Déjà vu: a reappraisal of the taphonomy of quarry VM4 of the Early Pleistocene site of Venta Micena (Baza Basin, SE Spain)

Abstract Venta Micena, an Early Pleistocene site of the Baza Basin (SE Spain), preserves a rich and diverse assemblage of large mammals. VM3, the main excavation quarry of the site, has been interpreted as a den of the giant hyaena Pachycrocuta brevirostris in the plain that surrounded the Baza pala...

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Main Authors: Paul Palmqvist, M. Patrocinio Espigares, Juan A. Pérez-Claros, Borja Figueirido, Antonio Guerra-Merchán, Sergio Ros-Montoya, Guillermo Rodríguez-Gómez, José Manuel García-Aguilar, Alejandro Granados, Bienvenido Martínez-Navarro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-01-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-04725-3