Taphonomy for taxonomists: Implications of predation in small mammal studies

Y Fernández-Jalvo, P Andrews, C Denys… - Quaternary Science …, 2016 - Elsevier
Predation is one of the most recurrent sources of bone accumulations. The influence of
predation is widely studied for large mammal sites where humans, acting as predators …

A re-evaluation of the taphonomic methodology for the study of small mammal fossil assemblages of South America

FJ Fernández, CI Montalvo, Y Fernández-Jalvo… - Quaternary Science …, 2017 - Elsevier
The taphonomic methodology for the study of small mammal fossil was based mainly on
actualistic studies of bones and teeth of insectivores (Soricidae, Talpidae, Erinaceidae) and …

Digestion versus abrasion features in rodent bones

Y Fernández-Jalvo, P Andrews, P Sevilla, V Requejo - Lethaia, 2014 - idunn.no
The origin of most fossil small mammal assemblages is predation by avian or mammalian
predators. Bone corrosion by gastric juices observed in these fossils is direct evidence of …

Ecological change and the extinction of the Levantine Neanderthals: implications from a diachronic study of micromammals from Amud Cave, Israel

M Belmaker, E Hovers - Quaternary Science Reviews, 2011 - Elsevier
It has been hypothesized that the climate shift associated with the Heinrich 5 event (H5) and
the decrease in productivity throughout MIS 4 contributed to the demise of Neanderthals …

Review of the actualistic taphonomy of small mammals ingested by South American predators: its importance in the interpretation of the fossil record

CI Montalvo, FJ Fernández - Publicación Electrónica de la …, 2019 - sedici.unlp.edu.ar
In this paper, the current state of knowledge of the taphonomic characteristics of
micromammal (rodents and marsupials) remains generated by the action of the different …

Taphonomy of Small Predators multi-taxa accumulations: palaeoecological implications

C Denys, E Stoetzel, P Andrews, S Bailon… - Historical …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Most small terrestrial vertebrate accumulations in archaeological and palaeontological sites
result from predation but we are far from having an exhaustive knowledge of modern …

[图书][B] A fossil history of southern African land mammals

DM Avery - 2019 - books.google.com
This reference provides comprehensive information on the taxonomy and distribution in time
and space of all currently recognized southern African fossil mammals. After an introductory …

Small mammal remains recovered from two archaeological sites in the middle and lower Negro River valley (Late Holocene, Argentina): taphonomic issues and …

FJ Fernández, LM Del Papa, GJ Moreira, L Prates… - Quaternary …, 2011 - Elsevier
This paper presents the results of a taphonomic and paleoenvironmental analysis of small
mammal remains recovered from the Negro Muerto and Angostura 1 archaeological sites …

[HTML][HTML] Quaternary rodents of South Africa: A companion guide for cranio-dental identification

P Linchamps, DM Avery, R Cornette, C Denys… - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Rodentia is the most species-rich order among mammals. The Republic of South Africa
harbours a high rodent diversity whose taxonomy and phylogeny have been extensively …

Environmental implications of micromammals accumulated close to the MIS 6 to MIS 5 transition at pinnacle Point cave 9 (Mossel Bay, Western Cape Province, South …

T Matthews, A Rector, Z Jacobs, AIR Herries… - Palaeogeography …, 2011 - Elsevier
PP9C is a coastal cave situated on the south coast, Pinnacle Point, Mossel Bay, and
contains both archeological deposits, as well as fossil micromammal accumulations …