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Multidisciplinary approach to Mammuthus meridionalis from the late-Early Pleistocene archaeological site of Barranc de la Boella (Tarragona, North-East Iberia)

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    Identificador:  imarina:9466834
    Autors:  Fidalgo D; Rosas A; Pineda A; Ramírez-Pedraza I; Ros-Montoya S; Rodríguez de la Fuente D; López-Polín L; Gómez-Morgado L; Martínez-Navarro B; Moreno-Ribas E; García-Tabernero A; Huguet R; Ollé A; Vallverdú J; Saladié P
    Resum:
    Proboscideans have been used as a keystone in Quaternary palaeoecology and biostratigraphy studies throughout Europe, with genera such as Mammuthus and Palaeoloxodon widely represented in their fossil record. This study presents a multidisciplinary analysis of proboscidean remains from the late-Early Pleistocene site of Barranc de la Boella (Tarragona, Iberian Peninsula; 1.07-0.87 Ma), offering new insights into their biochronology, palaeoecology and human interactions. The fossil assemblages includes several fossils attributed to Mammuthus meridionalis advanced form, based on biometric, morphological and Schreger angle analyses. Stable carbon isotope (delta 1 3 C) data in the enamel indicate a diet related to C3 grasslands under a Mediterranean climate, consistent with previous palaeoenvironmental reconstructions. Taphonomic evidence reinforces the published idea of an archaeological context with anthropogenic processing of a mammoth carcass, including cut marks and spatial association with Acheulean lithic tools. In addition, carnivore modifications suggest the hyenas activity. These findings underline the ecological importance of proboscideans in Early Pleistocene ecosystems and provide decisive evidence for human-megafaunal interactions during the early Acheulean dispersal in Europe. The study reinforces the importance of Mammuthus meridionalis as a palaeoenvironmental and biochronological proxy and contributes to broader debates on the role of large herbivores in Pleistocene ecosystems.
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    Enllaç font original: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/08912963.2025.2551767
    Referència de l'ítem segons les normes APA: Fidalgo D; Rosas A; Pineda A; Ramírez-Pedraza I; Ros-Montoya S; Rodríguez de la Fuente D; López-Polín L; Gómez-Morgado L; Martínez-Navarro B; Moreno-R (2025). Multidisciplinary approach to Mammuthus meridionalis from the late-Early Pleistocene archaeological site of Barranc de la Boella (Tarragona, North-East Iberia). HISTORICAL BIOLOGY, (), -. DOI: 10.1080/08912963.2025.2551767
    Referència a l'article segons font original: HISTORICAL BIOLOGY.
    DOI de l'article: 10.1080/08912963.2025.2551767
    Any de publicació de la revista: 2025-09-18
    Entitat: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
    Versió de l'article dipositat: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
    Data d'alta del registre: 2026-03-28
    Autor/s de la URV: Huguet Pàmies, Rosa / López-Polin Dolhaberriague, Lucía / Martínez Navarro, Bienvenido / Ollé Cañellas, Andreu / Ramírez Pedraza, Iván / Saladié Ballesté, Palmira / Vallverdú Poch, Josep
    Departament: Història i Història de l'Art
    URL Document de llicència: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
    Tipus de publicació: Journal Publications
    Autor segons l'article: Fidalgo D; Rosas A; Pineda A; Ramírez-Pedraza I; Ros-Montoya S; Rodríguez de la Fuente D; López-Polín L; Gómez-Morgado L; Martínez-Navarro B; Moreno-Ribas E; García-Tabernero A; Huguet R; Ollé A; Vallverdú J; Saladié P
    Accès a la llicència d'ús: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
    Àrees temàtiques: Paleontology, Interdisciplinar, Geociências, General agricultural and biological sciences, Filosofia/teologia:subcomissão filosofia, Biodiversidade, Agricultural and biological sciences (miscellaneous), Agricultural and biological sciences (all)
    Adreça de correu electrònic de l'autor: lucia.lopezpolin@urv.cat, ivan.ramirez@estudiants.urv.cat, palmira.saladie@urv.cat, palmira.saladie@urv.cat, rosa.huguet@urv.cat, rosa.huguet@urv.cat, andreu.olle@urv.cat, andreu.olle@urv.cat, josep.vallverdup@urv.cat, bienvenido.martinez@urv.cat, bienvenido.martinez@urv.cat, bienvenido.martinez@urv.cat
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    Universidad de santiago de compostela
    Spain
    Quaternary
    Proboscideans
    Proboscidea
    Paleontological site
    Palaeoloxodon-antiquus
    Palaeoecology
    Middle
    Marathousa 1
    Mammoth evolution
    Greece
    Europe
    Elephant-carcass
    Dr diego lombao
    Dispersal
    Acheulean
    Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Miscellaneous)
    Paleontology
    Interdisciplinar
    Geociências
    General agricultural and biological sciences
    Filosofia/teologia:subcomissão filosofia
    Biodiversidade
    Agricultural and biological sciences (all)
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