Presence of Hemitragus aff. cedrensis (Mammalia, Bovidae) in the Iberian Peninsula: Biochronological and biogeographical implications of its discovery at Bolomor Cave (Valencia, Spain)

@article{citeulike:2945034, abstract = {The discovery of new material in Late Pleistocene levels at Bolomor Cave (Valencia, Spain) raises some questions about the presence of the most ancient record of Hemitragus cedrensis in the peninsula, and its dispersal out of Provence. The morphology and dimensions of some lower teeth confirm the identification of H. aff. cedrensis. Moreover, it presents strong similarities, both morphological and metrical, with the specimens from Caune de l'Arago and bau de l'Aubesier (end of OIS 7 to OIS 5e) rather than with the population from the eponymous locality. The data suggest a dispersal event out of Provence towards the Iberian Peninsula during the Eemian. This dispersal was not stopped by natural barriers such as large rivers, or mountains. The results presented here confirm the biochronological interest of the genus Hemitragus for the Late Pleistocene in Mediterranean Europe.}, author = {Rivals, Florent and Blasco, Ruth}, citeulike-article-id = {2945034}, doi = {10.1016/j.crpv.2008.05.003}, journal = {Comptes Rendus Palevol}, keywords = {200806, biogeographie, chronologie, espagne, mammifere, pleistocene-superieur}, posted-at = {2008-06-30 15:27:36}, priority = {2}, title = {Presence of Hemitragus aff. cedrensis (Mammalia, Bovidae) in the Iberian Peninsula: Biochronological and biogeographical implications of its discovery at Bolomor Cave (Valencia, Spain)}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.crpv.2008.05.003}, volume = {In Press, Corrected Proof} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2945034 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2945034 N2 - The discovery of new material in Late Pleistocene levels at Bolomor Cave (Valencia, Spain) raises some questions about the presence of the most ancient record of Hemitragus cedrensis in the peninsula, and its dispersal out of Provence. The morphology and dimensions of some lower teeth confirm the identification of H. aff. cedrensis. Moreover, it presents strong similarities, both morphological and metrical, with the specimens from Caune de l'Arago and bau de l'Aubesier (end of OIS 7 to OIS 5e) rather than with the population from the eponymous locality. The data suggest a dispersal event out of Provence towards the Iberian Peninsula during the Eemian. This dispersal was not stopped by natural barriers such as large rivers, or mountains. The results presented here confirm the biochronological interest of the genus Hemitragus for the Late Pleistocene in Mediterranean Europe. JF - Comptes Rendus Palevol TI - Presence of Hemitragus aff. cedrensis (Mammalia, Bovidae) in the Iberian Peninsula: Biochronological and biogeographical implications of its discovery at Bolomor Cave (Valencia, Spain) VL - In Press, Corrected Proof KW - 200806 KW - biogeographie KW - chronologie KW - espagne KW - mammifere KW - pleistocene-superieur AU - Rivals, Florent AU - Blasco, Ruth UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.crpv.2008.05.003 ER -