Meat consumption by early hominins is a hotly debated issue. A key question concerns their
access to large mammal carcasses, including megafauna. Currently, the evidence of …

Reconstructing the conditions and circumstances under which the human lineage evolved is
of great interest to those disciplines related to human evolution, especially in fields such as …

Consumption of animal-sourced food is an important factor in broadening the diet of early
hominins, promoting brain and body growth, and increasing behavioural complexity …

Abstract The late Early Pleistocene archaeological site of Fuente Nueva-3 (FN3), which lies
in the Guadix-Baza Depression (SE Spain) and is dated to~ 1.4 Ma, contributes some of the …

The Epivillafranchian and the transition to the Galerian (1.2–0.9 Ma) was a period marked by
environmental fluctuations and faunal turnover. Homo arrived into Europe around 1.4 Ma …

This work presents a comprehensive review of the Quaternary fossil records of
hippopotamuses from the Iberian Peninsula, unveiling biogeographical insights of global …

An association of eighteen coprolites (specimens 01–18) and one isolated coprolite
(specimen 209,210) were found in a vertebrate fossil-rich paleosol at the Gratkorn site …

The Early Pleistocene sites of Orce in southeastern Spain, including Fuente Nueva-3 (FN3),
Barranco León (BL) and Venta Micena (VM), provide important insights into the earliest …

Twenty-seven Pachycrocuta brevirostris coprolites from Taurida Cave (Early Pleistocene)
were studied. Eggs of parasitic worms were found in 6 of them (22.2%). Eggs of Trematoda …

Coprolites are very abundant in Quaternary deposits. However, they are often overlooked
despite offering insights into both the surrounding environment and the species that …