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Description and interpretation of a Megatherium americanum atlas with evidence of human intervention

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    Identifier: imarina:6389028
    Authors:
    Chichkoyan KVMartínez-Navarro BMoigne AMCioppi EBelinchón MLanata JL
    Abstract:
    This paper discusses a Megatherium americanum atlas from the Pampas region of Argentina, which is currently housed at the Museo di Storia Naturale di Firenze, Italy. Traces of anthropic cut marks were found on the dorsal and ventral faces of the posterior part, in articulation with the axis. This is the first time that this type of evidence has been documented on this element of this species. The position of these marks suggests that they resulted from the act of separating the head from the postcranial skeleton. They were therefore most likely made in an effort to exploit the contents of the head. Current research focusing on museum collections employing modern methods can provide new and valuable information, despite the general lack of contextualization of these pieces. In the case studied here, these methods have allowed us to delve deeper into the first dispersal of Homo sapiens and their interaction with the native fauna in the South American Southern Cone.
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    Author, as appears in the article.: Chichkoyan KV; Martínez-Navarro B; Moigne AM; Cioppi E; Belinchón M; Lanata JL
    Department: Història i Història de lArt Bioquímica i Biotecnologia
    URV's Author/s: Martínez Navarro, Bienvenido / Rodríguez Calvo, Ricardo
    Keywords: Taphonomy Pampean region Museum's collection Megafauna Human dispersal Homo sapiens
    Abstract: This paper discusses a Megatherium americanum atlas from the Pampas region of Argentina, which is currently housed at the Museo di Storia Naturale di Firenze, Italy. Traces of anthropic cut marks were found on the dorsal and ventral faces of the posterior part, in articulation with the axis. This is the first time that this type of evidence has been documented on this element of this species. The position of these marks suggests that they resulted from the act of separating the head from the postcranial skeleton. They were therefore most likely made in an effort to exploit the contents of the head. Current research focusing on museum collections employing modern methods can provide new and valuable information, despite the general lack of contextualization of these pieces. In the case studied here, these methods have allowed us to delve deeper into the first dispersal of Homo sapiens and their interaction with the native fauna in the South American Southern Cone.
    Thematic Areas: Stratigraphy Paleontology Medicina ii Geology Geociências Biodiversidade
    licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
    ISSN: 00356883
    Author's mail: ricardo.rodriguez@urv.cat bienvenido.martinez@urv.cat
    Record's date: 2024-09-07
    Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
    Link to the original source: https://riviste.unimi.it/index.php/RIPS/article/view/8019
    Licence document URL: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
    Papper original source: Rivista Italiana Di Paleontologia E Stratigrafia. 123 (1): 51-64
    APA: Chichkoyan KV; Martínez-Navarro B; Moigne AM; Cioppi E; Belinchón M; Lanata JL (2017). Description and interpretation of a Megatherium americanum atlas with evidence of human intervention. Rivista Italiana Di Paleontologia E Stratigrafia, 123(1), 51-64. DOI: 10.13130/20394942/8019
    Article's DOI: 10.13130/20394942/8019
    Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
    Journal publication year: 2017
    Publication Type: Journal Publications
  • Keywords:

    Geology,Paleontology,Stratigraphy
    Taphonomy
    Pampean region
    Museum's collection
    Megafauna
    Human dispersal
    Homo sapiens
    Stratigraphy
    Paleontology
    Medicina ii
    Geology
    Geociências
    Biodiversidade
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