 2008). Besides, they are highly sensitive to environmental changes . They are also useful in biostratigraphy because of their quick evolution and high reproduction rate (Herráez & Sesé, 1993). These features, together with the large number of remains preserved in palaeontological sites compared to macromammals, make it possible to conduct highly accurate studies about the chronology and climate of specific levels in Quaternary fossil sites. Results can be compared with other palaeoclimatic proxies, such as the ice-and marine cores, or even absolute dating in the specimens with higher relevance. This allows for a better understanding of the environment they lived in, as well as obtaining a more accurate time frame for the micromammal association. This paper provides a study of the remains of micromammals present in Level 0 of Cueva del Hueso, focusing on the following main aims: (1) to carry out an anatomical and taxonomical study of the micromammal fauna recovered at this deposit, (2) according to the data obtained from the taxonomical study, to perform a palaeoenvironmental study that sheds light both on the climate and landscape in the surroundings of the cave, when it was inhabited by the identified species, (3) to conduct a study on the palaeobiogeography of each species separately, as well as the association as a whole, to estimate a chronological frame from the association of micromammals so that the environmental interpretation made can be set.

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Palaeobiological study of the Holocene micromammal assemblage from the Cueva del Hueso (Castrillón, Asturias, NW Spain)

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Álvarez-Vena

Álvarez-Lao

2023

Spanish J. Palaeontol.

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“…La El punto más delicado aquí es que persiste la incertidumbre en la significación paleoambiental de Reithrodon, cuya abundancia en los niveles inferiores y medios de Cueva Tixi resulta descollante (e.g., Tonni et al, 1988;Quintana, 2001a). Si la crítica de Teta (2017) Fernández, 2006;Álvarez-Lao et al, 2020;Álvarez-Vena et al, 2021). No es este el caso de la región pampeana, al menos durante el Cuaternario, signada por estar lejos de ambientes glaciares o periglaciares y por comunidades de pequeños mamíferos relativamente pobres (Pardiñas, 1999b).…”

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Cambios en Las Comunidades De Micromamíferos Durante El Holoceno Tardío–antropoceno en El Sudeste De La Provincia De Buenos Aires (Argentina)

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Cenizo

2023

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Resumen. Se analiza la composición taxonómica cualitativa y cuantitativa de ensambles de micromamíferos (incluyendo didelfimorfos, quirópteros y roedores) generados por la acción trófica de aves estrigiformes. Estas muestras fueron coleccionadas en la localidad costera de Centinela del Mar (38° 26' 18,56" S; 58° 13' 17,42" O, General Alvarado, Buenos Aires, Argentina) y se escalonan, cronológicamente, para representar los últimos 500 años (i.e., Holoceno Tardío-Antropoceno). Desde aquella más antigua se registran la extinción local o regional de seis especies de roedores (i.e., Bibimys torresi, Ctenomys sp., Eligmodontia typus, Necromys lasiurus, Phyllotis sp. y Pseudoryzomys simplex) y la extinción biológica de un quiróptero (Desmodus draculae). En las muestras más recientes se verifica un incremento dramático del roedor Calomys sp. La comunidad de micromamíferos contemporánea es el resultado de la acción del impacto antrópico, en particular las actividades agrícolas de la última centuria actuando sobre un pool de especies pauperizado por los cambios climáticos del Holoceno Tardío (e.g., Óptimo Climático Medieval, Pequeña Edad del Hielo). Se discute la referencia previa de ensambles no-análogos para este tipo de asociaciones caracterizadas por la ocurrencia en simpatría de taxones actualmente alopátricos.

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“…However, some terrestrial areas have their own ecological peculiarities that prevent the use of marine proxies to infer the environmental condition. The Iberian Peninsula is one of the examples of an area with high ecological diversity, considering the mountainous region and the strong effects of the Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic Ocean (e.g., Sanchez Goñi et al 2000;Roucoux et al 2005;Fletcher & Sánchez Goñi 2008;Álvarez-Lao et al 2020;Álvarez-Vena et al 2021). Particular to the Mediterranean Basin, the effects of global climatic fluctuations during the last glacial period were milder and less contrasting compared to the records from north-western Iberia or northern latitudes, as previous palynological (e.g., Carrión et al 2003;Finlayson et al 2008;Burjachs et al 2012) and small vertebrate studies (e.g., López-García et al 2014b;Fernández-García et al 2016 have suggested.…”

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The end of Late Glacial in north-eastern Iberia: the small mammal assemblage from Cudó cave (Mont-Ral, Tarragona)

ARJANTO

Fernández-García²,

López-García³

et al. 2023

Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh

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One of the markers of the Late Pleistocene is highly fluctuating climatic conditions, with the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM, 26.5–19 ka cal before present (BP)) known to be one of the coldest periods. This work explores how the environment of north-eastern Iberia changed in relation to global climatic changes experienced during the Late Pleistocene, specifically around the LGM. Small mammal assemblages from Cudó cave (Tarragona, Spain) were used considering their well-known reliability for palaeoenvironmental reconstructions. Based on the taxonomic identification and the taphonomic analysis, several methodologies covering both qualitative and quantitative approaches were used to obtain the palaeoenvironmental information corresponding to level 107 and level 105 of Cudó cave (31.2–24.4 and 15.5–10.2 ka cal BP, respectively). The taphonomic results obtained point out owls (category 3) as the main accumulator of the small mammals. The palaeoenvironmental reconstruction shows that both levels experienced colder (−7.2oC/–4.4 °C) and wetter (+848 mm/ + 586 mm) climatic conditions than nowadays. However, in level 107 the environment was dominated by mid-European species and rocky landscape, while in level 105 it was dominated by Mediterranean species and woodland habitat. These conditions are consistent with the trend in north-eastern Iberia following several climatic events before and after the LGM coinciding with the period of Cudó cave assemblages.

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A cave lion (Panthera spelaea) skeleton from Torca del León (NW Iberia): Micromammals indicate a temperate and forest environment corresponding to GI-11 (MIS 3)

Cited by 12 publications

References 72 publications

Palaeobiological study of the Holocene micromammal assemblage from the Cueva del Hueso (Castrillón, Asturias, NW Spain)

Palaeobiological study of the Holocene micromammal assemblage from the Cueva del Hueso (Castrillón, Asturias, NW Spain)

Cambios en Las Comunidades De Micromamíferos Durante El Holoceno Tardío–antropoceno en El Sudeste De La Provincia De Buenos Aires (Argentina)

The end of Late Glacial in north-eastern Iberia: the small mammal assemblage from Cudó cave (Mont-Ral, Tarragona)

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