Taphonomic analysis of micromammal remains from striped owl (Pseudoscops Clamator) pellets in northeastern Buenos Aires province, Argentina: implications for archaeological sites f...

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Carrera, Joaquín Daniel; Rudzik, Martín; Fernández, Fernando Julián
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2015
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The main objective of this study was to determine the taxonomic and taphonomic characteristics of the micromammal remains recovered from pellets of Pseudoscops clamator (striped owl), collected at three localities in northeastern Buenos Aires Province, Argentina (Punta Lara Natural Reserve, 34°49'02,6''S, 58°03'03,9''W; Costanera Sur Ecological Reserve, 34°36'6,44" S, 58°21'33,22" W; Los Robles Park, 34°40'22,03''S, 58°52'18,88''W). The main taphonomic variables (e.g. evidence of digestive action, breakage patterns and relative abundance of skeletal elements) suggest that this owl mainly produces intermediate to moderate modification. On the other hand, P. clamator preyed mainly upon large-sized (>150 g) micromammals (e.g. Lutreolina crassicaudata, Cavia aperea, Holochilus brasiliensis and Rattus sp.), and to a lesser degree on medium- (50–150 g) and small-sized species (<50 g) (e.g. Scapteromys aquaticus, Calomys sp., Oligoryzomys flavescens, Akodon azarae and Mus musculus). Fossil assemblages with a dominance of large-sized micromammals are commonly associated with humans as agents of accumulation. However, this study demonstrates that this owl produces assemblages with abundant large-sized micromammals, which introduces an equifinality problem. In that sense, digestive corrosion marks, breakage patterns and the relative abundance of skeletal remains are the main attributes to differentiate P. clamator from humans, as agents of accumulation. Finally, our results might serve as an analytical model for the taphonomic interpretation of the fossil record of micromammals from paleontological and archaeological sites, which fall within the distributional range and habitat of P. clamator.
Fil: Carrera, Joaquín Daniel. Universidad Nacional de la Plata. Facultad de Cs.naturales y Museo. Laboratorio de Anatomia Comparada; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Rudzik, Martín. Universidad Nacional de la Plata. Facultad de Cs.naturales y Museo. Laboratorio de Anatomia Comparada; Argentina
Fil: Fernández, Fernando Julián. Universidad Nacional de la Plata. Facultad de Cs.naturales y Museo. Laboratorio de Anatomia Comparada; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
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Taphonomy
Equifinality
Predation
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spelling Taphonomic analysis of micromammal remains from striped owl (Pseudoscops Clamator) pellets in northeastern Buenos Aires province, Argentina: implications for archaeological sites formationCarrera, Joaquín DanielRudzik, MartínFernández, Fernando JuliánTaphonomyEquifinalityPredationMicromammalian AssemblagesPelletsStrigiformesSouth Americahttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/6.1https://purl.org/becyt/ford/6The main objective of this study was to determine the taxonomic and taphonomic characteristics of the micromammal remains recovered from pellets of Pseudoscops clamator (striped owl), collected at three localities in northeastern Buenos Aires Province, Argentina (Punta Lara Natural Reserve, 34°49'02,6''S, 58°03'03,9''W; Costanera Sur Ecological Reserve, 34°36'6,44" S, 58°21'33,22" W; Los Robles Park, 34°40'22,03''S, 58°52'18,88''W). The main taphonomic variables (e.g. evidence of digestive action, breakage patterns and relative abundance of skeletal elements) suggest that this owl mainly produces intermediate to moderate modification. On the other hand, P. clamator preyed mainly upon large-sized (>150 g) micromammals (e.g. Lutreolina crassicaudata, Cavia aperea, Holochilus brasiliensis and Rattus sp.), and to a lesser degree on medium- (50–150 g) and small-sized species (<50 g) (e.g. Scapteromys aquaticus, Calomys sp., Oligoryzomys flavescens, Akodon azarae and Mus musculus). Fossil assemblages with a dominance of large-sized micromammals are commonly associated with humans as agents of accumulation. However, this study demonstrates that this owl produces assemblages with abundant large-sized micromammals, which introduces an equifinality problem. In that sense, digestive corrosion marks, breakage patterns and the relative abundance of skeletal remains are the main attributes to differentiate P. clamator from humans, as agents of accumulation. Finally, our results might serve as an analytical model for the taphonomic interpretation of the fossil record of micromammals from paleontological and archaeological sites, which fall within the distributional range and habitat of P. clamator.Fil: Carrera, Joaquín Daniel. Universidad Nacional de la Plata. Facultad de Cs.naturales y Museo. Laboratorio de Anatomia Comparada; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Rudzik, Martín. Universidad Nacional de la Plata. Facultad de Cs.naturales y Museo. Laboratorio de Anatomia Comparada; ArgentinaFil: Fernández, Fernando Julián. Universidad Nacional de la Plata. Facultad de Cs.naturales y Museo. Laboratorio de Anatomia Comparada; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaWiley2015-07info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/13716Carrera, Joaquín Daniel; Rudzik, Martín; Fernández, Fernando Julián; Taphonomic analysis of micromammal remains from striped owl (Pseudoscops Clamator) pellets in northeastern Buenos Aires province, Argentina: implications for archaeological sites formation; Wiley; International Journal of Osteoarchaeology; 25; 4; 7-2015; 550-5631047-482Xenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1002/oa.2327info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/oa.2327/abstractinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-29T10:18:45Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/13716instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-29 10:18:45.323CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Taphonomic analysis of micromammal remains from striped owl (Pseudoscops Clamator) pellets in northeastern Buenos Aires province, Argentina: implications for archaeological sites formation
