Amphibians and squamate reptiles from the late Pleistocene of the “Caverne Marie-Jeanne” (Hastière-Lavaux, Namur, Belgium): Systematics, paleobiogeography, and paleoclimatic and paleoenvironmental reconstructions

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Autor(a) principal: Blain, Hugues-Alexandre
Data de Publicação: 2019
Outros Autores: Martínez Monzón, Almudena, López-García, Juan, Lozano-Fernández, Iván, Folie, Annelise
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10451/43088
Resumo: Archeological sites usually provide important information about the past distribution of small vertebrate fauna, and by extension about past terrestrial environments and climate in which human activities took place. In this context, Belgium has an interesting location in northwestern Europe between the fully studied zooarcheological records of Germany and England. We present here the revision of the late Pleistocene (Marine Isotope Stages 3 and 2) collection of the “Caverne Marie-Jeanne” (Hastière-Lavaux, Namur), studied by Jean-Claude Rage in the 1970s and the revision of the whole “indeterminate” small vertebrate materials from the “Caverne Marie-Jeanne” stored in the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS) Quaternary collections in search of more herpetofaunal remains. It is now by far the largest late Pleistocene collection at RBINS with more than 20,500 recognized bones of amphibians and reptiles and covering the last 60,000 years. The faunal list comprises two urodeles (Lissotriton gr. L. vulgaris and Salamandra salamandra), four anurans (Bufo gr. B. bufo-spinosus, Epidalea calamita, Rana temporaria and Rana cf. R. arvalis), three lizards (Lacerta cf. L. agilis, Zootoca vivipara and Anguis gr. A. fragilis), and three snakes (Natrix gr. N. natrix, Coronella austriaca, and Vipera berus). This study represents the first fossil record in Belgium for L. gr. L. vulgaris, R. arvalis, Z. vivipara, N. gr. N. natrix and C. austriaca. As a whole, this assemblage suggests a patchy humid landscape under colder and dryer climatic conditions in comparison with present ones. This study also underlines the necessity of a primary separation in larger taxonomical categories by the specialist itself.
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spelling Amphibians and squamate reptiles from the late Pleistocene of the “Caverne Marie-Jeanne” (Hastière-Lavaux, Namur, Belgium): Systematics, paleobiogeography, and paleoclimatic and paleoenvironmental reconstructionsHerpetofaunaPaleobiogeographyPaleoecologyLate PleistoceneNorthwestern EuropeHerpétofaunePaléobiogéographiePaleoécologiePléistocène supérieurEurope du Nord-OuestArcheological sites usually provide important information about the past distribution of small vertebrate fauna, and by extension about past terrestrial environments and climate in which human activities took place. In this context, Belgium has an interesting location in northwestern Europe between the fully studied zooarcheological records of Germany and England. We present here the revision of the late Pleistocene (Marine Isotope Stages 3 and 2) collection of the “Caverne Marie-Jeanne” (Hastière-Lavaux, Namur), studied by Jean-Claude Rage in the 1970s and the revision of the whole “indeterminate” small vertebrate materials from the “Caverne Marie-Jeanne” stored in the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS) Quaternary collections in search of more herpetofaunal remains. It is now by far the largest late Pleistocene collection at RBINS with more than 20,500 recognized bones of amphibians and reptiles and covering the last 60,000 years. The faunal list comprises two urodeles (Lissotriton gr. L. vulgaris and Salamandra salamandra), four anurans (Bufo gr. B. bufo-spinosus, Epidalea calamita, Rana temporaria and Rana cf. R. arvalis), three lizards (Lacerta cf. L. agilis, Zootoca vivipara and Anguis gr. A. fragilis), and three snakes (Natrix gr. N. natrix, Coronella