RT Journal Article
T1 Fossil human remains from Bolomor Cave (Valencia, Spain)
A1 Arsuaga, Juan Luis
A1 Fernández Peris, Josep
A1 Gracia Téllez, Ana
A1 Quam, Rolf
A1 Carretero Diaz, José Miguel
A1 Barciela González, Virginia
A1 Blasco, Ruth
A1 Cuartero, Felipe
A1 Sañudo, Pablo
AB Systematic excavations carried out since 1989 at Bolomor Cave have led to the recovery of four Pleistocene human fossil remains, consisting of a fibular fragment, two isolated teeth, and a nearly complete adult parietal bone. All of these specimens date to the late Middle and early Late Pleistocene (MIS 7-5e). The fibular fragment shows thick cortical bone, an archaic feature found in non-modern (i.e. non-Homo sapiens) members of the genus Homo. Among the dental remains, the lack of a midtrigonid crest in the M1 represents a departure from the morphology reported for the majority of Neandertal specimens, while the large dimensions and pronounced shoveling of the marginal ridges in the C1 are similar to other European Middle and late Pleistocene fossils. The parietal bone is very thick, with dimensions that generally fall above Neandertal fossils and resemble more closely the Middle Pleistocene Atapuerca (SH) adult specimens. Based on the presence of archaic features, all the fossils from Bolomor are attributed to the Neandertal evolutionary lineage.
PB Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam
SN 0047-2484
YR 2012
FD 2012-05
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/43094
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/43094
LA eng
NO Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (MICINN)
DS Docta Complutense
RD 3 may 2024