Publication: Tafonomía actualista de micromamíferos: nuevas Herramientas para las interpretaciones paleoecológicas
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2019-12-18
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Universidad Complutense de Madrid
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En la actualidad el estudio de los fósiles de los micromamíferos presentes en yacimientos paleontológicos y arqueológicos es una práctica ampliamente extendida. Esto se debe a que constituyen no solo excelentes indicadores de la edad de las asociaciones fósiles de las que provienen, sino también una valiosa herramienta para las interpretaciones paleoecológicas y paleoambientales, proporcionando una información de gran valor a la hora de realizar reconstrucciones del pasado.La fiabilidad de las asociaciones de mamíferos fósiles usadas con estos fines depende de un conjunto de factores que están influenciados por todos y cada uno de los procesos que condujeron a la formación de la asociación y que pueden analizarse desde la Tafonomía. Es por ello que los estudios tafonómicos son imprescindibles antes de realizar interpretaciones paleoecológicas y paleoambientales basadas en este tipo de material fósil...
The study of fossils of the small mammal remains found in archaeological and paleontological sites is currently a common practice. This is due basically to two main reasons. Small mammals are known to be excellent indicators of the age of the fossil assemblages in which they are found, but they are also a valuable source of information for paleoenvironmental reconstructions.The reliability with which small mammal assemblages may be used for these purposes depends largely on all the factors that determined the conditions and processes that led to the formation of the fossil assemblage. It is the aim of the taphonomic analyses performed on the fossil material to determine these conditions and processes. The results of these studies enable to identify biases and are therefore essential in order to achieve accurate reconstructions...
The study of fossils of the small mammal remains found in archaeological and paleontological sites is currently a common practice. This is due basically to two main reasons. Small mammals are known to be excellent indicators of the age of the fossil assemblages in which they are found, but they are also a valuable source of information for paleoenvironmental reconstructions.The reliability with which small mammal assemblages may be used for these purposes depends largely on all the factors that determined the conditions and processes that led to the formation of the fossil assemblage. It is the aim of the taphonomic analyses performed on the fossil material to determine these conditions and processes. The results of these studies enable to identify biases and are therefore essential in order to achieve accurate reconstructions...
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Tesis inédita de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Facultad de Ciencias Geológicas, Departamento de Geodinámica, Estratigrafía y Paleontología, leída el 31-10-2019