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, Vol. 310, 108094, 15.06.2023.

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Altamura F, Lehmann J, Rodríguez-Álvarez B, Urban B, van Kolfschoten T, Verheijen I et al. Fossil footprints at the late lower Paleolithic site of Schöningen (Germany): A new line of research to reconstruct animal and hominin paleoecology. Quaternary Science Reviews. 2023 Jun 15;310:108094. Epub 2023 May 12. doi: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2023.108094

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title = "Fossil footprints at the late lower Paleolithic site of Sch{\"o}ningen (Germany): A new line of research to reconstruct animal and hominin paleoecology",
abstract = "The ca. 300 ka Paleolithic sites of Sch{\"o}ningen 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: Sch{\"o}ningen 13 I-Fs2 and Sch{\"o}ningen 13 II-2 Untere Berme. Here we present the first detailed study of these fossil footprints, which provides insights on Sch{\"o}ningen'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 Sch{\"o}ningen 13 II-2 Untere Berme. This confirms the complementary potential of ichnology in reconstructing a reliable picture of prehistoric sites.",
keywords = "Hominin footprints, Homo heidelbergensis, Middle pleistocene, Palaeoloxodon antiquus, Paleoenvironment, Vertebrate ichnology",
author = "Flavio Altamura and Jens Lehmann and B{\'a}rbara Rodr{\'i}guez-{\'A}lvarez and Brigitte Urban and {van Kolfschoten}, Thijs and Ivo Verheijen and Conard, {Nicholas J.} and Jordi Serangeli",
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