Cova del Rinoceront (Castelldefels, Barcelona): a terrestrial record for the Last Interglacial period (MIS 5) in the Mediterranean coast of the Iberian Peninsula

Abstract not availableJ. Daura, M. Sanz, R. Julià, D. García-Fernández, J.J. Fornós, M. Vaquero, E. Allué, J.M. López-García, H.A. Blain, J.E. Ortiz, T. Torres, R.M. Albert, À. Rodríguez-Cintas, A. Sánchez-Marco, E. Cerdeño, A.R. Skinner, Y. Asmeron, V.J. Polyak, M. Garcés, L.J. Arnold, M. Demuro, A.W.G. Pike, I. Euba, R.F. Rodríguez, A.S. Yagüe, L. Villaescusa, S. Gómeza, A. Rubio, t, M. Pedro, J.M. Fullola, J. Zilhã

Cova del Rinoceront (Castelldefels, Barcelona): a terrestrial record for the Last Interglacial period (MIS 5) in the Mediterranean coast of the Iberian Peninsula

The Cova del Rinoceront, a site in NE Iberia, contains a thick sedimentary fill preserving a faunal archive from the penultimate glacial and the last interglacial periods. Layers I to III have been dated to between 74 and 147 ka, coinciding with MIS 5a to 5e, a period poorly represented in the Mediterranean terrestrial record. The results from Cova del Rinoceront are of broader interest for the reconstruction of ecological dynamics during warm stages and the understanding of the evolution and geographical variation of several taxa. The palaeoecological evidence suggests a landscape dominated by mixed wooded vegetation with mild climatic conditions, slightly more humid than today. Several vertebrate taxa, including Haploidoceros mediterraneus, Stephanorhinus hundsheimensis and Glis glis, are documented for the first time in the early Upper Pleistocene of Europe, showing that these species persisted across the region for longer than previously thought. In addition, the recovery of a small lithic assemblage indicates human presence in the surroundings of the site. The 11 m-thick stratigraphic section also provides an ideal setting in which to compare several geochronological methods. U–Th dating of the flowstones that cap the deposit, of speleothems formed along the cave walls, and of speleothems buried by the deposit at different elevations provides minimum and maximum ages of 74 and 175 ka, respectively, for the accumulation. The ages obtained by luminescence, electron spin resonance (ESR), amino acid racemisation (AAR), palaeomagnetism and U-series dating of bone are in good agreement with each other and are stratigraphically consistent. This well-dated faunal succession presents a unique opportunity to assess changes in the Pleistocene fauna of the Mediterranean coast over an interval of more than 100 k

Cova del Rinoceront (Castelldefels, Barcelona): a terrestrial record for the Last Interglacial period (MIS 5) in the Mediterranean coast of the Iberian Peninsula

