Quaternary fauna of the Eastern Adriatic (Croatia) with the special review on the Late Pleistocene sites

Lenardić, Jadranka Mauch; Sršen, Ankica Oros; Radović, Siniša

doi:10.1016/j.quaint.2017.11.028

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“…yr. BP) the climate gradually became warmer and the sea level rose until its current level (Lambeck & Purcell 2004). Forests (deciduous and Mediterranean, Rossignol-Strick 1999) spread around the Adriatic Basin, and species related to vast open habitats (such as equids and large bovids) diminished, while those adapted to more closed habitats became more abundant (Miracle 1997, Mauch Lenardić et al 2018.…”

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“…The fact is that there are twice as many sites with bird remains along the coast than in continental Croatia (e.g. Paunović et al 1999, Mauch Lenardić et al 2018. However, there are also sites with numerous bird remains in the inland region, such as Vindija or Veternica caves.…”

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“…yr. BP, MIS 1). Faunal assemblage includes large mammals, micromammals, amphibians, reptiles, birds, fish and molluscs (Mauch Lenardić et al 2018).…”

Section: Točkama Označena Su Nalazišta S Kojih Potječu Kosti Opisane mentioning

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European Roller Coracias garrulus in the Pleistocene and Holocene of Croatia

Sršen¹,

Zaher²

2019

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Fossil remains of the European Roller Coracias garrulus in Croatia are relatively rare. The European Roller has been found at four sites situated along the Adriatic coast: Marlera I and Šandalja II in the northern Adriatic, and Vela Spila and Markova Spilja on the southern part. The oldest find is from Marlera I, which dates back to the Late Pleistocene (Marine Isotope Stage 3-MIS 3) and the youngest are the Holocene (MIS 1) finds at Vela Spila and Markova Spilja. Immature bones were found in Vela Spila deposits, indicating breeding during the Late Pleistocene in the southern Adriatic. So far, the European Roller has not been determined in deposits from continental Croatia.

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European Roller Coracias garrulus in the Pleistocene and Holocene of Croatia

Sršen¹,

Zaher²

2019

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“…Furthermore, data on palaeoenvironmental and palaeoclimatic conditions come from several archaeological cave sites from the eastern Adriatic. For example, at the ‘fossil’ cave system of Marlera in southern Istria (northeastern Adriatic), faunal remains (found with lithics) from sediments dated to 45.2 ka cal bp are characteristic of a temperate climate and a vast open environment with both forested and mixed parkland areas (Mauch Lenardić et al ., 2018). Also, several Mousterian layers of Mujina pećina (eastern central Adriatic) are dated to a period approximately between 49 and 39 ka cal bp (Rink et al ., 2002; Boschian et al ., 2017) (Fig.…”

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A palaeoecological view of the last Neanderthals at the crossroads of south‐central Europe and the central Mediterranean: long‐term stability or pronounced environmental change with human responses

Karavanić

Banda

Radović

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J Quaternary Science

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This paper presents palaeoecological reconstructions and late Neanderthal responses to environmental conditions in two different palaeoecological zones (continental south‐central Europe and the eastern Adriatic) during MIS 3. Our interpretations are based on the available records of climatic conditions, characteristics of Mousterian industries and site characteristics. A variety of data obtained by different methods of analyses (sediments and biological remains) were used for palaeoecological reconstructions, while hominin behaviour was examined from various perspectives based on lithic remains (technology, typology, raw material use), subsistence strategies, land use and site structures. In both regions, Neanderthals practised a broad exploitation of different faunal and lithic resources available to them and successfully adapted to local environments. Based on a variety of evidence, we offer a new synthesis and examine whether continental south‐central Europe and the Adriatic really acted as refugia during the time of late Neanderthal occupations. We also consider the possible causes and/or timing of Neanderthal disappearance in these regions.

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“…Such finds are relatively common in Croatian Late Pleistocene/Holocene fluvial sediments. Numerous skeletal remains of different mammal species have been discovered, mostly during the exploitation of the rivers' gravels and sands [2][3][4][5], but sometimes as isolated finds on the riverbanks. Here, we present an allochthonous assemblage representing typical Late Pleistocene (woolly mammoth and giant deer) to Holocene (red deer and dog) remains.…”

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Mammoths, Deer, and a Dog: Fossil and (Sub) Recent Allochthonous Remains from the Northeastern Croatia (Podravina Region), with the First Radiocarbon Dating of the Croatian Woolly Mammoths (Mammuthus primigenius)

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Eight anatomically and taxonomically different finds are presented in this paper, and they belong to four taxa: woolly mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius), giant deer (Megaloceros giganteus), red deer (Cervus elaphus), and dog (Canis familiaris). All specimens represent allochthonous Late Pleistocene and Holocene animal remains, and all were dredged during the gravel exploitation at the Sekuline site near Molve (Podravina region, SW Pannonian basin, NE Croatia). Mammoth remains (bone and tusk fragments) were radiocarbon dated, and these are the first absolute dates on mammoths in Croatia. One upper last left deciduous premolar (dP4 sin.) also belongs to the same species. Ascribed to a dog is one well-preserved skull with a peculiar abscess scar on the maxillary bone as the result of an inflammatory process on the carnassial (P4) premolar. The Late Pleistocene cervid remains are giant deer, while the other cervid finds were determined to be red deer of the Holocene age. Morphometrical and taphonomical data are presented for each specimen. Such fossil and recent bone/tooth aggregates are characteristic of fluvial deposits and selective collecting. Although lacking stratigraphic provenance, these finds help to fulfil the gaps in palaeoenvironmental, palaeoecological, and palaeoclimate reconstructions of Podravina and its neighbouring areas.

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Quaternary fauna of the Eastern Adriatic (Croatia) with the special review on the Late Pleistocene sites

Cited by 14 publications

References 30 publications

European Roller Coracias garrulus in the Pleistocene and Holocene of Croatia

European Roller Coracias garrulus in the Pleistocene and Holocene of Croatia

A palaeoecological view of the last Neanderthals at the crossroads of south‐central Europe and the central Mediterranean: long‐term stability or pronounced environmental change with human responses

Mammoths, Deer, and a Dog: Fossil and (Sub) Recent Allochthonous Remains from the Northeastern Croatia (Podravina Region), with the First Radiocarbon Dating of the Croatian Woolly Mammoths (Mammuthus primigenius)

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