RT Journal Article
T1 Juan Labranz cave: a Quaternary deposit in the central Iberian Peninsula
A1 García García, Nuria
A1 Bárez Del Cueto, Sergio
A1 Gaspar Simón, Ignacio de
A1 Prieto, Santiago
A1 Laplana Conesa, César
A1 Galindo Pellicena, María Ángeles
A1 Huguet Pamiès, Rosa
A1 Blázquez Orta, Raquel
A1 Jiménez Carmona, Israel Jesús
A1 Valle, Héctor Del
A1 Pérez Díaz, Sebastián
A1 Feranec, R.S.
A1 Aranburu, Arantza
A1 Sevilla García, María Paloma
A1 Prieto Saiz, Irene
AB Here we report the preliminary results from the 2015–19 s prospecting explorations, excavations, and research from Juan Labranz Cave, a new Quaternary palaeontological deposit rich in mammals that offers information on the faunal context of the southern sub-plateau. This cave is located on the border of the Iberian range, at the Sierra de Valdecabras, Cuenca, at 1.279 metres above sea level. This study includes the first georeferenced digital map of the cave and a preliminary analysis of its chronology, palynology, macro- and microvertebrate palaeontology, and taphonomy. The cave is interpreted as a hyena den, and this would represent one of the highest elevation cavities where the activity of this taxon is recorded. Moreover, we consider this site important and unique because it constitutes one of the very few Pleistocene cave sites in the southern sub-plateau. It is strategically located on the border between the Iberian range and the Tajo Tertiary Basin, at the Júcar River valley, which represents the only great natural corridor that covers hundreds of kilometres and connects two very important palaeoecological areas, the interior of the Iberian Peninsula and the Mediterranean basin.
PB Taylor & Francis
SN 0891-2963, ESSN: 1029-2381
YR 2022
FD 2022-04-24
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/71977
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/71977
LA eng
NO Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (MICINN)
NO Consejería de Educación, Cultura y Deportes Junta de Castilla-La Mancha
NO Grupo UCM Ecosistemas Cuaternarios
NO Laboratorio de Evolución Humana
DS Docta Complutense
RD 6 abr 2025