TAFONOMSKA I PALEOEKOLOŠKA ANALIZA OSTATAKA VELIKIH PTICA IZ ŠPILJA ŠANDALJA II I VLAKNO

master's thesis

• Title (english): TAPHONOMIC AND PALAEOECOLOGICAL ALALYSIS OF THE LARG AVIFAUNAL REMAINS FROM THE ŠANDALJA II AND VLAKNO CAVES
• Author: Luka Kuhar
• Mentor: Aleksandar Mezga (mentor)
• Mentor: Ankica Oros Sršen (komentor)
• Committee member: Aleksandar Mezga (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Ankica Oros Sršen (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Marijan Kovačić (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Science; (Department of Geology); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2024-02-23, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: NATURAL SCIENCES; Geology

Abstract

Špilje Šandalja II u Istri i Vlakno na Dugom otoku važna su paleontološka nalazišta na kojima su pronađeni mnogobrojni fosilni, ali i arheološki ostaci iz gornjeg pleistocena i holocena. Rad je temeljen na anatomsko-taksonomskoj i tafonomskoj analizi uzoraka skeletnih ostataka velikih ptica prikupljenih za vrijeme iskopavanja samih lokaliteta. Na temelju rezultata dobivenih analizom ptičjih kostiju, utvrđeni su načini akumulacije u špiljama te paleoekološka i paleoklimatska situacija na prostoru Velike Jadranske ravnice u razdoblju gornjeg pleistocena (MIS2). U okolici špilje Vlakno u tom su razdoblju zastupljena dominantno vodena staništa, zatim otvorena staništa, stjenovita, mješovita te šumskih stepa. Dominantni čimbenici akumulacije u obje špilje su ljudi.

Abstract (english)

Caves Šandalja II in Istria and Vlakno on Dugi Otok are important paleontological sites where numerous fossil and archaeological remains from the Upper Pleistocene and Holocene have been found. The study is based on anatomical-taxonomic and taphonomic analysis of samples of skeletal remains of large birds collected during excavations at the sites. Based on the results obtained from the analysis of bird bones, the modes of accumulation in the caves and the paleoecological and paleoclimatic conditions in the area of the Great Adriatic Plain during the Upper Pleistocene (MIS2) period have been determined. In the vicinity of Vlakno Cave during that period, predominantly aquatic habitats, followed by open habitats, rocky areas, mixed habitats, and forested steppes were represented. The dominant factors of accumulation in both caves are humans.

• Keywords: Šandalja II; Vlakno; pleistocen; avifauna; tafonomija; paleoekologija
• Keywords (english): Šandalja II; Vlakno; Pleistocene; avifauna; taphonomy; palaeoecology
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:217:331332
• Study programme: Title: Geology; Study programme type: university; Study level: graduate; Academic / professional title: sveučilišni magistar/magistra geologije (sveučilišni magistar/magistra geologije)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Embargoed access; Embargo expiration date: 2026-02-23
• Created on: 2025-02-03 14:41:57