RT Journal Article
T1 A new middle Pleistocene (Marine Oxygen Isotope Stage 6) coldherpetofaunal assemblage from the central Iberian Peninsula(Manzanares Valley, Madrid)
A1 Blain, Hugues Alexandre
A1 Rubio Jara, Susana
A1 Panera Gallego, Joaquín
A1 Uribelarrea Del Val, David
A1 Laplana Conesa, César
A1 Herráez Igualador, Esther
A1 Pérez González, Alfredo José
AB Middle Pleistocene sites that document glacials are relatively rare in the Iberian Peninsula, and as such, the composition of cold small-vertebrate assemblages is almost unknown in southwestern Mediterranean Europe. The archaeological site Estanque de Tormentas de Butarque H-02 in Villaverde, Madrid, in central Spain, recently attributed to Marine Oxygen Isotope Stage (MIS) 6, provides new data on cold small-vertebrate assemblages. Quantitative climate reconstruction and habitat weighting methods applied to the herpetofaunal assemblage reconstruct the terrestrial climatic and environmental conditions that prevailed in central Spain during the penultimate glacial (MIS 6). During MIS 6, the climate was colder (−3.0°C) and slightly wetter (+122.8 mm) than present in the study area. This confirms that temperature variations were not extreme and precipitation was sufficient in southern Mediterranean Europe for the persistence of temperate trees. Paleoenvironmental reconstruction suggests a large representation of dry environments on the overlying plateau, together with a probable corridor of humid meadows and woodlands along the river where the site is located.
PB Cambridge University Press
SN 1096-0287
YR 2017
FD 2017-05-25
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/19272
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/19272
LA eng
DS Docta Complutense
RD 12 abr 2025