RT Journal Article
T1 Updates to the carnivore fauna from the Sima de los Huesos
A1 García García, Nuria
A1 Jiménez Carmona, Israel Jesús
A1 Blázquez Orta, Raquel
A1 Arsuaga Ferreras, Juan Luis
AB The Sima de los Huesos site in the Sierra de Atapuerca (Burgos, northern Spain) is a Middle Pleistocene locality with the most important accumulation of humans in the European record for this age. In addition to the hominin collection, the Sima has provided numerous faunal remains. Here, we update the carnivoran mammal fauna from the Sima de los Huesos. The analyzed carnivoran fauna is taxonomically diverse consisting of 11 species from 9 genera and four families. The high taxonomic diversity of carnivorans at the site is interpreted as corresponding to high overall ecosystem productivity. A synthetic description of the carnivoran remains is presented adding new information on the biochronology of the carnivoran species assemblage and its paleoecological association with European Middle Pleistocene hominins. Because of their similarity in taphonomic setting and diets—that the carnivoran fauna and humans were found in the same place and had similar protein-rich diets—clarifying the paleontological and paleoecological context of these carnivorans permits a better understanding of the humans also found at this site.
PB Wiley
SN 1932-8486
YR 2023
FD 2023
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/73235
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/73235
LA eng
NO Junta de Castilla y León
NO Fundación Atapuerca
NO Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación
NO Cajaviva Fundación
NO Caja Rural Burgos
NO Universidad Complutense de Madrid
DS Docta Complutense
RD 10 abr 2025