Fossil footprints at the late lower Paleolithic site of Schöningen (Germany): A new line of research to reconstruct animal and hominin paleoecology
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Fossil footprints at the late lower Paleolithic site of Schöningen (Germany): A new line of research to reconstruct animal and hominin paleoecology. / Altamura, Flavio; Lehmann, Jens; Rodríguez-Álvarez, Bárbara et al.
in: Quaternary Science Reviews, Jahrgang 310, 108094, 15.06.2023.Publikation: Beiträge in Zeitschriften › Zeitschriftenaufsätze › Forschung
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T1 - Fossil footprints at the late lower Paleolithic site of Schöningen (Germany): A new line of research to reconstruct animal and hominin paleoecology
AU - Altamura, Flavio
AU - Lehmann, Jens
AU - Rodríguez-Álvarez, Bárbara
AU - Urban, Brigitte
AU - van Kolfschoten, Thijs
AU - Verheijen, Ivo
AU - Conard, Nicholas J.
AU - Serangeli, Jordi
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2023 Elsevier Ltd
PY - 2023/6/15
Y1 - 2023/6/15
N2 - The ca. 300 ka Paleolithic sites of Schöningen in northern Germany yielded a number of localities with archeological and paleontological remains representing a rich paleoenvironmental record of the late Middle Pleistocene in northern Europe. An important line of research focused on the ichnology of two localities: Schöningen 13 I-Fs2 and Schöningen 13 II-2 Untere Berme. Here we present the first detailed study of these fossil footprints, which provides insights on Schöningen's paleoenvironment and a snapshot of the mammals once living in the area. Herds of elephants and other species of herbivores congregated along the muddy shores of a paleolake during birch, pine and grass-rich woodland phases. In addition, three potential hominin footprints, probably belonging to a late Homo heidelbergensis, are recorded at Schöningen 13 II-2 Untere Berme. This confirms the complementary potential of ichnology in reconstructing a reliable picture of prehistoric sites.
AB - The ca. 300 ka Paleolithic sites of Schöningen in northern Germany yielded a number of localities with archeological and paleontological remains representing a rich paleoenvironmental record of the late Middle Pleistocene in northern Europe. An important line of research focused on the ichnology of two localities: Schöningen 13 I-Fs2 and Schöningen 13 II-2 Untere Berme. Here we present the first detailed study of these fossil footprints, which provides insights on Schöningen's paleoenvironment and a snapshot of the mammals once living in the area. Herds of elephants and other species of herbivores congregated along the muddy shores of a paleolake during birch, pine and grass-rich woodland phases. In addition, three potential hominin footprints, probably belonging to a late Homo heidelbergensis, are recorded at Schöningen 13 II-2 Untere Berme. This confirms the complementary potential of ichnology in reconstructing a reliable picture of prehistoric sites.
KW - Hominin footprints
KW - Homo heidelbergensis
KW - Middle pleistocene
KW - Palaeoloxodon antiquus
KW - Paleoenvironment
KW - Vertebrate ichnology
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85161165771&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.quascirev.2023.108094
DO - 10.1016/j.quascirev.2023.108094
M3 - Journal articles
VL - 310
JO - Quaternary Science Reviews
JF - Quaternary Science Reviews
SN - 0277-3791
M1 - 108094
ER -