Autor según el artículo: Agustí, J; Piñero, P
Departamento: Història i Història de l'Art
Autor/es de la URV: Agusti Ballester, Jorge
Palabras clave: 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
Resumen: 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.
Áreas temáticas: Paleontology Geociências Filosofia/teologia:subcomissão filosofia Farmacia Ciências biológicas i Ciências ambientais Biodiversidade
Acceso a la licencia de uso: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
Direcció de correo del autor: jorge.agusti@urv.cat
Identificador del autor: 0000-0002-7240-1992
Fecha de alta del registro: 2024-08-03
Versión del articulo depositado: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
URL Documento de licencia: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
Referencia al articulo segun fuente origial: Acta Palaeontologica Polonica. 68 (2): 379-391
Referencia de l'ítem segons les normes 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
Entidad: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Año de publicación de la revista: 2023
Tipo de publicación: Journal Publications
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