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New techniques for old bones: Morphometric and diffeomorphometric analysis of the bony labyrinth of the Reilingen and Ehringsdorf Neandertals

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Neandertals are known to possess very distinctive traits in their bony labyrinth morphology, such as an inferiorly positioned posterior canal and a very low number of turns in the cochlea. Hence, the inner ear has been often used to assess the Neandertal status of fragmentary fossils.
Alessandro Urciuoli, Julia Diez‐Valero, Ignacio Martínez, Rolf Quam, Brian A. Keeling, Nicole M. Webb, Mercedes Conde‐Valverde   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Vegetation context and climatic limits of the Early Pleistocene hominin dispersal in Europe

, 2010
The vegetation and the climatic context in which the first hominins entered and dispersed in Europe during the Early Pleistocene are reconstructed, using literature review and a new climatic simulation. Both in situ fauna and in situ pollen at the twelve
Mikolajewicz, U, Arpe, K, Leroy, S., Arpe, K., Leroy, SAG, Mikolajewicz, U.   +5 more
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New dating of the Matalascañas footprints provides new evidence of the Middle Pleistocene (MIS 9-8) hominin paleoecology in southern Europe

Scientific Reports, 2022
Hominin footprints were recently discovered at Matalascañas (Huelva; South of Iberian Peninsula). They were dated thanks to a previous study in deposits of the Asperillo cliff to 106 ± 19 ka, Upper Pleistocene, making Neandertals the most likely track ...
Eduardo Mayoral, Jérémy Duveau, Ana Santos, Antonio Rodríguez Ramírez, Juan A. Morales, Ricardo Díaz-Delgado, Jorge Rivera-Silva, Asier Gómez-Olivencia, Ignacio Díaz-Martínez   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

The management of symbolic raw materials in the Late Upper Paleolithic of South-Western France: a shell ornaments perspective

Peer Community Journal, 2022
Personal ornaments manufactured on marine and fossil shell are a significant element of Upper Palaeolithic symbolic material culture, and are often found at considerable distances from Pleistocene coastlines or relevant fossil deposits.
Rigaud, Solange, O’Hara, John, Charles, Laurent, Man-Estier, Elena, Paillet, Patrick   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Morphological variation in atlas and axis of Neotropical spiny rats (Rodentia, Echimyidae)

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract The unique morphologies of the first two cervical vertebrae, the atlas and axis, represent a significant innovation in mammalian evolution. These structures support the weight of the head and enable intricate movements of the head and neck.
Thomas Furtado da Silva Netto, João Felipe Leal Kaiuca, Adriana Itatí Olivares, William Corrêa Tavares   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Steppes, savannahs, forests and phytodiversity reservoirs during the Pleistocene in the Iberian Peninsula

, 2010
A palaeobotanical analysis of the Pleistocene floras and vegetation in the Iberian Peninsula shows the existence of patched landscapes with Pinus woodlands, deciduous and mixed forests, parklands (savannah-like), shrublands, steppes and grasslands ...
Valero-Garcésa, B, García-Antón, Mercedes, Penélope González-Sampériz, Suzanne A.G. Leroy, Gil-Garcíae, MJ, Figueiral, I, Fernández, S, Carrión, José S., Isabel Figueiral, Uzquiano, Paloma, María José Gil-García, Uzquiano, P, José S. Carrión, Gil-García, María José, Figueiral, Isabel, Leroy, Suzanne A.G., Leroy, SAG, Valero-Garcés, Blas L., Paloma Uzquiano, Santiago Fernández, Mercedes García-Antón, Carrión, JS, Fernández, Santiago, García-Antónd, M, González-Sampériz, P, González-Sampériz, Penélope, Blas Valero-Garcés, Leroy, Suzanne A. G., Valero-Garcés, Blas   +28 more
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Soils and soilscapes of the Upper Volturno basin: a detailed survey of a large intermontane basin in the Central-Southern Apennines, Italy

Journal of Maps, 2021
Soils of the Upper Volturno basin in the Central-Southern Apennines (Molise, Italy) were surveyed in detail. Trends in development are described with focus on the contrast between the mountain soils and the soils of the basin.
R. H. van Otterloo, J. Sevink
doaj   +1 more source

Unfused transverse foramen of the atlas vertebra in the Neandertal lineage fossils

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract In anatomically modern humans, the atlas can display an unfused transverse foramen (UTF) but currently the presence of UTF in the Neandertal lineage is uncertain due to a scarcity of prevalence studies and no exhaustive record of its presence throughout the entire hominin fossil record.
Asier Gómez‐Olivencia, Mikel Arlegi, Juan José Valenzuela‐Fuenzalida, Mathias Orellana‐Donoso, Juan Luis Arsuaga, Juan A. Sanchis‐Gimeno   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Formation of the Upper Pleistocene terraces of Lake Van (Turkey)

Journal of Quaternary Science, 2010
AbstractSedimentological and geomorphological studies of terraces around Lake Van (1647 m) provided a preliminary framework for lake‐level variations. The elevations of terraces and past lake level were measured with a differential global positioning system.
GUILLOU, Herve, REYSS, Jean-Louis, MOURALIS, Damase, Akkoprou, Ebru, CHRISTOL, Aurelien, KUZUCUOGLU, Catherine, Zorer, Halil, Dogu, Ali-Fuat, KARABIYIKOGLU, Mustafa, Fort, Monique, SCAILLET, Stephane, BRUNSTEIN, Daniel, FONTUGNE, Michel   +12 more
openaire   +4 more sources

Osteohistology of two phorusrhacids reveals uninterrupted growth strategy

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Phorusrhacidae were apex predators that primarily dominated South America ecosystems for at least 40 million years with their imposing size and predatory lifestyle—yet some aspects of their biology remain poorly understood. Osteohistology is a tool for understanding growth dynamics and biomechanical adaptations.
Lotta Dreyer, Christian Cooper, Jingmai O'Connor   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source