The latest steppe mammoths (Mammuthus trogontherii (Pohlig)) and associated fauna on the Late Middle Pleistocene steppe at Nosak, Kostolac Basin, Northeastern Serbia
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2015
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Dimitrijević, VesnaMrđić, Nemanja
Korać, Miomir
Chu, Seimi
Kostic, Dejan
Jovičić, Mladen
Blackwell, Bonnie A. B.
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In 2012, bones and tusks of mammoths and remains of other large mammals scattered in a line 130 m long have been discovered in the loess deposits at the Nosak mound in the Kostolac Basin (Northeastern Serbia). Preliminary analyses indicate that remains come from Mammuthus trogontherii, Equus ferus mosbachensis and Cervidae indet. Steppe mammoth remains originate from at least four individuals, three adults, and one juvenile. They include the largest steppe mammoth tusks ever reported. The mammalian remains were mostly found disarticulated, except for few articulated skeleton elements. Individual bones and teeth were encased within thick carbonate concretions. From their composition, morphology, and manner of formation, these carbonate concretions resemble the characteristic "loess dolls" that form in loess. Bones were exposed to subaerial weathering for some time before burial. Some damage on the bones indicates biogenic agents of their fragmentation and dispersal. Animals were probabl...y attracted to the spot by a water source in the vicinity, such as a spring or intermittent stream. The bones and teeth accumulated at a single level within the loess likely deposited in MIS 6, just above the upper of two paleosols formed during MIS 7. A sample from a mammoth molar plate has been ESR dated at 192 +/- 5 ka, correlating with the very early MIS 6, near the MIS 6/7 boundary. This makes the Nosak mammoth the most recent occurrence of steppe mammoths in Europe, and the sole find dated to MIS 6.
Кључне речи:
Serbia / Nosak / Mammuthus trogontherii / Loess / Late Middle Pleistocene / KostolacИзвор:
Quaternary International, 2015, 379, 14-27Издавач:
- Elsevier Ltd, Oxford
Финансирање / пројекти:
- US National Science FoundationNational Science Foundation (NSF) [ILI 9151111]
- Williams College, RFK Science Research Institute
- McMaster Nuclear Reactor
- Биоархеологија древне Европе: људи, животиње и биљке у праисторији Србије (RS-MESTD-Integrated and Interdisciplinary Research (IIR or III)-47001)
- ИРС - Виминацијум, римски град и легијски војни логор - истраживање материјалне и духовне културе, становништва, применом најсавременијих технологија даљинске детекције, геофизике, GIS-а, дигитализације и 3D визуализације (RS-MESTD-Integrated and Interdisciplinary Research (IIR or III)-47018)
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2015.06.025
ISSN: 1040-6182
WoS: 000360652800003
Scopus: 2-s2.0-84940607507
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Археолошки институт / Institute of ArchaeologyTY - JOUR AU - Dimitrijević, Vesna AU - Mrđić, Nemanja AU - Korać, Miomir AU - Chu, Seimi AU - Kostic, Dejan AU - Jovičić, Mladen AU - Blackwell, Bonnie A. B. PY - 2015 UR - http://rai.ai.ac.rs/handle/123456789/221 AB - In 2012, bones and tusks of mammoths and remains of other large mammals scattered in a line 130 m long have been discovered in the loess deposits at the Nosak mound in the Kostolac Basin (Northeastern Serbia). Preliminary analyses indicate that remains come from Mammuthus trogontherii, Equus ferus mosbachensis and Cervidae indet. Steppe mammoth remains originate from at least four individuals, three adults, and one juvenile. They include the largest steppe mammoth tusks ever reported. The mammalian remains were mostly found disarticulated, except for few articulated skeleton elements. Individual bones and teeth were encased within thick carbonate concretions. From their composition, morphology, and manner of formation, these carbonate concretions resemble the characteristic "loess dolls" that form in loess. Bones were exposed to subaerial weathering for some time before burial. Some damage on the bones indicates biogenic agents of their fragmentation and dispersal. Animals were probably attracted to the spot by a water source in the vicinity, such as a spring or intermittent stream. The bones and teeth accumulated at a single level within the loess likely deposited in MIS 6, just above the upper of two paleosols formed during MIS 7. A sample from a mammoth molar plate has been ESR dated at 192 +/- 5 ka, correlating with the very early MIS 6, near the MIS 6/7 boundary. This makes the Nosak mammoth the most recent occurrence of steppe mammoths in Europe, and the sole find dated to MIS 6. PB - Elsevier Ltd, Oxford T2 - Quaternary International T1 - The latest steppe mammoths (Mammuthus trogontherii (Pohlig)) and associated fauna on the Late Middle Pleistocene steppe at Nosak, Kostolac Basin, Northeastern Serbia EP - 27 SP - 14 VL - 379 DO - 10.1016/j.quaint.2015.06.025 ER -
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Dimitrijević, V., Mrđić, N., Korać, M., Chu, S., Kostic, D., Jovičić, M.,& Blackwell, B. A. B.. (2015). The latest steppe mammoths (Mammuthus trogontherii (Pohlig)) and associated fauna on the Late Middle Pleistocene steppe at Nosak, Kostolac Basin, Northeastern Serbia. in Quaternary International Elsevier Ltd, Oxford., 379, 14-27. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quaint.2015.06.025
Dimitrijević V, Mrđić N, Korać M, Chu S, Kostic D, Jovičić M, Blackwell BAB. The latest steppe mammoths (Mammuthus trogontherii (Pohlig)) and associated fauna on the Late Middle Pleistocene steppe at Nosak, Kostolac Basin, Northeastern Serbia. in Quaternary International. 2015;379:14-27. doi:10.1016/j.quaint.2015.06.025 .
Dimitrijević, Vesna, Mrđić, Nemanja, Korać, Miomir, Chu, Seimi, Kostic, Dejan, Jovičić, Mladen, Blackwell, Bonnie A. B., "The latest steppe mammoths (Mammuthus trogontherii (Pohlig)) and associated fauna on the Late Middle Pleistocene steppe at Nosak, Kostolac Basin, Northeastern Serbia" in Quaternary International, 379 (2015):14-27, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quaint.2015.06.025 . .