Small mammal remains from Cueva Huenul 1, northern Patagonia, Argentina: Taphonomy and paleoenvironments since the Late Pleistocene

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Fernández, Fernando Julián; Teta, Pablo Vicente; Barberena, Ramiro; Pardiñas, Ulises Francisco J.
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2012
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Small mammal samples from the archaeological sequence of Cueva Huenul 1 (CH1, 36°56'45'S, 69°47'32'W, Neuquén Province, Argentina) are described, and taphonomic and paleoenvironmental conditions assessed. This site is located near the steppe-monte ecotone in the northernmost Patagonia. Small mammal remains (NISP=1426, MNE=1409, MNI=87) were recovered from Late Pleistocene (13,800-11,800 14C BP), Early Holocene (9500 14C BP) and Late Holocene layers (1400 14C BP). Taphonomic analysis indicates that the CH1 assemblage is an archaeofaunistic owl pellet accumulation. It has a good post-depositional preservation since it was rapidly incorporated in the sedimentary matrix, although it previously experienced trampling action. From latest Pleistocene to Late Holocene, the assemblages are mainly composed by the sigmodontines Eligmodontia spp. and Phyllotis xanthopygus, and the caviomorphs Microcavia australis and Ctenomys sp., suggesting in overall terms a marked ecological stability. CHl is one of the few sites where the Pleistocene-Holocene transition is represented by faunal evidence. The latest Pleistocene sample spanning 13,800 and 11,800 14C BP indicate scrub steppe with substantial open ground and rocky exposition; one Early Holocene sample (9500 14C BP) suggests a more heterogeneous environment as evidenced by the first occurrence of Akodon iniscatus and Euneomys chinchilloides. In this context, CH1 assemblages do not reflect the small mammal community reworking that putatively accompanied the Pleistocene-Holocene transition.
Fil: Fernández, Fernando Julián. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. Laboratorio de Anatomía Comparada; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Teta, Pablo Vicente. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Centro Nacional Patagónico; Argentina
Fil: Barberena, Ramiro. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Pardiñas, Ulises Francisco J.. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
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spelling Small mammal remains from Cueva Huenul 1, northern Patagonia, Argentina: Taphonomy and paleoenvironments since the Late PleistoceneFernández, Fernando JuliánTeta, Pablo VicenteBarberena, RamiroPardiñas, Ulises Francisco J.RODENTSMARSUPIALSDIGESTIONOWLSNEUQUEN PROVINCEPLEISTOCENE-HOLOCENE BOUNDARYhttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/6.1https://purl.org/becyt/ford/6Small mammal samples from the archaeological sequence of Cueva Huenul 1 (CH1, 36°56'45'S, 69°47'32'W, Neuquén Province, Argentina) are described, and taphonomic and paleoenvironmental conditions assessed. This site is located near the steppe-monte ecotone in the northernmost Patagonia. Small mammal remains (NISP=1426, MNE=1409, MNI=87) were recovered from Late Pleistocene (13,800-11,800 14C BP), Early Holocene (9500 14C BP) and Late Holocene layers (1400 14C BP). Taphonomic analysis indicates that the CH1 assemblage is an archaeofaunistic owl pellet accumulation. It has a good post-depositional preservation since it was rapidly incorporated in the sedimentary matrix, although it previously experienced trampling action. From latest Pleistocene to Late Holocene, the assemblages are mainly composed by the sigmodontines Eligmodontia spp. and Phyllotis xanthopygus, and the caviomorphs Microcavia australis and Ctenomys sp., suggesting in overall terms a marked ecological stability. CHl is one of the few sites where the Pleistocene-Holocene transition is represented by faunal evidence. The latest Pleistocene sample spanning 13,800 and 11,800 14C BP indicate scrub steppe with substantial open ground and rocky exposition; one Early Holocene sample (9500 14C BP) suggests a more heterogeneous environment as evidenced by the first occurrence of Akodon iniscatus and Euneomys chinchilloides. In this context, CH1 assemblages do not reflect the small mammal community reworking that putatively accompanied the Pleistocene-Holocene transition.Fil: Fernández, Fernando Julián. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. Laboratorio de Anatomía Comparada; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Teta, Pablo Vicente. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Centro Nacional Patagónico; ArgentinaFil: Barberena, Ramiro. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Pardiñas, Ulises Francisco J.. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaPergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd2012-10info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/192657Fernández, Fernando Julián; Teta, Pablo Vicente; Barberena, Ramiro; Pardiñas, Ulises Francisco J.; Small mammal remains from Cueva Huenul 1, northern Patagonia, Argentina: Taphonomy and paleoenvironments since the Late Pleistocene; Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd; Quaternary International; 278; 10-2012; 22-311040-6182CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.quaint.2012.01.005info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1040618212000122info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-03T10:02:11Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/192657instacron: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:34982025-09-03 10:02:12.205CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Small mammal remains from Cueva Huenul 1, northern Patagonia, Argentina: Taphonomy and paleoenvironments since the Late Pleistocene
title Small mammal remains from Cueva Huenul 1, northern Patagonia, Argentina: Taphonomy and paleoenvironments since the Late Pleistocene
spellingShingle Small mammal remains from Cueva Huenul 1, northern Patagonia, Argentina: Taphonomy and paleoenvironments since the Late Pleistocene
Fernández, Fernando Julián
RODENTS
MARSUPIALS
DIGESTION
OWLS
NEUQUEN PROVINCE
PLEISTOCENE-HOLOCENE BOUNDARY
title_short Small mammal remains from Cueva Huenul 1, northern Patagonia, Argentina: Taphonomy and paleoenvironments since the Late Pleistocene
title_full Small mammal remains from Cueva Huenul 1, northern Patagonia, Argentina: Taphonomy and paleoenvironments since the Late Pleistocene
title_fullStr Small mammal remains from Cueva Huenul 1, northern Patagonia, Argentina: Taphonomy and paleoenvironments since the Late Pleistocene
title_full_unstemmed Small mammal remains from Cueva Huenul 1, northern Patagonia, Argentina: Taphonomy and paleoenvironments since the Late Pleistocene
title_sort Small mammal remains from Cueva Huenul 1, northern Patagonia, Argentina: Taphonomy and paleoenvironments since the Late Pleistocene
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Fernández, Fernando Julián
Teta, Pablo Vicente
Barberena, Ramiro
Pardiñas, Ulises Francisco J.
