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1. Changes in the water column structure and paleoproductivity in the western South Atlantic Ocean since the middle Pleistocene: Evidence from benthic and planktonic foraminifera

Author:
Ferreira, Fabricio; Frontalini, Fabrizio; Leão, Carolina J.; Leipnitz, Itamar I.
Source:
Quaternary international 2014 v.352 pp. 111-123
ISSN:
1040-6182
Subject:
Retaria; basins; benthic organisms; organic matter; plankton; stable isotopes; Atlantic Ocean; Brazil
Abstract:
... Based on an integrated approach (planktonic and benthic foraminifera and stable isotopes) carried out in two cores collected on continental slope of Santos Basin (central Brazil), the paleoceanographic oscillations of the last ∼570 ka are documented. Benthic foraminiferal isotopic records coupled with foraminiferal assemblages analyses show ∼100 ky long-term oscillation in the superficial producti ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.quaint.2014.07.061

2. Dated evidence of the interaction between humans and megafauna in the late Pleistocene of Sergipe state, northeastern Brazil

Author:
Dantas, Mário André Trindade; Santos, Daivisson Batista; Liparini, Alexandre; Queiroz, Albérico Nogueira de; Carvalho, Olivia Alexandre de; Castro, Érika Sousa Vieira de; Cherkinsky, Alexander
Source:
Quaternary international 2014 v.352 pp. 197-199
ISSN:
1040-6182
Subject:
fauna; humans; radiocarbon dating; Brazil
Abstract:
... We present a radiocarbon date (12,742–12,562 cal BP) for an Eremotherium laurillardi tooth found in Sergipe state, northeastern Brazil, which shows anthropogenic marks. Our result provides additional information and reinforces the hypothesis that humans was present in South America earlier than accepted currently, and interacted with megafauna during the late Pleistocene in this region. ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.quaint.2014.09.040

3. ESR dating of Pleistocene mammals and marine shells from the coastal plain of Rio Grande do Sul state, southern Brazil

Author:
Lopes, Renato P.; Kinoshita, Angela; Baffa, Oswaldo; Figueiredo, Ana Maria Graciano; Dillenburg, Sérgio Rebello; Schultz, Cesar Leandro; Pereira, Jamil Corrêa
Source:
Quaternary international 2014 v.352 pp. 124-134
ISSN:
1040-6182
Subject:
Bivalvia; European Union; Retaria; coastal plains; electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy; fossils; mammals; sea level; sediments; uranium; water temperature; Brazil
Abstract:
... The Coastal Plain of Rio Grande do Sul state (CPRS), in southern Brazil, encompasses four barrier-lagoon depositional systems formed by marine highstands during the Quaternary, but the ages of the Pleistocene systems older than ∼125 ka are not precisely known due to the lack of numerical dates. In order to refine the chronology of these deposits, several fossils of terrestrial mammals collected in ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.quaint.2013.07.020

4. Genesis and occupancy of a shell midden on Paraná State coast, Brazil

Author:
Gernet, Marcos Vasconcellos; Melo, Vander Freitas; Dieckow, Jeferson; Lima, Valmiqui Costa; Silva, Wilson Tadeu Lopes
Source:
Quaternary international 2014 v.352 pp. 135-146
ISSN:
1040-6182
Subject:
archaeology; clay fraction; coasts; cooking; foods; humans; quality of life; shell (molluscs); silicates; Brazil
Abstract:
... The publications related to pedological characterization of shell middens are rare, and there are no comprehensive studies. The objective of the present study was to understand habits and intensity of seasonal human occupancies and genesis of stratigraphic levels of an archaeological site on Paraná State coast, Brazil. The formation of the shell midden by hunter–fisher–gatherer groups over thousan ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.quaint.2014.06.044

5. Landsat imagery-based visualization of the geomorphological development at the terminus of a dryland river system

Author:
Li, Jiaguang; Donselaar, Marinus E.; Hosseini Aria, Seyed Enayat; Koenders, Roderik; Oyen, Anneleen M.
Source:
Quaternary international 2014 v.352 pp. 100-110
ISSN:
1040-6182
Subject:
Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer; Landsat; arid lands; atmospheric precipitation; basins; rivers; sand; spatial data; time series analysis; watersheds; Bolivia; Colorado
Abstract:
... In this remote sensing-based study, we present the analysis of the geomorphological development at the low-gradient terminus of the modern Río Colorado dryland river system in the endorheic Altiplano Basin (Bolivia). Changes in the river morphology occur after short periods of catastrophic peak discharge which result in the expansion of existing crevasse splays, formation of new crevasse splays an ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.quaint.2014.06.041

6. Late Quaternary fossil record of Myocastor Kerr, 1792 (Rodentia: Hystricognathi: Caviomorpha) from Brazil with taxonomical and environmental remarks

Author:
Kerber, Leonardo; Ribeiro, Ana Maria; Lessa, Gisele; Cartelle, Cástor
Source:
Quaternary international 2014 v.352 pp. 147-158
ISSN:
1040-6182
Subject:
Holocene epoch; Myocastor coypus; caatinga; fossils; rodents; Argentina; Bolivia; Brazil; Uruguay
Abstract:
... Myocastor Kerr, 1792 is a semi-aquatic caviomorph rodent that lives in southern South America. Pleistocene fossils of Myocastor are known from Argentina, Bolivia, Uruguay, and Brazil. This contribution is intended to clarify the taxonomic situation of the specimens of this taxon from the Brazilian Quaternary. The material was collected in late Quaternary localities from the states of Bahia, Minas ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.quaint.2013.11.022

7. Late Quaternary molluscs from the northern San Matías Gulf (Northern Patagonia, Argentina), southwestern Atlantic: Faunistic changes and paleoenvironmental interpretation

Author:
Charó, M.P.; Gordillo, S.; Fucks, E.E.; Giaconi, L.M.
Source:
Quaternary international 2014 v.352 pp. 26-47
ISSN:
1040-6182
Subject:
Gastropoda; Mesodesma; beaches; carnivores; cliffs; climate change; coasts; dominant species; euryhaline species; fauna; littoral zone; molluscs; paleoecology; statistical analysis; temperature; Argentina; Atlantic Ocean
Abstract:
... The Late Quaternary in the coastal area of South America is represented mostly by littoral ridges, cliffs and tidal plains, with associated remains of gastropods and bivalves currently used as paleoclimatic indicators. The aim of this study is to characterize the assemblages of molluscs (bivalves and gastropods) both Pleistocene (≥MIS 9, MIS 7, MIS 5e) and Holocene (MIS 1), from the northern San M ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.quaint.2013.12.044

8. Living outside the box: An updated perspective on diet breadth and sexual division of labor in the Prearchaic Great Basin

Author:
Elston, R.G.; Zeanah, D.W.; Codding, B.F.
Source:
Quaternary international 2014 v.352 pp. 200-211
ISSN:
1040-6182
Subject:
basins; environmental factors; foraging; human behavior; men; paleoecology; ungulates; wetlands; women
Abstract:
... A tremendous amount has been learned about the Prearchaic (before 9000 BP) Great Basin since we advocated a perspective of sexual division of labor based on Human Behavioral Ecology a decade ago. Many investigators have taken our advice and a few have challenged our assumptions and inferences. One of the most substantive critiques has been that we misunderstood the paleoenvironmental parameters of ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.quaint.2014.09.064

9. Morphometric analysis of modern faeces as a tool to identify artiodactyls' coprolites

Author:
Taglioretti, V.; Sardella, N.H.; Fugassa, M.H.
Source:
Quaternary international 2014 v.352 pp. 64-67
ISSN:
1040-6182
Subject:
Hippocamelus bisulcus; Lama guanicoe; discriminant analysis; feces; morphometry; paleoecology; pellets; wildlife; Argentina
Abstract:
... The identification of the zoological origin of coprolites is important to infer paleoecological characteristics of ancient wildlife. The aim of this study was to design a reliable tool to distinguish coprolites of artiodactyls collected from archaeological sites of Patagonia, Argentina. A reference collection of modern droppings of large size artiodactyls of Patagonia, Lama guanicoe (guanaco) and ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.quaint.2013.12.055

10. Morphometric characterization of a large scale rockslide, and probable seismogenic origin of landslides on the western flank of Central Precordillera, Argentina

Author:
Esper Angillieri, M. Yanina; Perucca, Laura P.; Rothis, Martín; Tapia, Carla; Vargas, Nicolás
Source:
Quaternary international 2014 v.352 pp. 92-99
ISSN:
1040-6182
Subject:
Paleozoic era; earthquakes; geophysics; landslides; models; morphometry; mountains; remote sensing; rockfalls; topography; translation (genetics); Argentina
Abstract:
... The distribution of late Pleistocene to Holocene rockslides in the western flank of the eastern mountain ranges of Central Precordillera (30° 40′–31° S), has been analyzed to determine the triggering mechanisms. The mode of failure was determined to be translational sliding. This paper presents the results of research on one of the Holocene rockslides located in the western flank of Sierra de La D ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.quaint.2014.04.058