austriaca, and Vipera berus). This study represents the first fossil record in Belgium for L. gr. L. vulgaris, R. arvalis, Z. vivipara, N. gr. N. natrix and C. austriaca. As a whole, this assemblage suggests a patchy humid landscape under colder and dryer climatic conditions in comparison with present ones. This study also underlines the necessity of a primary separation in larger taxonomical categories by the specialist itself.Les sites archéologiques fournissent généralement des informations importantes sur la distribution passée des faunes de petits vertébrés, et par extension sur les environnements terrestres et les climats passés dans lesquels les activités humaines se sont déroulées. Dans ce contexte, la Belgique jouit d’un emplacement intéressant dans le Nord-Ouest de l’Europe, entre les importants registres zooarchéologiques allemands et anglais. Nous présentons ici la révision de la collection du Pléistocène supérieur (stades isotopiques marins 3 et 2) de la caverne Marie-Jeanne (Hastière-Lavaux, Namur) étudiée par Jean-Claude Rage dans les années 1970 et la révision de l’ensemble des petits vertébrés « indéterminés » de la caverne Marie-Jeanne préservés dans les collections quaternaires de l’Institut royal des sciences naturelles de Belgique (IRSNB) , en cherchant de plus amples restes d’herpétofaune. Il s’agit maintenant, et de loin, de la plus grande collection pour le Pléistocène supérieur à l’IRSNB, avec plus de 20 500 ossements reconnus d’amphibiens et de reptiles, couvrant les 60 000 dernières années. La liste faunique comprend deux urodèles (Lissotriton gr. L. vulgaris et Salamandra salamandra), quatre anoures (Bufo gr. B. bufo-spinosus, Epidalea calamita, Rana temporaria et Rana cf. R. arvalis), trois lézards (Lacerta cf. L. agilis, Zootoca vivipara et Anguis gr. A. fragilis) et trois serpents (Natrix gr. N. natrix, Coronella austriaca et Vipera berus). Cette étude représente la première mention fossile de L. gr. L. vulgaris, R. arvalis, Z. vivipara, N. gr. N. natrix et C. austriaca en Belgique. Dans son ensemble, cet assemblage suggère un paysage humide en mosaïque sous des conditions climatiques plus froides et plus sèches par rapport au présent. Cette étude souligne également la nécessité d’une séparation primaire en grandes catégories taxonomiques par le spécialiste lui-même.ElsevierRepositório da Universidade de LisboaBlain, Hugues-AlexandreMartínez Monzón, AlmudenaLópez-García, JuanLozano-Fernández, IvánFolie, Annelise2020-04-23T09:50:16Z20192019-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10451/43088engBlain, H.-A., Martínez Monzón, A., López-García, J. M., Lozano-Fernández, I., & Folie, A. (2019). Amphibians and squamate reptiles from the late Pleistocene of the “Caverne Marie-Jeanne” (Hastière-Lavaux, Namur, Belgium): Systematics, paleobiogeography, and paleoclimatic and paleoenvironmental reconstructions. [Amphibiens et reptiles squamates du Pléistocène supérieur de la caverne Marie-Jeanne (Hastière-Lavaux, Namur, Belgique) : systématique, paléobiogéographie, et reconstitutions paléoclimatique et paléoenvironmentale]. 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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Amphibians and squamate reptiles from the late Pleistocene of the “Caverne Marie-Jeanne” (Hastière-Lavaux, Namur, Belgium): Systematics, paleobiogeography, and paleoclimatic and paleoenvironmental reconstructions
title Amphibians and squamate reptiles from the late Pleistocene of the “Caverne Marie-Jeanne” (Hastière-Lavaux, Namur, Belgium): Systematics, paleobiogeography, and paleoclimatic and paleoenvironmental reconstructions
spellingShingle Amphibians and squamate reptiles from the late Pleistocene of the “Caverne Marie-Jeanne” (Hastière-Lavaux, Namur, Belgium): Systematics, paleobiogeography, and paleoclimatic and paleoenvironmental reconstructions
Blain, Hugues-Alexandre
Herpetofauna
Paleobiogeography
Paleoecology
Late Pleistocene
