Author, as appears in the article.: Duñó-Iglesias, P; Ramírez-Pedraza, I; Rivals, F; Mirea, IC; Faur, LM; Constantin, S; Robu, M
Department: Història i Història de l'Art
URV's Author/s: Rivals, Florent Joseph Louis / Ramírez-Pedraza, Iván / Duñó-Iglesias, Paulo
Keywords: climatic changes ecological refugia extinction chronology food-habits hard mast late pleistocene occlusal microwear omnivorous behaviour paleobiological implications romanian carpathians stable-isotopes ursilor cave ursus arctos ursus-arctos Ecological refugia Hard mast Last glacial period Omnivorous behaviour Romanian carpathians Ursus arctos Ursus spelaeus
Abstract: Cave bears (Ursus spelaeus) have been recognized as being predominantly herbivorous. However, Romanian Carpathian cave bears have displayed a flexible diet based on a wide range of δ15N values. In this work, we analyse 97 lower first molars of Ursus spelaeus and contemporaneous Ursus arctos from different sites in this region, using dental microwear analysis to reconstruct their pre-dormancy diets during MIS 3. Newly obtained radiocarbon dates of the individuals are also reported. The short-term diet of all populations studied is identified as omnivorous, with a preference for the consumption of hard objects. For the first time, the widespread presence of puncture pits on U. spelaeus populations has been observed, which could be linked to the intake of seeded and hard-shelled fruits from temperate broadleaf trees. Hence, the dietary patterns of Carpathian cave bears exhibit similarities to those of present-day brown bears inhabiting the same region and suggests that the Carpathians served as an ecological refuge for cave bear specimens. This is reinforced by an early 27.1 cal kyr B.P. date from an individual from Urşilor Cave, which sheds light on the potential dietary continuity of Romanian Carpathian cave bear populations even during the final phases leading up to their extinction.
Thematic Areas: Astronomia / física Biodiversidade Ciências agrárias i Ciências ambientais Ciências biológicas i Earth-surface processes Ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics Educação Engenharias ii Engenharias iii Engenharias iv Ensino Filosofia/teologia:subcomissão filosofia Geociências Geografía Geography, physical Geosciences, multidisciplinary Interdisciplinar Oceanography Paleontology Planejamento urbano e regional / demografia Química Saúde coletiva
licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
Author's mail: florent.rivals@urv.cat
Author identifier: 0000-0001-8074-9254
Record's date: 2024-02-17
Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Link to the original source: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0031018223006065
Papper original source: Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology. 636
APA: Duñó-Iglesias, P; Ramírez-Pedraza, I; Rivals, F; Mirea, IC; Faur, LM; Constantin, S; Robu, M (2024). Palaeodiet during the pre-dormancy period of MIS 3 Romanian cave bears as inferred from dental microwear analysis. Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology, 636(), -. DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2023.111988
Licence document URL: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
Article's DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2023.111988
Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Journal publication year: 2024
Publication Type: Journal Publications