Author, as appears in the article.: Agustí, J; Piñero, P
Department: Història i Història de l'Art
URV's Author/s: Agusti Ballester, Jorge
Keywords: Spain Rodentia Muridae Mammalia Guadix-baza basin Early pleistocene Arvicolinae western-europe spain rodentia pliocene muridae rodentia muridae mammalia late miocene guadix-baza basin granada early pleistocene early homo continental beds biostratigraphy arvicolinae
Abstract: In this paper, we present a detailed survey on the rodent fauna from the site of Barranco de los Conejos (Guadix-Baza Basin, southern Spain). Its rodent fauna is composed of three arvicolines (Orcemys giberti, Manchenomys oswaldoreigi, and Tibericola vandermeuleni) and two murids (Castillomys rivas and Apodemus atavus). The three arvicoline species present ever-growing molars. Orcemys giberti and Manchenomys oswaldoreigi can be considered as descendants of local Mimomys species (Mimomys medasensis and Mimomys tornensis, respectively), while Tibericola vandermeuleni is an eastern inmigrant. Loosening of roots in Orcemys giberti and Manchenomys oswaldoreigi is explained as an adaptation to a fossorial way of life, in relation to the Early Pleistocene glacial-interglacial dynamics, which led to cooler and drier conditions. This environmental change would also explain the dispersal of Tibericola from the eastern Mediterranean.
Thematic Areas: Paleontology Geociências Filosofia/teologia:subcomissão filosofia Farmacia Ciências biológicas i Ciências ambientais Biodiversidade
licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
Author's mail: jorge.agusti@urv.cat
Author identifier: 0000-0002-7240-1992
Record's date: 2024-08-03
Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Licence document URL: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
Papper original source: Acta Palaeontologica Polonica. 68 (2): 379-391
APA: Agustí, J; Piñero, P (2023). Evidence for parallel development of ever-growing molars in Early Pleistocene rodents from southern Spain and their paleoenvironmental implications. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, 68(2), 379-391. DOI: 10.4202/app.01074.2023
Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Journal publication year: 2023
Publication Type: Journal Publications
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