Pollen and spores from molar folds reflect food choice of late Pleistocene and Early Holocene herbivores in The Netherlands and the adjacent North Sea area

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van Geel, Bas¹  Langeveld, Bram W.²  Mol, Dick²  van der Knaap, Pim W. O.¹  van Leeuwen, Jacqueline F. N.¹ 

[1] Univ Amsterdam, Dept Ecosyst & Landscape Dynam, Sci Pk 904, NL-1098 XH Amsterdam, Netherlands

[2] Nat Hist Museum Rotterdam, Westzeedijk 345, NL-3015 AA Rotterdam, Netherlands

关键词: Dentition;    Diet;    Herbivores;    Holocene;    Infundibulum;    North sea area;    Palaeoecology;    Palynology;    Pleistocene;    Pollen;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.quascirev.2019.106030

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

Molars of eight large herbivore species (Megaloceros giganteus, Cervus elaphus, Rangifer tarandus, Alces alces, Bison priscus, Ovibos moschatus, Coelodonta antiquitatis and Stephanorhinus kirchbergensis) were collected ex situ from Pleistocene and Holocene sands dredged in the North Sea, and from Dutch inland sites. Folds in many molars contained compacted masticated plant remains, and also microfossils. We identified pollen, spores, and non-pollen palynomorphs and discuss and interpret food preferences, represented flowering seasons, or parts of flowering seasons, and we discuss effects of changing vegetation composition in relation to climate and age of the molars, based on the pollen spectra. Various confounding factors have contributed to the recorded pollen composition, but nevertheless the pollen spectra show valuable aspects of vegetation composition, food choice, age, and landscapes, from subarctic open areas to interglacial forest. Ecological and statistical analysis of the results shows dietary differences between the mammal species analyzed. (C) 2019 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.

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