Palynological analysis of extinct herbivore dung from Patagonia, Argentina
- Autores
- Velázquez, Nadia Jimena; Burry, Lidia Susana; Fugassa, Martín Horacio
- Año de publicación
- 2015
- Idioma
- inglés
- Tipo de recurso
- artículo
- Estado
- versión publicada
- Descripción
- Dung pollen studies can contribute information to the paleodiet and paleoenvironmental knowledge during the Pleistocene-Holocene transition. In this study, pollen analysis of extinct megaherbivore dung dated at 10,530 ± 620 BP was performed. Random samples from extinct herbivore dung, level 18, were collected from the archaeological excavation Cerro Casa de Piedra 7 (CCP7) (Argentine Patagonia). These samples were ascribed to ground sloths, Family Mylodontidae. Pollen extraction was carried out by acetolysis. The results were compared with microhistological analyses of feces and with sedimentary pollen analysis of the site. The diet items mainly consisted of Poaceae together with Apiaceae, Caryophyllaceae, Apiaceae Azorella type, Asteraceae subf. Asteroideae, Nassauvia, Perezia, Acaena, Ericaceae/. Empetrum and Ephedra. A taxonomic coincidence between the palynological and microhistological analyses that permitted the determination of diet items was observed. The Poaceae and Apiaceae dominance allows supposing the grass steppe and the Nothofagus undergrowth as food areas for megaherbivores. The greater diversity of pollen grains in feces than in sediments due to the contribution of taxa with zoophilous pollination (regularly scarce or absent in sedimentary studies) demonstrates the value of dung analysis to paleoenvironmental reconstructions.
Fil: Velázquez, Nadia Jimena. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Biología. Laboratorio de Palinología y Bioantropología; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Burry, Lidia Susana. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Biología. Laboratorio de Palinología y Bioantropología; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Fugassa, Martín Horacio. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Biología; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina - Materia
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Coprolites
Mylodontidae
Paleodiet
Palynological Analysis - Nivel de accesibilidad
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- https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/ar/
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Palynological analysis of extinct herbivore dung from Patagonia, Argentina |
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Palynological analysis of extinct herbivore dung from Patagonia, Argentina |
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Palynological analysis of extinct herbivore dung from Patagonia, Argentina Velázquez, Nadia Jimena Coprolites Mylodontidae Paleodiet Palynological Analysis |
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Palynological analysis of extinct herbivore dung from Patagonia, Argentina |
title_full |
Palynological analysis of extinct herbivore dung from Patagonia, Argentina |
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Palynological analysis of extinct herbivore dung from Patagonia, Argentina |
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Palynological analysis of extinct herbivore dung from Patagonia, Argentina |
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Palynological analysis of extinct herbivore dung from Patagonia, Argentina |
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Velázquez, Nadia Jimena Burry, Lidia Susana Fugassa, Martín Horacio |
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Velázquez, Nadia Jimena |
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Velázquez, Nadia Jimena Burry, Lidia Susana Fugassa, Martín Horacio |
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Burry, Lidia Susana Fugassa, Martín Horacio |
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Coprolites Mylodontidae Paleodiet Palynological Analysis |
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Coprolites Mylodontidae Paleodiet Palynological Analysis |
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https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5 https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1 |
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Dung pollen studies can contribute information to the paleodiet and paleoenvironmental knowledge during the Pleistocene-Holocene transition. In this study, pollen analysis of extinct megaherbivore dung dated at 10,530 ± 620 BP was performed. Random samples from extinct herbivore dung, level 18, were collected from the archaeological excavation Cerro Casa de Piedra 7 (CCP7) (Argentine Patagonia). These samples were ascribed to ground sloths, Family Mylodontidae. Pollen extraction was carried out by acetolysis. The results were compared with microhistological analyses of feces and with sedimentary pollen analysis of the site. The diet items mainly consisted of Poaceae together with Apiaceae, Caryophyllaceae, Apiaceae Azorella type, Asteraceae subf. Asteroideae, Nassauvia, Perezia, Acaena, Ericaceae/. Empetrum and Ephedra. A taxonomic coincidence between the palynological and microhistological analyses that permitted the determination of diet items was observed. The Poaceae and Apiaceae dominance allows supposing the grass steppe and the Nothofagus undergrowth as food areas for megaherbivores. The greater diversity of pollen grains in feces than in sediments due to the contribution of taxa with zoophilous pollination (regularly scarce or absent in sedimentary studies) demonstrates the value of dung analysis to paleoenvironmental reconstructions. Fil: Velázquez, Nadia Jimena. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Biología. Laboratorio de Palinología y Bioantropología; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Burry, Lidia Susana. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Biología. Laboratorio de Palinología y Bioantropología; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Fugassa, Martín Horacio. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Biología; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina |
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Dung pollen studies can contribute information to the paleodiet and paleoenvironmental knowledge during the Pleistocene-Holocene transition. In this study, pollen analysis of extinct megaherbivore dung dated at 10,530 ± 620 BP was performed. Random samples from extinct herbivore dung, level 18, were collected from the archaeological excavation Cerro Casa de Piedra 7 (CCP7) (Argentine Patagonia). These samples were ascribed to ground sloths, Family Mylodontidae. Pollen extraction was carried out by acetolysis. The results were compared with microhistological analyses of feces and with sedimentary pollen analysis of the site. The diet items mainly consisted of Poaceae together with Apiaceae, Caryophyllaceae, Apiaceae Azorella type, Asteraceae subf. Asteroideae, Nassauvia, Perezia, Acaena, Ericaceae/. Empetrum and Ephedra. A taxonomic coincidence between the palynological and microhistological analyses that permitted the determination of diet items was observed. The Poaceae and Apiaceae dominance allows supposing the grass steppe and the Nothofagus undergrowth as food areas for megaherbivores. The greater diversity of pollen grains in feces than in sediments due to the contribution of taxa with zoophilous pollination (regularly scarce or absent in sedimentary studies) demonstrates the value of dung analysis to paleoenvironmental reconstructions. |
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