RT Journal Article
T1 The insectivores (Soricidae, Erinaceidae; Eulipotyphla; Mammalia) from Cueva Victoria (Early Pleistocene, Murcia, Spain)
A1 Furió, Marc
A1 Gibert, L.
A1 Ferràndez, Carles
A1 Sevilla, Paloma
AB In the Early Pleistocene locality of Cueva Victoria, the insectivores are represented by several fossil teeth, mandibles and skull fragments. In the present work, we describe and provide measurements of these fossils for the first time. Insectivores show a rather low taxonomic diversity in Cueva Victoria, with only two different species. Considering the environmental requirements for their extant relatives, the presence of only one hedgehog (Erinaceus cf. praeglacialis Brunner, 1933), and one shrew (Crocidura kornfeldi Kormos, 1934) points to the existence of dry and warm conditions in the surrounding area of Cueva Victoria, unfavourable to other contemporary species of insectivores.
PB E. Schweizerbart'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung
SN 0077-7749
YR 2015
FD 2015
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/34136
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/34136
LA eng
NO Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (MINECO)
NO Generalitat de Catalunya
DS Docta Complutense
RD 16 may 2024