TAFONOMSKA ANALIZA OSTATAKA ALPSKOG SVISCA (Marmota marmota) IZ GORNJOPLEISTOCENSKIH NASLAGA ISTOČNE I ZAPADNE PEĆINE U BRINI KRAJ DRNIŠA

master's thesis

• Title (english): TAPHONOMIC ANALYSIS OF BONE REMAINS OF ALPINE MARMOT (Marmota marmota) FROM THE LATE PLEISTOCENE DEPOSITS OF THE EASTERN AND WESTERN CAVES IN BRINA NEAR DRNIŠ
• Author: Rahela Šanjek
• 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: 2023-09-22, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: NATURAL SCIENCES; Geology

Abstract

Fosilni ostaci alpskog svisca (Marmota marmota (Linnaeus, 1758)) pronađeni su u gornjopleistocenskim naslagama Istočne i Zapadne pećine u Brini nedaleko od Drniša. Ukupno je pronađeno 411 skeletnih ostataka u Istočnoj pećini te 14 u Zapadnoj pećini. Kosti iz Istočne pećine su bolje očuvane od onih iz Zapadne pećine. Tafonomskom analizom cijelog uzorka skeletnih ostataka određeno je da je primarni faktore akumulacije prirodna smrt, sekundarni faktor su male zvijeri, a manji broj uzoraka pokazuje da su svisci bili plijen paleolitičkih lovaca. Tragovi glodanja i grebanja glodavaca na površini kosti, kao i pukotine od isušivanja pokazuju da kosti nisu bile odmah zakopane u sediment nego su se neko vrijeme nalazile na tlu.

Abstract (english)

The fossil remains of the alpine marmot (Marmota marmota (Linnaeus, 1758)) were found in the Late Pleistocene deposits of the Eastern and Western Pećine u Brini cavesnear Drniš. A total of 411 skeletal remains were found in the Eastern cave and 14 in the Western cave. Bones from Eastern cave are better preserved than those from Western cave. Taphonomic analysis of the entire sample of skeletal remains show that the primary factor of accumulation was natural death, secondary factor was small carnivore predation, and a small number of samples showed that the marmots were prey of paleolithic hunters. The traces of gnawing and scratching made by rodents, as well as fine line fractures on the bone surface indicate that the bones were not immediately buried within sediment but were laying on the ground for some time.

• Keywords: alpski svizac; tafonomija; skeletni elementi; Pećine u Brini; gornji pleistocen
• Keywords (english): alpine marmota; taphonomy; skeletal elements; Pećine u Brini caves; Late Pleistocene
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:217:404965
• 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
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