Taphonomic and spatial analyses from the Early Pleistocene site of Venta Micena 4 (Orce, Guadix-Baza Basin, southern Spain)

Abstract Venta Micena is an area containing several palaeontological sites marking the beginning of the Calabrian stage (Early Pleistocene). The richness of the fossil accumulation including species of Asian, African and European origin, makes Venta Micena a key site for the the palaeoecological and...

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Autores principales:	Carmen Luzón, Jose Yravedra, Lloyd A. Courtenay, Juha Saarinen, Hugues-Alexandre Blain, Daniel DeMiguel, Suvi Viranta, Beatriz Azanza, Juan José Rodríguez-Alba, Darío Herranz-Rodrigo, Alexia Serrano-Ramos, Jose A. Solano, Oriol Oms, Jordi Agustí, Mikael Fortelius, Juan Manuel Jiménez-Arenas
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:237ffb65efaa4ed58afacbf2b2be02502021-12-02T15:39:59ZTaphonomic and spatial analyses from the Early Pleistocene site of Venta Micena 4 (Orce, Guadix-Baza Basin, southern Spain)10.1038/s41598-021-93261-12045-2322https://doaj.org/article/237ffb65efaa4ed58afacbf2b2be02502021-07-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-93261-1https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract Venta Micena is an area containing several palaeontological sites marking the beginning of the Calabrian stage (Early Pleistocene). The richness of the fossil accumulation including species of Asian, African and European origin, makes Venta Micena a key site for the the palaeoecological and palaeoenvironmental study of southern Europe during the Early Pleistocene. Thus, research has been focused on Venta Micena 3, which was originally interpreted as a single palaeosurface associated with a marshy context, in which most of the fauna was accumulated by Pachycrocuta brevirostris. Recent excavations have unearthed a new site, Venta Micena 4, located in the same stratigraphic unit (Unit C) and in close proximity to Venta Micena 3. Here we show the first analyses regarding the taphonomic and spatial nature of this new site, defining two stratigraphic boundaries corresponding to two different depositional events. Furthermore, the taphonomic analyses of fossil remains seem to indicate a different accumulative agent than Pachycrocuta, thus adding more complexity to the palaeobiological interpretation of the Venta Micena area. These results contribute to the discussion of traditional interpretations made from Venta Micena 3.Carmen LuzónJose YravedraLloyd A. CourtenayJuha SaarinenHugues-Alexandre BlainDaniel DeMiguelSuvi VirantaBeatriz AzanzaJuan José Rodríguez-AlbaDarío Herranz-RodrigoAlexia Serrano-RamosJose A. SolanoOriol OmsJordi AgustíMikael ForteliusJuan Manuel Jiménez-ArenasNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-17 (2021)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Carmen Luzón Jose Yravedra Lloyd A. Courtenay Juha Saarinen Hugues-Alexandre Blain Daniel DeMiguel Suvi Viranta Beatriz Azanza Juan José Rodríguez-Alba Darío Herranz-Rodrigo Alexia Serrano-Ramos Jose A. Solano Oriol Oms Jordi Agustí Mikael Fortelius Juan Manuel Jiménez-Arenas Taphonomic and spatial analyses from the Early Pleistocene site of Venta Micena 4 (Orce, Guadix-Baza Basin, southern Spain)
description	Abstract Venta Micena is an area containing several palaeontological sites marking the beginning of the Calabrian stage (Early Pleistocene). The richness of the fossil accumulation including species of Asian, African and European origin, makes Venta Micena a key site for the the palaeoecological and palaeoenvironmental study of southern Europe during the Early Pleistocene. Thus, research has been focused on Venta Micena 3, which was originally interpreted as a single palaeosurface associated with a marshy context, in which most of the fauna was accumulated by Pachycrocuta brevirostris. Recent excavations have unearthed a new site, Venta Micena 4, located in the same stratigraphic unit (Unit C) and in close proximity to Venta Micena 3. Here we show the first analyses regarding the taphonomic and spatial nature of this new site, defining two stratigraphic boundaries corresponding to two different depositional events. Furthermore, the taphonomic analyses of fossil remains seem to indicate a different accumulative agent than Pachycrocuta, thus adding more complexity to the palaeobiological interpretation of the Venta Micena area. These results contribute to the discussion of traditional interpretations made from Venta Micena 3.
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author	Carmen Luzón Jose Yravedra Lloyd A. Courtenay Juha Saarinen Hugues-Alexandre Blain Daniel DeMiguel Suvi Viranta Beatriz Azanza Juan José Rodríguez-Alba Darío Herranz-Rodrigo Alexia Serrano-Ramos Jose A. Solano Oriol Oms Jordi Agustí Mikael Fortelius Juan Manuel Jiménez-Arenas
author_facet	Carmen Luzón Jose Yravedra Lloyd A. Courtenay Juha Saarinen Hugues-Alexandre Blain Daniel DeMiguel Suvi Viranta Beatriz Azanza Juan José Rodríguez-Alba Darío Herranz-Rodrigo Alexia Serrano-Ramos Jose A. Solano Oriol Oms Jordi Agustí Mikael Fortelius Juan Manuel Jiménez-Arenas
author_sort	Carmen Luzón
title	Taphonomic and spatial analyses from the Early Pleistocene site of Venta Micena 4 (Orce, Guadix-Baza Basin, southern Spain)
title_short	Taphonomic and spatial analyses from the Early Pleistocene site of Venta Micena 4 (Orce, Guadix-Baza Basin, southern Spain)
title_full	Taphonomic and spatial analyses from the Early Pleistocene site of Venta Micena 4 (Orce, Guadix-Baza Basin, southern Spain)
title_fullStr	Taphonomic and spatial analyses from the Early Pleistocene site of Venta Micena 4 (Orce, Guadix-Baza Basin, southern Spain)
title_full_unstemmed	Taphonomic and spatial analyses from the Early Pleistocene site of Venta Micena 4 (Orce, Guadix-Baza Basin, southern Spain)
title_sort	taphonomic and spatial analyses from the early pleistocene site of venta micena 4 (orce, guadix-baza basin, southern spain)
publisher	Nature Portfolio
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/237ffb65efaa4ed58afacbf2b2be0250
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Taphonomic and spatial analyses from the Early Pleistocene site of Venta Micena 4 (Orce, Guadix-Baza Basin, southern Spain)

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