Fossil bats from the Late Pleistocene site of the Aguilón P7 Cave (Zaragoza, Spain)
Comptes Rendus Palevol, ISSN: 1631-0683, Vol: 15, Issue: 5, Page: 501-514
2016
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Article Description
Bats (Chiroptera, Mammalia) are a valuable and independent source of palaeoenvironmental information in Quaternary sites because bat assemblages are not necessarily produced by the same processes as those of other small mammals. Here, we report a small collection of bats (MNI 15) from a cave infill of the Aguilón P7 (AGP-7) site (Zaragoza, Spain) dated Late Pleistocene (MIS 3). This is one of the rare localities south of the Ebro River (right bank) with Neanderthal tracks; therefore, the palaeoenvironmental data provided here may help us to understand Neanderthal history. Nine bat taxa were identified, viz. Rhinolophus ferumequinum, R. hipposideros, Myotis gr. myotis/blythii, M. cf. bechsteinii, M. emarginatus, M. daubentonii, Plecotus gr. auritus/austriacus, Hipsugo savii vel. Pipistrellus kuhlii/nathusii, and Miniopterus schreibersii. The presence of a high number of yearlings of the former four species suggests the presence of breeding colonies. The surprisingly high diversity of the sample indicates a variegated vegetation cover and relatively high humidity for the MIS 3 stage in the region. Les chauves-souris (Chiroptera, Mammalia) retrouvées dans les sites fossiles quaternaires sont une source indépendante précieuse d’information paléoenvironnementale, puisque les assemblages de chiroptères ne proviennent pas nécessairement des mêmes processus que celles d’autres petits mammifères. Ici, nous décrivons pour la première fois une petite association relativement diversifiée de chauves-souris, trouvée dans une localité d’âge Pléistocène supérieur (MIS 3), le site d’Aguilón P7 (Saragosse, Espagne). C’est l’une des rares localités du Sud de l’Èbre (rive droite) ayant des traces des Néandertaliens ; par conséquent, les données paléoenvironnementales fournies ici peuvent aider à comprendre leur histoire. Neuf taxons de chiroptères ont été identifiés : Rhinolophus ferrumequinum, Rhinolophus hipposideros, Myotis gr. myotis/blythii, M. cf. bechsteinii, M. emarginatus, M. daubentonii, Plecotus gr. auritus/austriacus, Hipsugo savii vel. Pipistrellus kuhlii/nathusii et Miniopterus schreibersii. La présence d’un nombre élevé de jeunes individus des quatre premières espèces suggère la présence de colonies de reproduction. L’importante et surprenante diversité de l’échantillon indiquent pour le MIS 3, dans la région, une couverture végétale variée et une humidité relativement élevée.
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http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1631068315000068; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.crpv.2014.12.003; http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84946192770&origin=inward; http://cr-palevol.fr/15/47; https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.crpv.2014.12.003; https://sciencepress.mnhn.fr/fr/periodiques/comptes-rendus-palevol/15/fasc5/fossil-bats-late-pleistocene-site-aguilon-p7-cave-zaragoza-spain
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