RT Journal Article
T1 The mammoth from the archaeo-paleontological hominin site of Huéscar-1: A tile in the puzzling question of the replacement of Mammuthus meridionalis by Mammuthus trogontherii in the late Early Pleistocene of Europe
A1 Ros-Montoya, Sergio
A1 Palombo, Maria Rita
A1 Espigares-Ortiz, María Patrocinio
A1 Palmqvist-Barrena, Carlos Paul
A1 Martínez-Navarro, Bienvenido
K1 Mamuts
K1 Elefantes fósiles
K1 Paleontología - Pleistoceno
AB The site of Huéscar-1 (Baza basin, Granada, Spain) yielded an interesting paleontological record close in age to the Early-Middle Pleistocene boundary. In 2003 two lithic artifacts were found, confirming the human presence at this site. The faunal assemblage preserves few marsh turtle remains, a number of avian species, and small and large mammals, including some elephant remains believed in the past to record the oldest appearance in Europe of Palaeoloxodon antiquus. They actually belong to the genus Mammuthus, although the identification (i.e., Mammuthus meridionalis or Mammuthus trogontherii) has been questioned. The aim of this research is two folded: (1) to provide a new description of Huéscar-1 remains, which can confidently be attributed to the southern mammoth, thus representing one among the last populations of M. meridionalis recorded in Europe; and (2) to briefly discuss open questions about time and mode of the replacement of M. meridionalis by M. trogontherii by the end of the Early Pleistocene.
PB Elservier
YR 2018
FD 2018
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/37766
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/37766
LA eng
NO Ros-Montoya S.; Palombo M.R.; Espigares M.P.; Palmqvist P.; Martínez-Navarro B. 2018. The mammoth from the archaeo-paleontological hominin site of Huéscar-1: A tile in the puzzling question of the replacement of Mammuthus meridionalis by Mammuthus trogontherii in the late Early Pleistocene of Europe. Quaternary Science Reviews,197, 336-351
NO https://openpolicyfinder.jisc.ac.uk/id/publication/4700
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 20 ene 2026