A5012800496- Evolution and Paleontology Studies
- Primate Behavior and Ecology
- Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
- Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
- Amphibian and Reptile Biology
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
- Archaeological and Geological Studies
- Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
- Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
- Comparative Animal Anatomy Studies
- Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior
- Morphological variations and asymmetry
- Action Observation and Synchronization
- Veterinary Equine Medical Research
- Ichthyology and Marine Biology
- Archaeological and Historical Studies
- Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock
- Caveolin-1 and cellular processes
- Physiological and biochemical adaptations
- Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies
- Human-Animal Interaction Studies
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont
2013-2023
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
2013-2023
Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats
2013-2023
German Center for Lung Research
2020
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
2020
Universitat de Barcelona
2013-2014
Barcelona Provincial Council
1990-2005
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas
2001-2002
University of the Basque Country
2000
Pigorini National Museum of Prehistory and Ethnography
1999
We describe a partial skeleton with facial cranium of Pierolapithecus catalaunicus gen. et sp. nov., new Middle Miocene (12.5 to 13 million years ago) ape from Barranc de Can Vila 1 (Barcelona, Spain). It is the first known individual this age that combines well-preserved cranial, dental, and postcranial material. The thorax, lumbar region, wrist provide evidence modern ape–like orthograde body design, morphology includes basic derived great features. reveals early apes retained primitive...
Because of their physiological and life history characteristics, mammals exploit adaptive zones unavailable to ectothermic reptiles. Yet, they perform best in energy-rich environments because high constant growth rates sustained levels resting metabolism require continuous resource supply. In resource-limited ecosystems such as islands, therefore, reptiles frequently displace slow flexible low metabolic permit them operate effectively with energy flow. An apparent contradiction this general...
Comparative morphological and functional analyses of the skeletal remains Oreopithecus bambolii , a hominoid from Miocene Mediterranean island Tuscany–Sardinia (Italy), provides evidence that bipedal activities made up significant part positional behavior this primate. The mosaic pattern its postcranial morphology is to some degree convergent with Australopithecus functionally intermediate between apes early hominids. Some unique traits could have been selected only under insular conditions...
Textural properties and functional morphology of the hip bone cancellous network Oreopithecus bambolii , a 9- to 7-million-year-old Late Miocene hominoid from Italy, provide insights into postural locomotor behavior this fossil ape. Digital image processing calibrated radiographs reveals occurrence trabecular features, which, in humans hominids, are related vertical support body weight, i.e., bipedality.
Functional and allometric analyses of the hand late Miocene ape Oreopithecus bambolii (Tuscany, Italy) reveal a series features that reflect an improved grasping capability including firm pad-to-pad precision gripping apes are unable to perform. Related such as length, relative thumb deep large insertion area for tendon long flexor, form metacarpal 2/capitate articulation not present in extant or fossil apes. In these features, closely matches pattern early hominids, presumably response...
Our study of the fossil rupicaprine bovid <i>Myotragus</i> [Bate, 1909] from Mediterranean island Majorca (Spain) provides evidence that this animal underwent significant changes (reduction) in relative size brain and sense organs after geographic isolation at end Messinian Salinity Crisis (Miocene-Pliocene boundary, 5.2 Mya). The central nervous system parallel pattern reported for domesticated animals, which decrease is accompanied by a their organs. We interpret important...
Abstract A well‐preserved 11.8‐million‐years‐old lower face attributed to the seminal taxon Dryopithecus fontani (Primates, Hominidae) from Catalan site ACM/C3‐Ae of Hostalets de Pierola area (Vallès‐Penedès Basin, Catalonia, NE Spain) is described. The new data indicate that D. distinct at genus level Late Miocene European taxa previously , which are here reassigned Hispanopithecus . facial specimen also suggests and Middle Pierolapithecus catalaunicus not synonymous. Anatomical...
Morphological and biometrical analyses of the partial hand IPS18800 fossil great ape Hispanopithecus laietanus (= Dryopithecus ), from Late Miocene (about 9.5 Ma) Can Llobateres (Catalonia, Spain), reveal many similarities with extant orang-utans ( Pongo ). These are interpreted as adaptations to below-branch suspensory behaviours, including arm-swinging clambering/postural feeding on slender arboreal supports, due an orang-like double-locking mechanism. This is confirmed by long highly...
The great ape and human clade (Primates: Hominidae) currently includes orangutans, gorillas, chimpanzees, bonobos, humans. When, where, from which taxon hominids evolved are among the most exciting questions yet to be resolved. Within Afropithecidae, Kenyapithecinae (Kenyapithecini + Equatorini) have been proposed as sister of hominids, but thus far fragmentary scarce Middle Miocene fossil record has hampered testing this hypothesis. Here we describe a male partial face with mandible...
Here, we test whether the increase in tooth height insular endemics results from expansion of dietary niche under resource limitation, as widely considered, or it represents an investment dental durability response to selection for extended longevity low levels extrinsic mortality. We tested these hypotheses extremely hypsodont fossil bovid Myotragus balearicus Balearic Islands, ideal model study evolutionary trends on islands. Dental abrasion was significantly lower than highly continental...
ABSTRACT We describe a new insular endemic lagomorph from the Late Neogene karstic deposits of Minorca (Balearic islands, Spain). Nuralagus rex, gen. et sp. nov., is characterized by an array odd traits unknown for lagomorphs. Most outstanding are gigantic size (average 12 kg), robust postcranial skeleton with unique morphological (short manus and pes splayed phalanges, short stiff vertebral column reduced extension/flexion capabilities), relatively small sense-related areas skull (tympanic...
Our understanding of locomotor evolution in anthropoid primates has been limited to those taxa for which good postcranial fossil material and appropriate modern analogues are available. We report the results an analysis semicircular canal size variation 16 species dating from Late Eocene Miocene, use these data reconstruct evolutionary changes adaptations over last 35 Ma. Phylogenetically informed regression analyses reveal three important aspects evolution: (i) earliest engaged relatively...
The annual cyclicality of cortical bone growth marks (BGMs) allows reconstruction some important life history traits, such as longevity, rate or age at maturity. Little attention has been paid, however, to non-cyclical BGMs, though record key events hatching (egg-laying vertebrates), metamorphosis (amphibians), weaning (suggested for Microcebus and the hedgehog). Here, we investigate relationship between BGMs a stressful biological event in mammals: moment birth. In present study,...
Abstract The study of skeletochronology and bone tissue as a record information on ontogenetic stages events is widely used for improving the knowledge about life histories ( LH s) extinct extant vertebrates. Compared with dinosaurs reptiles, mammalian histology has received little attention. Here, we calibrate first time dental age histological characteristics in series red deer. We rely known s different aged individuals captive Cervus elaphus hippelaphus from Austria to correlate...
Se presenta una síntesis del registro de vertebrados fósiles Abocador Can Mata (els Hostalets Pierola, cuenca neógena Vallès-Penedès), con especial énfasis en los aspectos taxonómico y bioestratigráfico. Este macroyacimiento incluye por el momento sucesión 91 localidades micro- y/o macrovertebrados muestreadas, repartidas a lo largo unos 300 m serie estratigráfica, abarcando un intervalo tiempo más millón años correspondiente al Aragoniense superior. Durante 28 meses trabajo campo...