RT Journal Article
T1 Fossil Tusk Shells (Mollusca, Scaphopoda) in Archaeological Sites in the South of the Iberian Peninsula (Spain).
A1 Lozano-Francisco, María del Carmen
A1 Simón-Vallejo, M. Dolores
A1 Vera-Lozano, José Antonio
A1 Vera-Peláez, José L.
A1 Cortés-Sánchez, Miguel
K1 Fósiles - Península Ibérica
K1 Moluscos fósiles
K1 Escafópodos
K1 Excavaciones arqueológicas
K1 Plioceno
AB The interest of human groups in fossil collecting from the Middle Pleistocene onwardshas recently been highlighted. Among the taxa identified at several archaeological sites, aparticular group of molluscs stands out: the scaphopods. This paper provides an exhaustivereview of scaphopod (Mollusca, Scaphopoda) fossils recovered from archaeological sitesin southern Iberia, particularly two sites: Cueva del Hoyo de la Mina and El Tesoro,both in the province of Málaga (southern Spain). The importance of using fossils ofthis mollusc from the Magdalenian to the Neolithic period has been confirmed at thesesites. While the Iberian Peninsula is home to a rich diversity of scaphopod species, with24 species belonging to nine genera during the Neogene period alone, our analysis revealsthat only two species, Paradentalium inaequale and Paradentalium sexangulum, were chosenfor symbolic purposes. Additionally, we provide a synthesis of the presence of thesespecies and this group in other Iberian sites. A total of 258 scaphopods were found at eightIberian archaeological sites ranging from the Solutrean to the Bronze Age. We also discusssome of their cultural connotations. The fossil scaphopod species have been reviewed andcompared with palaeontological collections from southern Iberia.
PB MDPI
YR 2025
FD 2025-09-15
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/40036
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/40036
LA eng
NO Lozano-Francisco, M.C.; Simón-Vallejo, M.D.; Vera-Lozano, J.A.; Vera-Peláez, J.L.; Cortés-Sánchez, M. Fossil Tusk Shells (Mollusca, Scaphopoda) in Archaeological Sites in the South of the Iberian Peninsula (Spain). Quaternary 2025, 8, 50.
NO El tránsito Paleolítico Medio-Superior en el sur de Iberia (50-16 ka bp): marco cronológico y ambiental y procesos de cambios tecnológicos, económicos y simbólicos. Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad. Código: HAR2016-77789-P
NO Research group HUM1089 PAMSUR
NO HUM974 ENCIC--Research group
NO El tránsito Paleolítico Medio-Superior en el sur de Iberia (50-16 ka bp): marco cronológico y ambiental y procesos de cambios tecnológicos, económicos y simbólicos. Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad. Código: HAR2016-77789-P
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 19 ene 2026