author Fernández, Fernando Julián
author_facet Fernández, Fernando Julián
Teta, Pablo Vicente
Barberena, Ramiro
Pardiñas, Ulises Francisco J.
author_role author
author2 Teta, Pablo Vicente
Barberena, Ramiro
Pardiñas, Ulises Francisco J.
author2_role author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv RODENTS
MARSUPIALS
DIGESTION
OWLS
NEUQUEN PROVINCE
PLEISTOCENE-HOLOCENE BOUNDARY
topic RODENTS
MARSUPIALS
DIGESTION
OWLS
NEUQUEN PROVINCE
PLEISTOCENE-HOLOCENE BOUNDARY
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/6.1
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/6
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Small mammal samples from the archaeological sequence of Cueva Huenul 1 (CH1, 36°56'45'S, 69°47'32'W, Neuquén Province, Argentina) are described, and taphonomic and paleoenvironmental conditions assessed. This site is located near the steppe-monte ecotone in the northernmost Patagonia. Small mammal remains (NISP=1426, MNE=1409, MNI=87) were recovered from Late Pleistocene (13,800-11,800 14C BP), Early Holocene (9500 14C BP) and Late Holocene layers (1400 14C BP). Taphonomic analysis indicates that the CH1 assemblage is an archaeofaunistic owl pellet accumulation. It has a good post-depositional preservation since it was rapidly incorporated in the sedimentary matrix, although it previously experienced trampling action. From latest Pleistocene to Late Holocene, the assemblages are mainly composed by the sigmodontines Eligmodontia spp. and Phyllotis xanthopygus, and the caviomorphs Microcavia australis and Ctenomys sp., suggesting in overall terms a marked ecological stability. CHl is one of the few sites where the Pleistocene-Holocene transition is represented by faunal evidence. The latest Pleistocene sample spanning 13,800 and 11,800 14C BP indicate scrub steppe with substantial open ground and rocky exposition; one Early Holocene sample (9500 14C BP) suggests a more heterogeneous environment as evidenced by the first occurrence of Akodon iniscatus and Euneomys chinchilloides. In this context, CH1 assemblages do not reflect the small mammal community reworking that putatively accompanied the Pleistocene-Holocene transition.
Fil: Fernández, Fernando Julián. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. Laboratorio de Anatomía Comparada; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Teta, Pablo Vicente. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Centro Nacional Patagónico; Argentina
Fil: Barberena, Ramiro. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Pardiñas, Ulises Francisco J.. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
description Small mammal samples from the archaeological sequence of Cueva Huenul 1 (CH1, 36°56'45'S, 69°47'32'W, Neuquén Province, Argentina) are described, and taphonomic and paleoenvironmental conditions assessed. This site is located near the steppe-monte ecotone in the northernmost Patagonia. Small mammal remains (NISP=1426, MNE=1409, MNI=87) were recovered from Late Pleistocene (13,800-11,800 14C BP), Early Holocene (9500 14C BP) and Late Holocene layers (1400 14C BP). Taphonomic analysis indicates that the CH1 assemblage is an archaeofaunistic owl pellet accumulation. It has a good post-depositional preservation since it was rapidly incorporated in the sedimentary matrix, although it previously experienced trampling action. From latest Pleistocene to Late Holocene, the assemblages are mainly composed by the sigmodontines Eligmodontia spp. and Phyllotis xanthopygus, and the caviomorphs Microcavia australis and Ctenomys sp., suggesting in overall terms a marked ecological stability. CHl is one of the few sites where the Pleistocene-Holocene transition is represented by faunal evidence. The latest Pleistocene sample spanning 13,800 and 11,800 14C BP indicate scrub steppe with substantial open ground and rocky exposition; one Early Holocene sample (9500 14C BP) suggests a more heterogeneous environment as evidenced by the first occurrence of Akodon iniscatus and Euneomys chinchilloides. In this context, CH1 assemblages do not reflect the small mammal community reworking that putatively accompanied the Pleistocene-Holocene transition.
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