The Cova del Rinoceront, a site in NE Iberia, contains a thick sedimentary fill preserving a faunal archive from the penultimate glacial and the the last interglacial periods. Layers I to III have been dated to between 74 and 147ka, coinciding with MIS 5a to 5e, a period poorly represented in the Mediterranean terrestrial record. The results from Cova del Rinoceront are of broader interest for the reconstruction of ecological dynamics during warm stages and the understanding of the evolution and geographical variation of several taxa. The palaeoecological evidence suggests a landscape dominated by mixed wooded vegetation with mild climatic conditions, slightly more humid than today. Several vertebrate taxa, including Haploidoceros mediterraneus, Stephanorhinus hundsheimensis and Glis glis, are documented for the first time in the early Upper Pleistocene of Europe, showing that these species persisted across the region for longer than previously thought. In addition, the recovery of a small lithic assemblage indicates human presence in the surroundings of the site. The 11m-thick stratigraphic section also provides an ideal setting in which to compare several geochronological methods. U-Th dating of the flowstones that cap the deposit, of speleothems formed along the cave walls, and of speleothems buried by the deposit at different elevations provides minimum and maximum ages of 74 and 175ka, respectively, for the accumulation. The ages obtained by luminescence, electron spin resonance (ESR), amino acid racemisation (AAR), palaeomagnetism and U-series dating of bone are in good agreement with each other and are stratigraphically consistent. This well-dated faunal succession presents a unique opportunity to assess changes in the Pleistocene fauna of the Mediterranean coast over an interval of more than 100ka.Fil: Daura, J.. Universidad de Barcelona; EspañaFil: Sanz, M.. Universidad de Barcelona; EspañaFil: Julià, R.. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. Instituto de Ciencias de la Tierra Jaume Almera; EspañaFil: García Fernández, D.. Universidad de Barcelona; EspañaFil: Fornós, Joan J.. Universidad de las Islas Baleares; EspañaFil: Vaquero, M.. Universitat Rovira i Virgili. Institut Català  de Paleoecologia Humana i Evolució Social; EspañaFil: Allué, E.. Universitat Rovira i Virgili. Institut Català  de Paleoecologia Humana i Evolució Social; EspañaFil: López García, J. M.. Università di Ferrara; ItaliaFil: Blain. H. A.. Universitat Rovira i Virgili. Institut Català  de Paleoecologia Humana i Evolució Social; EspañaFil: Ortiz, J. E.. Universidad Politécnica de Madrid; EspañaFil: Torres, T.. Universidad Politécnica de Madrid; EspañaFil: Albert, R. M.. Universidad de Barcelona; España. Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avancats; EspañaFil: Rodríguez Cintas, A.. Universidad de Barcelona; EspañaFil: Sánchez Marco, Antonio. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona; EspañaFil: Cerdeño Serrano, Maria Esperanza. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mendoza. Instituto Argentino de Nivología, Glaciología y Ciencias Ambientales. Provincia de Mendoza. Instituto Argentino de Nivología, Glaciología y Ciencias Ambientales. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Instituto Argentino de Nivología, Glaciología y Ciencias Ambientales; ArgentinaFil: Skinner, A. R.. Williams College; Estados UnidosFil: Asmeron, Y.. University of New Mexico; Estados UnidosFil: Polyak, V. J.. University of New Mexico; Estados UnidosFil: Garcés, M.. Universidad de Barcelona; EspañaFil: Arnold, L. J.. University of Adelaide; AustraliaFil: Demuro, M.. University of Adelaide; AustraliaFil: Pike, A. W. G.. University of Southampton; Reino UnidoFil: Euba, I.. Institut Català d'Arqueologia Clàssica; EspañaFil: Rodríguez, R. F.. Universidad de Barcelona; EspañaFil: Yagüe, A. S.. Universidad de Barcelona; EspañaFil: Villaescusa, L.. Universidad de Barcelona; EspañaFil: Gómez, S.. Universidad de Barcelona; EspañaFil: Rubio, A.. Universidad de Barcelona; España. Universidad de Granada; EspañaFil: Pedro, M.. Universidad de Barcelona; EspañaFil: Fullola, J. M.. Universidad de Barcelona; EspañaFil: Zilhão, João. Universidad de Barcelona; España. Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avancats; Españ

Cova del Rinoceront (Castelldefels, Barcelona): a terrestrial record for the Last Interglacial period (MIS 5) in the Mediterranean coast of the Iberian Peninsula

The Cova del Rinoceront, a site in NE Iberia, contains a thick sedimentary fill preserving a faunal archive from the penultimate glacial and the the last interglacial periods. Layers I to III have been dated to between 74 and 147 ka, coinciding with MIS 5a to 5e, a period poorly represented in the Mediterranean terrestrial record. The results from Cova del Rinoceront are of broader interest for the reconstruction of ecological dynamics during warm stages and the understanding of the evolution and geographical variation of several taxa. The palaeoecological evidence suggests a landscape dominated by mixed wooded vegetation with mild climatic conditions, slightly more humid than today. Several vertebrate taxa, including Haploidoceros mediterraneus, Stephanorhinus hundsheimensis and Glis glis, are documented for the first time in the early Upper Pleistocene of Europe, showing that these species persisted across the region for longer than previously thought. In addition, the recovery of a small lithic assemblage indicates human presence in the surroundings of the site. The 11 m-thick stratigraphic section also provides an ideal setting in which to compare several geochronological methods. UeTh dating of the flowstones that cap the deposit, of speleothems formed along the cave walls, and of speleothems buried by the deposit at different elevations provides minimum and maximum ages of 74 and 175 ka, respectively, for the accumulation. The ages obtained by luminescence, electron spin resonance (ESR), amino acid racemisation (AAR), palaeomagnetism and U-series dating of bone are in good agreement with each other and are stratigraphically consistent. This well-dated faunal succession presents a unique opportunity to assess changes in the Pleistocene fauna of the Mediterranean coast over an interval of more than 100 ka

