Levantine overkill: 1.5 million years of hunting down the body size distribution
Multiple large-bodied species went extinct during the Pleistocene. Changing climates and/or
human hunting are the main hypotheses used to explain these extinctions. We studied the …
human hunting are the main hypotheses used to explain these extinctions. We studied the …
The past and future human impact on mammalian diversity
To understand the current biodiversity crisis, it is crucial to determine how humans have
affected biodiversity in the past. However, the extent of human involvement in species …
affected biodiversity in the past. However, the extent of human involvement in species …
Identifying fossil rabbit warrens: insights from a taphonomical analysis of a modern warren
The European rabbit is a small burrowing mammal that is particularly abundant in Western
Europe since the Pleistocene and introduced around the world over the last few centuries …
Europe since the Pleistocene and introduced around the world over the last few centuries …
Mean body size estimation in large mammals and the computation of biomass in past ecosystems: An application to the Pleistocene sites of Orce and Sierra de …
G Rodríguez Gomez, P Palmqvist, B Martínez Navarro… - 2022 - docta.ucm.es
Estimation de la taille moyenne des grands mammifères et calcul de la biomasse dans les
écosystèmes du passé: une application aux sites pléistocènes de l'Orce et de la Sierra de …
écosystèmes du passé: une application aux sites pléistocènes de l'Orce et de la Sierra de …
More social species live longer, have longer generation times and longer reproductive windows
R Salguero-Gómez - Philosophical Transactions B, 2024 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The role of sociality in the demography of animals has become an intense focus of research
in recent decades. However, efforts to understand the sociality–demography nexus have …
in recent decades. However, efforts to understand the sociality–demography nexus have …
[HTML][HTML] Taxonomy, taphonomy and chronology of the Pleistocene faunal assemblage at Ngalau Gupin cave, Sumatra
Ngalau Gupin is a broad karstic cave system in the Padang Highlands of western Sumatra,
Indonesia. Abundant fossils, consisting of mostly isolated teeth from small-to large-sized …
Indonesia. Abundant fossils, consisting of mostly isolated teeth from small-to large-sized …
Rabbits in the grave! Consequences of bioturbation on the Neandertal “burial” at Regourdou (Montignac-sur-Vézère, Dordogne)
The understanding of Neanderthal societies, both with regard to their funerary behaviors
and their subsistence activities, is hotly debated. Old excavations and a lack of taphonomic …
and their subsistence activities, is hotly debated. Old excavations and a lack of taphonomic …
Middle and Late Pleistocene mammal fossils of Arabia and surrounding regions: Implications for biogeography and hominin dispersals
Plio-Pleistocene faunal turnovers and their implications for hominin dispersals have recently
received considerable attention. Exploration and palaeontological study of faunal …
received considerable attention. Exploration and palaeontological study of faunal …
Palaeoecology of the Southern chamois from Valdegoba Cave (Burgos, Spain) and its exploitation by the Neanderthals
G Rodríguez-Gómez, E Pérez-Fernández, P Fernandez… - Lethaia, 2022 - idunn.no
The Southern chamois (Rupicapra pyrenaica) is a small-sized bovid that currently inhabits
the Cantabrian Mountain Range, the Pyrenees, and the Central Apennine Mountains. This …
the Cantabrian Mountain Range, the Pyrenees, and the Central Apennine Mountains. This …
Rediscovering Geula cave: a middle Paleolithic cave site in northern Mt. Carmel, Israel
This paper focuses on new findings from Middle Paleolithic Geula Cave, Israel, located in
the northern part of Mt. Carmel. The cave, consists of several small chambers that are …
the northern part of Mt. Carmel. The cave, consists of several small chambers that are …