Northwestern Europe
Herpétofaune
Paléobiogéographie
Paleoécologie
Pléistocène supérieur
Europe du Nord-Ouest
title_short Amphibians and squamate reptiles from the late Pleistocene of the “Caverne Marie-Jeanne” (Hastière-Lavaux, Namur, Belgium): Systematics, paleobiogeography, and paleoclimatic and paleoenvironmental reconstructions
title_full Amphibians and squamate reptiles from the late Pleistocene of the “Caverne Marie-Jeanne” (Hastière-Lavaux, Namur, Belgium): Systematics, paleobiogeography, and paleoclimatic and paleoenvironmental reconstructions
title_fullStr Amphibians and squamate reptiles from the late Pleistocene of the “Caverne Marie-Jeanne” (Hastière-Lavaux, Namur, Belgium): Systematics, paleobiogeography, and paleoclimatic and paleoenvironmental reconstructions
title_full_unstemmed Amphibians and squamate reptiles from the late Pleistocene of the “Caverne Marie-Jeanne” (Hastière-Lavaux, Namur, Belgium): Systematics, paleobiogeography, and paleoclimatic and paleoenvironmental reconstructions
title_sort Amphibians and squamate reptiles from the late Pleistocene of the “Caverne Marie-Jeanne” (Hastière-Lavaux, Namur, Belgium): Systematics, paleobiogeography, and paleoclimatic and paleoenvironmental reconstructions
author Blain, Hugues-Alexandre
author_facet Blain, Hugues-Alexandre
Martínez Monzón, Almudena
López-García, Juan
Lozano-Fernández, Iván
Folie, Annelise
author_role author
author2 Martínez Monzón, Almudena
López-García, Juan
Lozano-Fernández, Iván
Folie, Annelise
author2_role author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Repositório da Universidade de Lisboa
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Blain, Hugues-Alexandre
Martínez Monzón, Almudena
López-García, Juan
Lozano-Fernández, Iván
Folie, Annelise
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Herpetofauna
Paleobiogeography
Paleoecology
Late Pleistocene
Northwestern Europe
Herpétofaune
Paléobiogéographie
Paleoécologie
Pléistocène supérieur
Europe du Nord-Ouest
topic Herpetofauna
Paleobiogeography
Paleoecology
Late Pleistocene
Northwestern Europe
Herpétofaune
Paléobiogéographie
Paleoécologie
Pléistocène supérieur
Europe du Nord-Ouest
description Archeological sites usually provide important information about the past distribution of small vertebrate fauna, and by extension about past terrestrial environments and climate in which human activities took place. In this context, Belgium has an interesting location in northwestern Europe between the fully studied zooarcheological records of Germany and England. We present here the revision of the late Pleistocene (Marine Isotope Stages 3 and 2) collection of the “Caverne Marie-Jeanne” (Hastière-Lavaux, Namur), studied by Jean-Claude Rage in the 1970s and the revision of the whole “indeterminate” small vertebrate materials from the “Caverne Marie-Jeanne” stored in the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS) Quaternary collections in search of more herpetofaunal remains. It is now by far the largest late Pleistocene collection at RBINS with more than 20,500 recognized bones of amphibians and reptiles and covering the last 60,000 years. The faunal list comprises two urodeles (Lissotriton gr. L. vulgaris and Salamandra salamandra), four anurans (Bufo gr. B. bufo-spinosus, Epidalea calamita, Rana temporaria and Rana cf. R. arvalis), three lizards (Lacerta cf. L. agilis, Zootoca vivipara and Anguis gr. A. fragilis), and three snakes (Natrix gr. N. natrix, Coronella austriaca, and Vipera berus). This study represents the first fossil record in Belgium for L. gr. L. vulgaris, R. arvalis, Z. vivipara, N. gr. N. natrix and C. austriaca. As a whole, this assemblage suggests a patchy humid landscape under colder and dryer climatic conditions in comparison with present ones. This study also underlines the necessity of a primary separation in larger taxonomical categories by the specialist itself.
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