Cova del Rinoceront (Castelldefels, Barcelona): a terrestrial record for the Last Interglacial period (MIS 5) in the Mediterranean coast of the Iberian Peninsula.

[eng] The Cova del Rinoceront, a site in NE Iberia, contains a thick sedimentary fill preserving a faunal archive from the penultimate glacial and the the last interglacial periods. Layers I to III have been dated to between 74 and 147 ka, coinciding with MIS 5a to 5e, a period poorly represented in the Mediterranean terrestrial record. The results from Cova del Rinoceront are of broader interest for the reconstruction of ecological dynamics during warm stages and the understanding of the evolution and geographical variation of several taxa. The palaeoecological evidence suggests a landscape dominated by mixed wooded vegetation with mild climatic conditions, slightly more humid than today. Several vertebrate taxa, including Haploidoceros mediterraneus, Stephanorhinus hundsheimensis and Glis glis, are documented for the first time in the early Upper Pleistocene of Europe, showing that these species persisted across the region for longer than previously thought. In addition, the recovery of a small lithic assemblage indicates human presence in the surroundings of the site. The 11 m-thick stratigraphic section also provides an ideal setting in which to compare several geochronological methods. UeTh dating of the flowstones that cap the deposit, of speleothems formed along the cave walls, and of speleothems buried by the deposit at different elevations provides minimum and maximum ages of 74 and 175 ka, respectively, for the accumulation. The ages obtained by luminescence, electron spin resonance (ESR), amino acid racemisation (AAR), palaeomagnetism and U-series dating of bone are in good agreement with each other and are stratigraphically consistent. This well-dated faunal succession presents a unique opportunity to assess changes in the Pleistocene fauna of the Mediterranean coast over an interval of more than 100 ka

Sedimentology and sequence stratigraphy of the late Precambrian carbonates of the Mbuji-Mayi supergroup in the Sankuru-Mbuji-Mayi-Lomami-Lovoy basin (Democratic Republic of the Congo)

The late Mesoproterozoic-middle Neoproterozoic carbonate succession (1155 Ma-800 Ma) of the Mbuji-Mayi Supergroup (Democratic Republic of Congo) represents a classic late Precambrian carbonate sequence whose architecture is poorly known. Here we present new data and synthesis of microfacies analysis, sequence stratigraphy, Fischer plots coupled with C and O isotopes, to evaluate the paleoecology and sea level variations of the carbonate series of the Mbuji-Mayi Supergroup, and to establish hierarchical approach stratigraphic framework from which to resolve the evolution of the Sankuru-Mbuji-Mayi-Lomami-Lovoy Basin. Our microfacies and sequence stratigraphy analyses show that the carbonate succession consists of strata accumulated on a ramp, during cyclic sedimentation across the inner ramp. Here plurimetric ‘thin’ peritidal cycles (±4 m-thick on average) record a relative maximum sea level of ca. 4 m, with fluctuations in the range around 1-4 m. This shallow-water depth and the abundance of cyanobacteria suggest that water column was oxygenated. By contrast the subtidal cyclic facies at the outer/middle ramp, preserve ‘thick’ subtidal sequences characterized by an average thickness of ±17 m. Accurate relative sea level fluctuations are difficult to assess in this ‘deeper’ environment since the facies could have been deposited in a wide range of shallow water that did not completely fill the accomodation space or available space. A probable magnitude for sea-level fluctuations here is around 10-20 m. These data are the first to place a quantitative constraint on the late Mesoproterozoic to middle Neoproterozoic carbonate deposits that have lively covered much of the Congo Shield at the end of the Precambrian, and is therefore an important type section for Central Africa.SCOPUS: ch.binfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishe