A5018446372- Evolution and Paleontology Studies
- Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Archaeological and Geological Studies
- Primate Behavior and Ecology
- Archaeological and Historical Studies
- Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
- Human-Animal Interaction Studies
- Mediterranean and Iberian flora and fauna
- Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
- Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology
- Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies
- Ecology and biodiversity studies
- Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
- Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide
- Morphological variations and asymmetry
- dental development and anomalies
- Marine animal studies overview
- Mollusks and Parasites Studies
- Amphibian and Reptile Biology
- Plant Taxonomy and Phylogenetics
- Paleopathology and ancient diseases
- Turtle Biology and Conservation
- Historical and socio-economic studies of Spain and related regions
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
2015-2025
University of Florence
2022-2025
Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont
2013-2022
University of Perugia
2021
Institut Català de la Salut
2021
Sapienza University of Rome
2014-2015
The Pleistocene of the Iberian Peninsula is currently a focus intense paleontological, archaeological and geological research. To large extent, these inquiries are intended to decipher ecological factors that might have conditioned early Homo dispersals into European continent during late Early Pleistocene. In this respect, research carried out last twenty years in several areas (the Guadix-Baza Basin, Sierra de Atapuerca, Vallparadís Section Banyoles-Besalú Basin) yielded amount new...
This work presents a comprehensive review of the Quaternary fossil records hippopotamuses from Iberian Peninsula, unveiling biogeographical insights global significance. The results presented herein include inference delayed arrival Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus antiquus) populations onto Peninsula compared to other European Mediterranean regions, with an estimated age ca. 1.7 Ma, in contrast 2.1–2.2 Ma elsewhere. Moreover, we hypothesize possibility short-lived coexistence between H. antiquus...
During the last decade, new discoveries in several Iberian basins, together with description of previously unpublished finds, have significantly increased recorded paleodiversity fossil Primates (Mammalia: Euarchonta) Peninsula. Here we provide an updated compendium primate record Iberia during Cenozoic and further summarize changes paleodiversity through time, which are then analyzed light changing climatic conditions. Thanks to favorable conditions, highest diversity primates was reached...
How snow leopard gradually adapted to the extreme environments in Tibet remains unexplored due scanty fossil record Tibet. Here, we recognize five valid outside-Tibet records of lineage. Our results suggest that dispersed out Tibetan Plateau multiple times during Quaternary. The osteological anatomy modern shows adaptation steep slope and, a lesser extent, cold/high-altitude environment. Fossils and phylogeny experienced gradual strengthening such adaptation, especially since Middle...
The Quaternary is a time of fundamental climatic shifts and environmental changes that highlight the need for thorough investigation from different perspectives at multiple scales to disentangle factors involved in response biota [...]
ABSTRACT In this paper, the rodents from composite section of Torrent de Vallparadís (Terrassa, northeastern Spain) are described, with particular emphasis on arvicolines. Due to their wide geographical distributions and rapid evolutionary rates, arvicolines especially useful for biostratigraphical purposes. Eight stratigraphic layers have yielded rodent remains, including representatives genera Mimomys, Allophaiomys, Stenocranius, Iberomys, Microtus, Arvicola, Apodemus, Eliomys, Hystrix....
ABSTRACT The taxonomic status of European Plio-Pleistocene badgers is currently uncertain, due to the relative scarcity their fossil remains. Here we describe craniodental remains from Iberian locality Vallparadís, indicating that extant badger (Meles meles) was distributed throughout Europe during late Villafranchian. On basis morphological and morphometrical comparisons, attribute studied specimens, together with other Villafranchian Epivillafranchian Europe, M. meles atavus, thereby...
An in-depth study of the Early Pleistocene European remains Hippopotamus has allowed first detailed description incidence and types dental alterations related to palaeopathologies potentially linked climatic environmental factors. The results a long-term qualitative quantitative assessment highlight importance nutrient deficiencies on development enamel hypoplasia in Hippopotamus. Glacial cyclicity resulting changes humidity plant community structure conditioned local environments critical...
Abstract Low genetic diversity in the endangered Iberian lynx, including lack of mitochondrial control region variation, is thought to result from historical or Pleistocene/Holocene population bottlenecks, and indicate poor long‐term viability. We find no variability sequences 19 lynx remains across Peninsula spanning last 50 000 years. This best explained by continuously small female effective size through time. conclude that low not itself a threat viability, so should preclude...
Abstract The renowned site of Dmanisi in Georgia, southern Caucasus (ca. 1.8 Ma) yielded the earliest direct evidence hominin presence out Africa. In this paper, we report on first record a large-sized canid from site, namely dentognathic remains, referable to young adult individual that displays hypercarnivorous features (e.g., reduction m1 metaconid and entoconid) allow us include these specimens hypodigm late Early Pleistocene species Canis ( Xenocyon ) lycaonoides . Much fossil suggests...