11. Ornithogenic soils and the paleoecology of pygoscelid penguins in Antarctica

Author:
Emslie, S.D.; Polito, M.J.; Brasso, R.; Patterson, W.P.; Sun, L.
Source:
Quaternary international 2014 v.352 pp. 4-15
ISSN:
1040-6182
Subject:
DNA; Pygoscelis adeliae; animal manures; bones; breeding; carbon; climate change; coasts; cold zones; ecosystems; egg membranes; egg shell; feathers; fish; krill; mercury; nitrogen; ornithogenic soils; otoliths; oxygen; paleoecology; penguins; seals; squid; stable isotopes; water temperature; whales; Antarctica
Abstract:
... Ornithogenic or bird-formed soils have accumulated in many coastal regions around Antarctica as a result of breeding activities by pygoscelid penguins, especially the Adélie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae). These soils are often deep, range from hundreds to thousands of years old, and contain a natural archive of penguin tissues and those of their prey. In some regions, these tissues are extremely we ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.quaint.2014.07.031

12. OSL and EPR dating of pottery from the archaeological sites in Amazon Valley, Brazil

Author:
Cano, Nilo F.; Munita, Casimiro S.; Watanabe, Shigueo; Barbosa, Renata F.; Chubaci, José F.D.; Tatumi, Sonia H.; Neves, Eduardo G.
Source:
Quaternary international 2014 v.352 pp. 176-180
ISSN:
1040-6182
Subject:
X-ray diffraction; ceramics; electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy; microscopy; quartz; thermoluminescence; Brazil
Abstract:
... Pottery fragments from the Hatahara archaeological site, Amazon Valley, have been dated by thermoluminescence (TL), optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) and electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) techniques. X-ray diffraction measurements and optical microscopic observation revealed crystalline quartz grains and amorphous grains in the ceramics. These grains are in the form of needles and are sp ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.quaint.2013.05.042

13. Paleoindian pinniped exploitation in South America was driven by oceanic productivity

Author:
Saporiti, Fabiana; Bala, Luis O.; Otero, Julieta Gómez; Crespo, Enrique A.; Piana, Ernesto L.; Aguilar, Alex; Cardona, Luis
Source:
Quaternary international 2014 v.352 pp. 85-91
ISSN:
1040-6182
Subject:
Otariidae; coasts; nitrogen; primary productivity; seals; shell (molluscs); stable isotopes; Argentina
Abstract:
... After centuries of pinniped exploitation, hunter-gatherers from the Atlantic coast of southern South America shifted in several occasions to other animal resources during the second half of the Holocene. The shift has been justified by the overexploitation of pinniped populations although changes in marine primary productivity may be an alternative explanation. This is a critical point, as current ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.quaint.2014.05.015

14. Paleoparasitological study of rodent coprolites from “Los Altares” paleontological site, Patagonia, Argentina

Author:
Beltrame, M.O.; Fugassa, M.H.; Sauthier, D.E. Udrizar; Sardella, N.H.
Source:
Quaternary international 2014 v.352 pp. 59-63
ISSN:
1040-6182
Subject:
Anoplocephalidae; Oxyuridae; eggs; feces; light microscopes; morphs; rodents; Argentina
Abstract:
... Results of paleoparasitological examination of rodent coprolites from faeces were collected from excavations at the paleontological site “Los Altares Profile”, Chubut Province, Patagonia, Argentina, are presented. Each coprolite was processed, rehydrated, homogenized, processed by spontaneous sedimentation, and examined using a light microscope. Coprolites and eggs were described, measured, and ph ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.quaint.2014.06.002

15. Radiocarbon dating and stable isotopes analyses of Caiman latirostris (Daudin, 1801) (Crocodylia, Alligatoridae) from the late Pleistocene of Northeastern Brazil, with comments on spatial distribution of the species

Author:
de Melo França, Lucas; Fortier, Daniel Costa; Bocchiglieri, Adriana; Trindade Dantas, Mário André; Liparini, Alexandre; Cherkinsky, Alexander; de Souza Ribeiro, Adauto
Source:
Quaternary international 2014 v.352 pp. 159-163
ISSN:
1040-6182
Subject:
Caiman latirostris; Crocodylus niloticus; birds; body temperature; carbon; cold zones; fish; fossils; insects; oxygen; paleoecology; radiocarbon dating; reptiles; rivers; shrimp; snails; stable isotopes; Brazil
Abstract:
... Caiman latirostris is a crocodilian reptile widely distributed in South America. The fossil records for this species are limited in the continent and radiocarbon dating, plus isotope analysis, has not been performed to the existing records, which prevent accurate paleoecological reconstructions. Thus, the present study aimed to record the occurrence of a fossil of C. latirostris in Sergipe state, ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.quaint.2014.06.046

