INVESTIGADORES
GARCIA Eduardo Alejandro
artículos
Título:
Evidences of Late-Pleistocene Monte Formation in Central West Argentina
Autor/es:
MARTÍNEZ CARRETERO, EDUARDO; EDUARDO ALEJANDRO GARCIA; MARÍA DACAR,
Revista:
Current Research in the Pleistocene
Referencias:
Año: 2008
Resumen:
The present knowledge on the Late Quaternary environmental change in subtropical central-western Argentina is fragmentary, particularly because dates and organic records are scarce (e.g. Mart¨ªnez Carretero et al. 2004), pollen analyses are mostly restricted to the Holocene, and a general model of Pleistocene glacial advances is not yet available. Within this frame, a paleoecological record obtained from recent stratigraphic excavations at the site Gruta del Indio (34¡ã 45¡ä S, 68¡ã 22¡ä W, 660 m a.s.l.) constitutes a significant step for the paleoenvironmental reconstruction of the area, particularly for the Late Pleistocene (Garc¨ªa and Lagiglia 1999, Garc¨ªa 2003). This record, unique in South America, is composed of coprolites from small -rodents-, medium-sized ¨CLagidium viscacia- and large mammals ¨CHippidion sp.- (Garc¨ªa et al.2006, 2008).