Microfaunal remains at Middle Pleistocene Qesem Cave, Israel: Preliminary results on small vertebrates, environment and biostratigraphy

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 464-480

  Maul, L C ^a   Smith, K T ^b   Barkai, R ^c   Barash, A ^c   Karkanas, P ^d   Shahack Gross, R ^e,f   Gopher, A ^c  

^a SENCKENBERG DEUTSCHES ENTOMOLOGISCHES INSTITUT   (Germany)

^b SENCKENBERG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^d Ephoreia of Palaeoanthropology Speleology of Southern Greece   (Greece)

^e BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^f WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Acheulo Yabrudian; Israel; Micromammals; Middle Pleistocene; Qesem Cave; Reptiles

Indexed keywords

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; BONE; DATING METHOD; FAUNA; GEOLOGICAL RECORD; MAMMAL; MORPHOMETRY; PLEISTOCENE; REPTILE; SKELETAL REMAINS; TAXONOMY; TOOTH;

CENTRAL DISTRICT; ISRAEL; QESEM CAVE;

APODEMUS FLAVICOLLIS; CHAMAELEO; CHIROPTERA; COLUBROIDEA; CRICETULUS; CRICETULUS MIGRATORIUS; CROCIDURA LEUCODON; CROCIDURINAE; DASYURUS; GEKKONIDAE; GERBILLINAE; LACERTIDAE; LAUDAKIA; MERIONES TRISTRAMI; MICROTUS GUENTHERI; MUS MUSCULUS; NANNOSPALAX EHRENBERGI; REPTILIA; SCINCIDAE; SUNCUS ETRUSCUS; VARANUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 79952364652     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2010.03.015     Document Type: Article

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