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Erratum to “Palaeoecological context for the extinction of the Neanderthals: A small mammal study of Stratigraphic Unit V of the El Salt site, Alcoi, eastern Spain” [Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 530 (2019) 163–175]
Ana FagoagaJorge MachadoFrancisco Javier Ruiz-sánchezFrancisco Javier Ruiz-sánchezCésar LaplanaRafael Marquina-blascoCarolina MallolVicente D. CrespoM. Dolores Marin-monfortM. Dolores Marin-monfortCristo M. HernándezBertila Galvánsubject
010506 paleontologyNeanderthalZoologySorex010502 geochemistry & geophysicsOceanography01 natural sciencesMicrotus cabrerae//purl.org/becyt/ford/1 [https]//purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5 [https]El SaltCrocidurabiology.animalSmall mammalsEliomysMicrotusEcology Evolution Behavior and SystematicsNeanderthals0105 earth and related environmental sciencesEarth-Surface ProcessesbiologyMicrotus duodecimcostatusPaleontologyExtinctionbiology.organism_classificationPleistocenePalaeoclimatologyArvicolaGeologyIberian Peninsuladescription
El Salt is an important reference site for understanding the extinction of Neanderthal populations in the eastern Iberian Peninsula during MIS 3. In this paper, we describe the small mammal assemblage from Stratigraphic Unit V, the youngest unit with evidence of human presence, based on nearly 1300 specimens. A total of seven rodents (Microtus arvalis, Microtus duodecimcostatus, Microtus cabrerae, Sciurus vulgaris, Arvicola sapidus, Eliomys quercinus and Apodemus sylvaticus), three insectivores (Talpa occidentalis, Crocidura sp., Sorex sp.) and one lagomorph (Oryctolagus cf. cuniculus) were identified. Palaeocological analyses point to drier conditions in this part of the stratigraphic sequence, supporting the hypothesis that an aridification scenario may have played a role in the extinction of the Neanderthal groups inhabiting this region of the Iberian Peninsula.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-05-01 | Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology |