Quaternary mammals, people, and climate change: A view from Southern North America
Por:
Ferrusquia-Villafranca, Ismael, Arroyo-Cabrales, Joaquin, Johnson, Eileen, Ruiz-Gonzalez, Jose, Martinez-Hernandez, Enrique, Gama-Castro, Jorge, de Anda-Hurtado, Patricia, Polaco, Oscar J.
Publicada:
1 ene 2017
Resumen:
The Pleistocene and modern mammal faunas of southern North America strongly differ in taxonomic makeup, distribution, and physiognomy. The former faunal complexes are part of the ancient landscape in which early peoples may have interacted. Customarily, differences between the Pleistocene and modern faunas have been attributed to climate change or human-impact driven extinctions. Mexico’s Pleistocene mammal record is analyzed in time and space, emphasizing the study of the Rancholabrean Chronofauna, which is the most recent North American Land Mammal Age fauna. Palynological and paleosol records are reviewed as an independent check of the interpretation derived from mammals. The integration of the information provides the basis for a proposal regarding Late Pleistocene climate change trends across the country, and whether people were involved in the mammalian community response to climate change in terms of extinction or biogeographic shifting within and outside the country. This approach supports an explanation of the differences between southern North America’s Pleistocene and modern mammal faunas. © 2017, Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht.
Filiaciones:
Ferrusquia-Villafranca, Ismael:
Instituto de Geología, Universidad Nacional, Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoacan, Mexico, D. F., Mexico
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Geol, Ciudad Univ, Mexico City 04510, DF, Mexico
Arroyo-Cabrales, Joaquin:
Laboratorio de Arqueozoología, Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia, Moneda 16, Centro Histórico, México, D. F., Mexico
Laboratorio de Arqueozoología, Subdirección de Laboratorios y Apoyo Académico Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia, Moneda 16, Col., Centro, México, D. F., Mexico
Inst Nacl Antropol & Hist, Lab Arqueozool, Moneda 16, Mexico City 06060, DF, Mexico
Inst Nacl Antropol & Hist, Subdirecc Lab & Apoyo Acad, Lab Arqueozool, Moneda 16, Mexico City 06060, DF, Mexico
Johnson, Eileen:
Museum of Texas Tech University, Box 43191, Lubbock, TX, United States
Museum Texas Tech Univ, Box 43191, Lubbock, TX 79409 USA
Ruiz-Gonzalez, Jose:
Instituto de Geología, Universidad Nacional, Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoacan, Mexico, D. F., Mexico
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Geol, Ciudad Univ, Mexico City 04510, DF, Mexico
Martinez-Hernandez, Enrique:
Instituto de Geología, Universidad Nacional, Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoacan, Mexico, D. F., Mexico
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Geol, Ciudad Univ, Mexico City 04510, DF, Mexico
Gama-Castro, Jorge:
Instituto de Geología, Universidad Nacional, Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoacan, Mexico, D. F., Mexico
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Geol, Ciudad Univ, Mexico City 04510, DF, Mexico
de Anda-Hurtado, Patricia:
Instituto de Geología, Universidad Nacional, Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoacan, Mexico, D. F., Mexico
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Geol, Ciudad Univ, Mexico City 04510, DF, Mexico
Polaco, Oscar J.:
Laboratorio de Arqueozoología, Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia, Moneda 16, Centro Histórico, México, D. F., Mexico
Inst Nacl Antropol & Hist, Lab Arqueozool, Moneda 16, Mexico City 06060, DF, Mexico
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