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The carnivore assemblage of the hominid-bearing Trinchera-Galería karst-fill includes Cuon alpinus europaeus, Canis lupus, Vulpes vulpes, Panthera leo, Lynx pardina spelaea, Felis silvestris, Ursus spelaeus, Meles meles and Mustela sp. Modern analogues of this assemblage inhabit temperate montane forest. The unusual scarcity of hyaena remains might be a consequence of the hominid presence. The presence...
The middle Pleistocene bird fauna from Pinilla del Valle, Spain, comprises 20 taxa, several of which are reported for the first time from middle Pleistocene deposits of Spain. Today, these species inhabit a variety of habitats, including fresh water, woodland, shrubland, and various open environments. The species inhabiting the latter category are the most numerous.
Among the Pleistocene localities of the Sierra de Atapuerca, the site called Sima del Elefante is famous for having delivered in its lower level (TE-LRU) some hominid remains currently considered the oldest in Western Europe (about 1.2 Ma). In its upper part (TE-URU), this site has fossiliferous levels pertaining to the late Middle Pleistocene (350-250 ka). Here we describe for the first time the...
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