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The Early to Middle Pleistocene Atapuerca caves and their Vertebrates
ICAZ Meeting 2006, México City
Gloria Cuenca-Bescós & Juan Rofes Grupo Aragosaurus (http://aragosaurus.com/ ). Área & Museo de Paleontología.
Departamento de Ciencias de la Tierra, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Zaragoza. 50009 Zaragoza, Spain. [email protected], [email protected]
ORAL PAPER SLIDES
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Noncommercial license. Attribution: Gloria Cuenca- Bescós, Juan Rofes
Washing-screening andsampling field lab next to
the Arlanzon River
Small vertebratesamples
Analysis andresearch atUniversidad de Zaragoza
FU 1
FU 6
TE15-19
TE9-14
FAD & LAD: 3 Allophaiomys spp, Castillomys,Asoriculus.
Castor fiber
Asoriculusgibberodon
Beremendiafissidens
Ursus dolinensis
FAD: Homo heidelbergensis, Ursusdeningeri, Stephanorhinushemitoechus, Arvicola cantianus
Crocuta crocuta Stephanorhinushemitoechus
FU 2TD3-4
FU 3TD5-6a
FU 4TD 6b
FU 5TD7-8a
FU 6TD8b-11
FAD: Iberomys huescarensis, Allocricetus,Crocuta.
FAD: Sus scrofa, Homotherium
FAD & LAD: Homo antecessor.
FAD: Microtus ratticepoidesLAD: Beremendia, Mimomys savini
FAD: Homo heidelbergensis, Ursus deningeri, Stephanorhinus hemitoechus, Arvicolacantianus
Panthera gombaszoegensisTD-4, FU2
Mimomys saviniTD-6, FU 4
Cervus elaphusTD-10, FU 6
Mammuthus sp.TD-6, FU 3
Crocuta crocutaTD-3, FU 2
Equus altidensTD-8, FU 5
Homo antecessorTD-6, FU 4
Soricine indet.TD-6, FU 4
FU 6
G II-IIITZ
Cuon alpinus
Dama vallonetensis
Panthera leo
FAD: Homo heidelbergensis, Ursus deningeri, Stephanorhinushemitoechus, Arvicolacantianus
FU 6
Homo heidelbergensis
Tiny Ear bones
FAD: Homo heidelbergensis, Ursusdeningeri, Stephanorhinushemitoechus, Arvicola cantianus
PalaeoenvironmentalReconstructions
Palaeoclimatic reconstruction of theEarly Pleistocene of Atapuerca (before 1 Ma)
Based on the Insectivora assemblage of the lowerlevels of Sima del Elefante
Palaeoenvironmental recontruction of the Early to Middle Pleistocene of Atapuerca (after 1 Ma)
Based on the Mammalian assemblage of thestratigraphic secuence of Gran Dolina
Chopper TD-6 Flake TD-6
Flint Core TD-6
QuarzitePointTD-10
Handaxe TG
Large FlintFlake TG
Quarzite SplitterTG
Quarzite PointTG
CuttingTool TD-10
MODE 1MODE 2
MODE 3
LITHIC TOOLS