Les carnivores fossiles d'El Harhoura 1, Temara, Maroc

Publication Type:Journal Article
Year of Publication:2000
Authors:Aouraghe, H
Journal:Anthropologie
Volume:104
Pagination:147-171
Date Published:2000
Keywords:Canis aureus, Caracal caracal, Panthera leo, Panthera pardus, Vulpes vulpes
Abstract:

Carnivore fossils from El Harhoura 1, Temara, Morocco. The abundant and well preserved carnivores bones discovered in the cave of El Harhoura 1 present a wide diversity of families and generas. In decreasing order of importance, the 11 species present are as follows: Vulpes vulpes atlantica, Canis aureus, Crocuta crocuta spelaea, Felis libyca, Panthera pardus, Felis margarita, Panthera leo, Mustela putorius, Felis caracal, Herpestes ichneumon and Canis sp. The carnivores represent more than 16 % of the large mammals and are associated with a large number of human remains and a Aterian lithic industry. The cave served alternatively as a shelter for Aterian hunters and carnivores. The latter used the cave during man's absence, as is revealed by the abundance of coproliths collected from the deposits. Furthermore, the carnivores are responsible for some of the bone accumulation in the deposits. Most of the carnivores species in the El Harhoura 1 cave, either still exist nowadays having quite often a different size or disappeared recently from North Africa. On the other hand some herbivore species from this site, have the characteristics of the Upper Pleistocene fauna (isotopic stage 3). ¨© 2000 Editions scientifiques et medicales Elsevier SAS. Tous droits reserves.

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