title Taphonomic analysis of micromammal remains from striped owl (Pseudoscops Clamator) pellets in northeastern Buenos Aires province, Argentina: implications for archaeological sites formation
spellingShingle Taphonomic analysis of micromammal remains from striped owl (Pseudoscops Clamator) pellets in northeastern Buenos Aires province, Argentina: implications for archaeological sites formation
Carrera, Joaquín Daniel
Taphonomy
Equifinality
Predation
Micromammalian Assemblages
Pellets
Strigiformes
South America
title_short Taphonomic analysis of micromammal remains from striped owl (Pseudoscops Clamator) pellets in northeastern Buenos Aires province, Argentina: implications for archaeological sites formation
title_full Taphonomic analysis of micromammal remains from striped owl (Pseudoscops Clamator) pellets in northeastern Buenos Aires province, Argentina: implications for archaeological sites formation
title_fullStr Taphonomic analysis of micromammal remains from striped owl (Pseudoscops Clamator) pellets in northeastern Buenos Aires province, Argentina: implications for archaeological sites formation
title_full_unstemmed Taphonomic analysis of micromammal remains from striped owl (Pseudoscops Clamator) pellets in northeastern Buenos Aires province, Argentina: implications for archaeological sites formation
title_sort Taphonomic analysis of micromammal remains from striped owl (Pseudoscops Clamator) pellets in northeastern Buenos Aires province, Argentina: implications for archaeological sites formation
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Carrera, Joaquín Daniel
Rudzik, Martín
Fernández, Fernando Julián
author Carrera, Joaquín Daniel
author_facet Carrera, Joaquín Daniel
Rudzik, Martín
Fernández, Fernando Julián
author_role author
author2 Rudzik, Martín
Fernández, Fernando Julián
author2_role author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Taphonomy
Equifinality
Predation
Micromammalian Assemblages
Pellets
Strigiformes
South America
topic Taphonomy
Equifinality
Predation
Micromammalian Assemblages
Pellets
Strigiformes
South America
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/6.1
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/6
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv The main objective of this study was to determine the taxonomic and taphonomic characteristics of the micromammal remains recovered from pellets of Pseudoscops clamator (striped owl), collected at three localities in northeastern Buenos Aires Province, Argentina (Punta Lara Natural Reserve, 34°49'02,6''S, 58°03'03,9''W; Costanera Sur Ecological Reserve, 34°36'6,44" S, 58°21'33,22" W; Los Robles Park, 34°40'22,03''S, 58°52'18,88''W). The main taphonomic variables (e.g. evidence of digestive action, breakage patterns and relative abundance of skeletal elements) suggest that this owl mainly produces intermediate to moderate modification. On the other hand, P. clamator preyed mainly upon large-sized (>150 g) micromammals (e.g. Lutreolina crassicaudata, Cavia aperea, Holochilus brasiliensis and Rattus sp.), and to a lesser degree on medium- (50–150 g) and small-sized species (<50 g) (e.g. Scapteromys aquaticus, Calomys sp., Oligoryzomys flavescens, Akodon azarae and Mus musculus). Fossil assemblages with a dominance of large-sized micromammals are commonly associated with humans as agents of accumulation. However, this study demonstrates that this owl produces assemblages with abundant large-sized micromammals, which introduces an equifinality problem. In that sense, digestive corrosion marks, breakage patterns and the relative abundance of skeletal remains are the main attributes to differentiate P. clamator from humans, as agents of accumulation. Finally, our results might serve as an analytical model for the taphonomic interpretation of the fossil record of micromammals from paleontological and archaeological sites, which fall within the distributional range and habitat of P. clamator.
Fil: Carrera, Joaquín Daniel. Universidad Nacional de la Plata. Facultad de Cs.naturales y Museo. Laboratorio de Anatomia Comparada; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Rudzik, Martín. Universidad Nacional de la Plata. Facultad de Cs.naturales y Museo. Laboratorio de Anatomia Comparada; Argentina
Fil: Fernández, Fernando Julián. Universidad Nacional de la Plata. Facultad de Cs.naturales y Museo. Laboratorio de Anatomia Comparada; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
description The main objective of this study was to determine the taxonomic and taphonomic characteristics of the micromammal remains recovered from pellets of Pseudoscops clamator (striped owl), collected at three localities in northeastern Buenos Aires Province, Argentina (Punta Lara Natural Reserve, 34°49'02,6''S, 58°03'03,9''W; Costanera Sur Ecological Reserve, 34°36'6,44" S, 58°21'33,22" W; Los Robles Park, 34°40'22,03''S, 58°52'18,88''W). The main taphonomic variables (e.g. evidence of digestive action, breakage patterns and relative abundance of skeletal elements) suggest that this owl mainly produces intermediate to moderate modification. On the other hand, P. clamator preyed mainly upon large-sized (>150 g) micromammals (e.g. Lutreolina crassicaudata, Cavia aperea, Holochilus brasiliensis and Rattus sp.), and to a lesser degree on medium- (50–150 g) and small-sized species (<50 g) (e.g. Scapteromys aquaticus, Calomys sp., Oligoryzomys flavescens, Akodon azarae and Mus musculus). Fossil assemblages with a dominance of large-sized micromammals are commonly associated with humans as agents of accumulation. However, this study demonstrates that this owl produces assemblages with abundant large-sized micromammals, which introduces an equifinality problem. In that sense, digestive corrosion marks, breakage patterns and the relative abundance of skeletal remains are the main attributes to differentiate P. clamator from humans, as agents of accumulation. Finally, our results might serve as an analytical model for the taphonomic interpretation of the fossil record of micromammals from paleontological and archaeological sites, which fall within the distributional range and habitat of P. clamator.
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