119653 20230519145458.0 doi 10.1038/s41598-021-93261-1 sideral 126129 ART-2021-126129 eng Luzón C. Taphonomic and spatial analyses from the Early Pleistocene site of Venta Micena 4 (Orce, Guadix-Baza Basin, southern Spain) 2021 Access copy available to the general public Unrestricted Venta Micena is an area containing several palaeontological sites marking the beginning of the Calabrian stage (Early Pleistocene). The richness of the fossil accumulation including species of Asian, African and European origin, makes Venta Micena a key site for the the palaeoecological and palaeoenvironmental study of southern Europe during the Early Pleistocene. Thus, research has been focused on Venta Micena 3, which was originally interpreted as a single palaeosurface associated with a marshy context, in which most of the fauna was accumulated by Pachycrocuta brevirostris. Recent excavations have unearthed a new site, Venta Micena 4, located in the same stratigraphic unit (Unit C) and in close proximity to Venta Micena 3. Here we show the first analyses regarding the taphonomic and spatial nature of this new site, defining two stratigraphic boundaries corresponding to two different depositional events. Furthermore, the taphonomic analyses of fossil remains seem to indicate a different accumulative agent than Pachycrocuta, thus adding more complexity to the palaeobiological interpretation of the Venta Micena area. These results contribute to the discussion of traditional interpretations made from Venta Micena 3. © 2021, The Author(s). info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess by http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/ 4.997 2021 MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES 19 / 74 = 0.257 2021 Q2 T1 1.005 2021 Multidisciplinary 2021 Q1 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Yravedra J. Courtenay L.A. Saarinen J. Blain H.-A. De Miguel D. Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0001-6138-7227 Viranta S. Azanza B. Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0003-2487-547X Rodríguez-Alba J.J. Herranz-Rodrigo D. Serrano-Ramos A. Solano J.A. Oms O. Agustí J. Fortelius M. Jiménez-Arenas J.M. 2000 655 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Ciencias de la Tierra Área Paleontología 11, 1 (2021), 13977 Sci. rep. (Nat. Publ. Group) Scientific reports (Nature Publishing Group) 2045-2322 3034533 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/119653/files/texto_completo.pdf Versión publicada 2326041 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/119653/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon icon Versión publicada oai:zaguan.unizar.es:119653 articulos driver 2023-05-18-14:53:45 ARTICLE