Fossil human remains from Bolomor Cave (Valencia, Spain)

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• 作者：Juan Luis Arsuaga^a ; ^b ; ^{jlarsuaga@isciii.es} ; Josep Ferná ; ndez Peris^c ; ^{josep.fernandez@bolomor.com} ; Ana Gracia-Té ; llez^a ; ^d ; ^{ana.graciat@uah.es} ; Rolf Quam^a ; ^e ; ^f ; ^{rquam@binghamton.edu} ; José ; Miguel Carretero^g ; ^{jmcarre@ubu.es} ; Virginia Barciela Gonzá ; lez^h ; ^{virginia.barciela@ua.es} ; Ruth Blascoⁱ ; ^{rblasco@prehistoria.urv.net} ; Felipe Cuartero^j ; ^{felipecuartero@yahoo.es} ; Pablo Sañ ; udoⁱ ; ^{pablo.sanudo@bolomor.com}
• 关键词：Neanderthal ; Bolomor Cave ; Parietal bone ; Teeth ; Pleistocene ; Iberian Peninsula
• 刊名：Journal of Human Evolution
• 出版年：2012
• 期刊代码：95_00472484
• 类别：ear
• 出版时间：May, 2012
• 卷：62
• 期：5
• 页码：629-639
• 文件大小：2102 K

摘要

Systematic excavations carried out since 1989 at Bolomor Cave have led to the recovery of four Pleistocene human fossil remains, consisting of a fibular fragment, two isolated teeth, and a nearly complete adult parietal bone. All of these specimens date to the late Middle and early Late Pleistocene (MIS 7-5e). The fibular fragment shows thick cortical bone, an archaic feature found in non-modern (i.e. non-Homo sapiens) members of the genus Homo. Among the dental remains, the lack of a midtrigonid crest in the M₁ represents a departure from the morphology reported for the majority of Neandertal specimens, while the large dimensions and pronounced shoveling of the marginal ridges in the C¹ are similar to other European Middle and late Pleistocene fossils. The parietal bone is very thick, with dimensions that generally fall above Neandertal fossils and resemble more closely the Middle Pleistocene Atapuerca (SH) adult specimens. Based on the presence of archaic features, all the fossils from Bolomor are attributed to the Neandertal evolutionary lineage.