Late Pleistocene large mammal faunas from the Urals

2007 ◽  
Vol 160 (1) ◽  
pp. 112-120 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pavel Kosintsev
Keyword(s):  
Late Pleistocene ◽  
The Urals ◽  
Large Mammal ◽  
Mammal Faunas

scholarly journals The role of a proto-Schelde River in the genesis of the southwestern Netherlands, inferred from the Quaternary successions and fossils in Moriaanshoofd Borehole (Zeeland, the Netherlands)

2013 ◽  
Vol 92 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-86 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.A. Slupik ◽  
F.P. Wesselingh ◽  
D.F. Mayhew ◽  
A.C. Janse ◽  
F.E. Dieleman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Late Pleistocene ◽  
Late Quaternary ◽  
Source Region ◽  
Fossil Material ◽  
Mammal Faunas

AbstractWe investigated the Quaternary lithological succession and faunas in a borehole near Moriaanshoofd (Province of Zeeland, SW Netherlands), in order to improve our understanding of the depositional context of classical Gelasian mammal faunas from the region. The fossils mostly derive from the base of a fossil-rich interval between 31 m and 36.5 m below the surface, that was initially interpreted as a Middle or Late Pleistocene interglacial marine unit, but turned out to be a Late Quaternary fluvial unit with large amounts of reworked fossils and sediments. Eocene mollusc taxa pinpoint Flanders (Belgium) as the source region for this river. Within the base of this paleo-Schelde River fossil material of various stratigraphic provenance became incorporated.

Clovis Hunting Strategies, or How to Make out on Plentiful Resources

2003 ◽  
Vol 68 (2) ◽  
pp. 333-352 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicole M. Waguespack ◽  
Todd A. Surovell
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
Late Pleistocene ◽  
Diet Breadth ◽  
Ecological Framework ◽  
Hunter Gatherers ◽  
Large Mammal ◽  
Small Game ◽  
Terrestrial Mammals ◽  
Hunting Strategies ◽  
Alternative Diet

Traditionally, hunter-gatherers of the Clovis period have been characterized as specialized hunters of large terrestrial mammals. Recent critiques have attempted to upend this position both empirically and theoretically, alternatively favoring a more generalized foraging economy. In this paper, the distinction between subsistence specialists and generalists is framed in terms of forager selectivity with regards to hunted prey, following a behavioral ecological framework. Faunal data are compiled from 33 Clovis sites and used to test the two alternative diet-breadth hypotheses. The data support the older “Clovis as specialist” model, although some use of small game is apparent. Furthermore, data from modern hunter-gatherers are marshaled to support the theoretical plausibility of specialized large-mammal hunting across North America during the Late Pleistocene.

Late Pleistocene Settlement in the Nenana Valley, Central Alaska

1989 ◽  
Vol 54 (2) ◽  
pp. 263-287 ◽  
Author(s):  
William R. Powers ◽  
John F. Hoffecker
Keyword(s):  
Late Pleistocene ◽  
Late Glacial ◽  
Alaska Range ◽  
Ongoing Research ◽  
Large Mammal ◽  
Seasonal Basis

Ongoing research in the Nenana Valley is uncovering a complex record of Late Glacial settlement in the foothills of the Alaska Range. A local eolian sequence provides relatively precise stratigraphic and chronological control, permitting integration with regional paleoclimatic history. Initial occupation seems to have occurred approximately 12,000 years ago, and is represented by several assemblages containing bifacial points. Microblade technology did not appear until ca. 10,500 B.P. The valley probably was exploited on a seasonal basis for large mammal procurement.

Late Pleistocene Western Camel (Camelops Hesternus) Hunting in Southwestern Canada

2012 ◽  
Vol 77 (1) ◽  
pp. 115-124 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian Kooyman ◽  
L.V. Hills ◽  
Shayne Tolman ◽  
Paul McNeil
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
North America ◽  
Late Pleistocene ◽  
Stone Tools ◽  
Archaeological Evidence ◽  
Large Mammal ◽  
Extinct Species ◽  
Significant Contributor ◽  
Number Of Factors ◽  
Beach Site

AbstractLate Pleistocene large mammal extinctions in North America have been attributed to a number of factors or combination of factors, primarily climate change and human hunting, but the relative roles of these factors remain much debated. Clo-vis-period hunters exploited species such as mammoth, but many now extinct species such as camels were seemingly not hunted. Archaeological evidence from the Wally’s Beach site in southern Canada, including stone tools and butchered bone, provide the first evidence that Clovis people hunted North American camels. Archaeologists generally dismiss human hunting as a significant contributor to Pleistocene extinctions in North America, but Wally’s Beach demonstrates that human hunting was more inclusive than assumed and we must continue to consider hunting as a factor in Pleistocene extinctions.

Carnivores (Mammalia, Carnivora) of the Urals in the Late Pleistocene and Holocene

2016 ◽  
Vol 420 ◽  
pp. 145-155 ◽  
Author(s):  
P.A. Kosintsev ◽  
V.V. Gasilin ◽  
D.O. Gimranov ◽  
O.P. Bachura
Keyword(s):  
Late Pleistocene ◽  
The Urals
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