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Taphonomic analysis of micromammal remains from striped owl (Pseudoscops Clamator) pellets in northeastern Buenos Aires province, Argentina: implications for archaeological sites formation
(Wiley, 2015-07)
The main objective of this study was to determine the taxonomic and taphonomic characteristics of the micromammal remains recovered from pellets of Pseudoscops clamator (striped owl), collected at three localities in ...
Effects of regional context and landscape composition on diversity and composition of small rodent assemblages in Argentinian temperate grasslands and wetlands
(De Gruyter, 2014-08)
This study aims to describe landscape evolution in two contiguous ecoregions with different land use intensity, to assess changes in small mammal assemblages. Rodent remains in pellet samples from barn owls were used to ...
Taphonomic analysis of Pseudalopex griseus (Gray, 1837) scat assemblages and their archaeological implications
(Prometheus Press, 2007-12)
Grey fox (Pseudalopex griseus) scats deposited in the immediate vicinity of guanaco (Lama guanicoe) carcasses were analyzed to evaluate this carnivore´s transport of bones. Samples were from the arid, semi-desert Río Negro ...
Micromammal taphonomy and site formation process of Nutria Mansa 1 archaeological site (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
(John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 2018-09)
This paper presents the results of the taphonomic analysis of the micromammal bone remains recovered from Nutria Mansa 1 (NM1), an archaeological site located in the Pampean plains, Argentina. This campsite was occupied ...
Mammalia, Didelphimorphia and Rodentia, southwest of the province of Mendoza, Argentina
(Centro de Referência em Informação Ambiental, 2008-07)
We documented terrestrial micromammal assemblages at five localities of southwestern Mendoza province, Argentina. We added new localities for several of the most uncommon small mammal species of this region (e.g. Loxodontomys ...
Spatial and temporal taphonomic study of bone accumulations of the burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia) in central Argentina
(Elsevier, 2020-04)
Athene cunicularia is a very common opportunistic raptor inhabiting diverse environments of South America. It has variable hunting behavior and diet habits, feeding mostly on arthropods and nocturnal and diurnal micromammals. ...
Small mammal species turnover in response to climatic variations during the Holocene in Patagonia: A paleolandscape reconstruction
(Academic Press Ltd - Elsevier Science Ltd, 2020-02)
The goal of this study was to document the effects produced by Holocene climatic changes on the composition of small mammals along the elevational gradient in the Somuncurá Plateau Protected Area, northern extra-Andean ...
Ancient wetlands in the arid environments of Central Western Argentina: a palaeoecological perspective based on archaeological small mammal remains
(Elsevier, 2021-03)
The present study analyzes small mammal bone and tooth accumulations recovered in three open-air archaeological sites from the drylands of Northern Mendoza (Argentina), in the northern sector of Central Western Argentina. ...
Micromammals, taphonomy, paleoenvironments and human occupation during the Holocene in Arroyo Malo-3 (west-central Argentina)
(Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 2015-06)
Micromammal remains from the archaeological sequence of Arroyo Malo-3 (AMA-3, 34º51’18’’S, 69º53’00’’W; soutwestern Mendoza, Argentina) are taxonomically identified, and taphonomic and paleoenvironmental conditions assessed. ...