16. Review of the rodent paleoparasitological knowledge from South America

Author:
Beltrame, María Ornela; Vieira de Souza, Mônica; Araújo, Adauto; Sardella, Norma Haydeé
Source:
Quaternary international 2014 v.352 pp. 68-74
ISSN:
1040-6182
Subject:
Rodentia; biodiversity; biologists; hosts; parasites; rodents; South America
Abstract:
... Rodents (Mammalia, Rodentia) are a key mammalian group with a worldwide distribution. The relevance of rodents as hosts in parasitic life-cycles, also in those of zoonotic impact, has been fully recognized. Parasites have been found in ancient remains throughout the world. Paleoparasitology is the study of ancient parasites recovered from archaeological and paleontological sites and materials. Thi ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.quaint.2014.09.006

17. Shell morphometric variations in a Patagonian Argentina clam (Ameghinomya antiqua) from the Mid-Pleistocene (MIS 7) to the present

Author:
Boretto, G.M.; Baranzelli, M.C.; Gordillo, S.; Consoloni, I.; Zanchetta, G.; Morán, G.
Source:
Quaternary international 2014 v.352 pp. 48-58
ISSN:
1040-6182
Subject:
Veneridae; clams; environmental factors; fossils; hydrology; morphometry; phenotypic plasticity; Argentina
Abstract:
... This study analyses the shell morphological variations in the venerid clam Ameghinomya antiqua recovered from Bustamante Bay, in Patagonia Argentina, from the Pleistocene (MIS 7–MIS 5) to the present. Fossil and modern A. antiqua shells were analyzed using the Elliptic Fourier Analysis (EFA) and landmark methods. Both methods were successful in separating the studied bivalves into four chronologic ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.quaint.2014.09.033

18. Signature of the Gold Cove event (10.2 ka) in the Labrador Sea

Author:
Rashid, Harunur; Piper, David J.W.; Mansfield, Charlotte; Saint-Ange, Francky; Polyak, Leonid
Source:
Quaternary international 2014 v.352 pp. 212-221
ISSN:
1040-6182
Subject:
Holocene epoch; carbon; drainage; freshwater; lakes; mixing; oxygen; radiocarbon dating; sediments; snowmelt; stable isotopes; Newfoundland and Labrador; Northwest Atlantic
Abstract:
... One of the least known catastrophic meltwater and sediment-release events of the Laurentide ice-sheet during the early Holocene is the so-called Gold Cove proglacial lake outbursts, a drainage event through the Hudson Strait. This event may have disturbed circulation in the Labrador Sea by releasing freshwater. Here, we report data from four sediment cores and re-analysis of six published records ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.quaint.2014.06.063

19. Source and distribution of pollen and spores in surface sediments of a plateau lake in southeastern Amazonia

Author:
Guimarães, José Tasso Felix; Souza-Filho, Pedro Walfir Martins; Alves, Ronnie; de Souza, Everaldo Barreiros; da Costa, Francisco Ribeiro; Reis, Luiza Santos; Sahoo, Prafulla Kumar; de Oliveira Manes, Carmem-Lara; Silva Júnior, Renato Oliveira; Oti, Douglas; Dall'Agnol, Roberto
Source:
Quaternary international 2014 v.352 pp. 181-196
ISSN:
1040-6182
Subject:
algae; basins; climatic factors; ecosystems; edaphic factors; ferns and fern allies; lakes; paleoclimatology; palynology; phenology; plateaus; pollen; pollen rain; savannas; sediments; spores; tropical forests; watersheds; wind; Amazonia
Abstract:
... In the past two decades, several paleobotanical studies on lakes have indicated a drier climatic condition in Amazonia during the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) and early-mid Holocene, which likely resulted in the contraction of the tropical forest and expansion of savanna. However, these investigations in the eastern Amazon are scarce, and the reliability and precision of the inference remains largel ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.quaint.2014.06.004

20. Temporal variations in marine chemical concentrations in coastal areas of eastern Antarctica and associated climatic causes

Author:
Li, Chuanjin; Qin, Xiang; Ding, Minghu; Guo, Rui; Xiao, Cunde; Hou, Shugui; Bian, Lingen; Qin, Dahe; Ren, Jiawen
Source:
Quaternary international 2014 v.352 pp. 16-25
ISSN:
1040-6182
Subject:
basins; chlorides; coasts; correlation; ice; ions; magnesium; seasonal variation; snow; sodium; spring; sulfates; sulfur; summer; winter; Antarctica; Indian Ocean
Abstract:
... Snow pit (and a firn core) samples obtained from coastal areas in the eastern Lambert basin of eastern Antarctica enabled us to investigate the temporal variations in soluble marine ion concentrations and the possible mechanisms influencing their variations. The concentrations of seasonal sea salt ions (Na⁺, Cl⁻ and Mg²⁺) at the coastal site (LH406) were maximal in the spring and minimal in the su ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.quaint.2014.03.016