Palaeoenvironmental information on Marine Isotope Stage 3 (MIS 3) coastal Latium is sparse, mainly based on studies of individual faunal assemblages or long pollen records from lake sediments, often of insufficient resolution to aid in palaeoenvironmental reconstruction. This study describes in detail the Late Pleistocene faunal assemblage from layers SU11 and SU12 of Cava Muracci (Cisterna di Latina, central Italy), the first of which is a partially-preserved hyena den. The first multi-disciplinary palaeoenvironmental reconstruction of coastal Latium between 34–44 ka BP is provided combining palaeoecological inferences from a previous pollen analytical study of hyena coprolites with the palaeontological study described here. The results indicate a temperate climate and a landscape characterised by the coexistence of at least three habitats within a short distance between the coastline and the inland mountains, suitable for a wide variety of species. A wooded hilly area populated by wolfs, aurochs, cervids and other small vertebrates; wide steppe and grasslands inhabited by wild horses, rhinoceros and cave hyenas; lastly, wetland habitats along coasts and rivers populated by wild boars and several amphibians and reptiles.

Gatta, M., Kotsakis, T., Pandolfi, L., Petronio, C., Salari, L., Achino, K.f., et al. (2019). The Late Pleistocene faunal assemblage from Cava Muracci (Latium, Italy): Palaeoenvironmental implications for coastal central Italy during MIS 3|Assemblage faunique du Pléistocène supérieur de Cava Muracci (Latium, Italie). Implications paléoenvironnementales pour l'Italie centrale côtière pendant le stade MIS 3. COMPTES RENDUS PALÉVOL, 18(1), 51-71 [10.1016/j.crpv.2018.04.006].

The Late Pleistocene faunal assemblage from Cava Muracci (Latium, Italy): Palaeoenvironmental implications for coastal central Italy during MIS 3|Assemblage faunique du Pléistocène supérieur de Cava Muracci (Latium, Italie). Implications paléoenvironnementales pour l'Italie centrale côtière pendant le stade MIS 3

Rolfo M. F.
2019-01-01

Abstract

Palaeoenvironmental information on Marine Isotope Stage 3 (MIS 3) coastal Latium is sparse, mainly based on studies of individual faunal assemblages or long pollen records from lake sediments, often of insufficient resolution to aid in palaeoenvironmental reconstruction. This study describes in detail the Late Pleistocene faunal assemblage from layers SU11 and SU12 of Cava Muracci (Cisterna di Latina, central Italy), the first of which is a partially-preserved hyena den. The first multi-disciplinary palaeoenvironmental reconstruction of coastal Latium between 34–44 ka BP is provided combining palaeoecological inferences from a previous pollen analytical study of hyena coprolites with the palaeontological study described here. The results indicate a temperate climate and a landscape characterised by the coexistence of at least three habitats within a short distance between the coastline and the inland mountains, suitable for a wide variety of species. A wooded hilly area populated by wolfs, aurochs, cervids and other small vertebrates; wide steppe and grasslands inhabited by wild horses, rhinoceros and cave hyenas; lastly, wetland habitats along coasts and rivers populated by wild boars and several amphibians and reptiles.
2019
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Settore L-ANT/01 - PREISTORIA E PROTOSTORIA
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Gatta, M., Kotsakis, T., Pandolfi, L., Petronio, C., Salari, L., Achino, K.f., et al. (2019). The Late Pleistocene faunal assemblage from Cava Muracci (Latium, Italy): Palaeoenvironmental implications for coastal central Italy during MIS 3|Assemblage faunique du Pléistocène supérieur de Cava Muracci (Latium, Italie). Implications paléoenvironnementales pour l'Italie centrale côtière pendant le stade MIS 3. COMPTES RENDUS PALÉVOL, 18(1), 51-71 [10.1016/j.crpv.2018.04.006].
Gatta, M; Kotsakis, T; Pandolfi, L; Petronio, C; Salari, L; Achino, Kf; Silvestri, L; Rolfo, Mf
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