RT Journal Article
T1 Biochronology of Spanish Quaternary small vertebrate faunas
A1 Cuenca Bescós, Gloria
A1 Rofes, Juan
A1 López García, Juan Manuel
A1 Blain, Hugues Alexandre
A1 De Marfá, Roger J.
A1 Galindo Pellicena, María Ángeles
A1 Bennásar Serra, M. Lluc
A1 Melero Rubio, María
A1 Arsuaga Ferreras, Juan Luis
A1 Bermúdez de Castro, José María
A1 Carbonell, Eudald
AB Thousands of fossils of small vertebrates are recorded in one of the most complete stratigraphic sequences of the continental European Pleistocene, in the Sierra de Atapuerca. This sequence, with a few interruptions, spans the last 1.5 million years. The stratigraphic series is recorded in six karstic cavities in the Sierra de Atapuerca. From the oldest record to the most modern one, these are the Sima del Elefante, Gran Dolina, Galería-Zarpazos, Sima de los Huesos, El Portalón and El Mirador. The faunal successions of continental microvertebrates have made it possible to divide the Atapuerca sequence into 7 faunal units (Atapuerca Faunal Units, ATA FUs), which are based on the first and last local appearances of taxa (LO, HO). The Spanish Quaternary small vertebrate faunas are grouped into 5 distinct biozones, from the oldest to the most recent: Allophaiomys pliocaenicus, Allophaiomys lavocati, Allophaiomys chalinei, Iberomys brecciensis and Iberomys cabrerae. These are calibrated with radiometric and palaeomagnetic dating, allowing the proposal of a continental biochronological scale for the Pleistocene of the Iberian Peninsula.
PB Elsevier
SN 1040-6182
YR 2010
FD 2010-02
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/43534
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/43534
LA eng
NO Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia
NO Dirección General de Investigación
DS Docta Complutense
RD 18 abr 2025