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Grutas do Maciço Hespérico de Portugal com faunas de grandes mamíferos plistocénicos : breve síntese
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This study presents a review of the large-sized mammals from the Upper
Pleistocene of portuguese caves situated at the Hesperic basement. At the
moment, only two caves are known: the Lorga de Dine cave (Vinhais, Bragança)
and Escoural cave (Montemor-o-Novo, Ivora). Both were excavated at the
sixteens and no stratigraphic or horizontal records are published. The presence
of Crocuta crocuta intermedia at Lorga de Dine allows us to suppose an occupation
of the cave during the Mindel-Riss; in that case, it will be the oldest cavity with
palaeontological interest known in Portugal. Nevertheless, we must admit the
role of the Iberian Peninsula as a refuge-territory, that could justify the presence
of several species, later than is known elsewere in Europe.
Escoural cave - the most occidental cave with parietal pleistocene art - gave the
only Cuon alpinus europaeus remains known at present in Portugal.
Considering the large majority or even the totality of the remains relate to the
Late Wurm, the ungulates associations of Lorga de Dine and Escoural suggest
the existence of large open spaces, with aurochs and horses, with spaced arboreal
areas, with red deers.
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Hesperic basement Pleistocene Large-sized mammals Caves
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Cardoso, João Luís - Grutas do Maciço Hespérico de Portugal com faunas de grandes mamíferos plistocénicos : breve síntese. "Caderno do Laboratorio Xeolóxico de Laxe" [Em linha]. ISSN 0213-4497. Vol. 20 (1995), p. 213-229