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Middle Pleistocene climate and habitat change at Zhoukoudian, China, from the carbon and oxygen isotopic record from herbivore tooth enamel | |
Gaboardi, M; Deng, T; Wang, Y; Gaboardi, M (reprint author), Florida State Univ, Dept Geol Sci, 108 Carraway Bldg, Tallahassee, FL 32306 USA. | |
2005-05-01 | |
发表期刊 | QUATERNARY RESEARCH |
ISSN | 0033-5894 |
卷号 | 63期号:3页码:329-338 |
文章类型 | Article |
摘要 | The Pleistocene deposits at Zhoukoudian, often referred to as the "Peking Man" site, contain dental remains from a diverse group of herbivores, including Equus sanmeniensis, Cervus elaphus, Cervus nippon, Megaloceros pachyosteus, Sus lydekkeri, and Dicerorhinus choukoutienensis. The carbon and oxygen isotopic compositions of structural carbonate within the enamel of these teeth are used to reconstruct the paleodiet and paleoenvironment of the mammals. The δC-13 values of enamel from Zhoukoudian range from -2.3&PTSTHOUSND; to -13.0&PTSTHOUSND;, indicating that these mammals consumed between ∼ 25% and 100% C-3 plants. The presence of significant amounts of C-4 plants in the diets of some herbivore species indicates that at the onset of the Middle Pleistocene local habitats included mixed C-3/C-4 vegetation. By approximately 470,000 yr ago, C-3 plants dominated the diets of herbivores studied, suggesting that the abundance of C-4 flora had decreased in the area. For all deer analyzed in this study, the values of δC-13 and δO-18 decrease substantially from about 720,000 to 470,000 yr ago. This trend may be due to a strengthening of the winter monsoon during the Middle Pleistocene. © 2005 University of Washington. All rights reserved.; The Pleistocene deposits at Zhoukoudian, often referred to as the "Peking Man" site, contain dental remains from a diverse group of herbivores, including Equus sanmeniensis, Cervus elaphus, Cervus nippon, Megaloceros pachyosteus, Sus lydekkeri, and Dicerorhinus choukoutienensis. The carbon and oxygen isotopic compositions of structural carbonate within the enamel of these teeth are used to reconstruct the paleodiet and paleoenvironment of the mammals. The δC-13 values of enamel from Zhoukoudian range from -2.3&PTSTHOUSND; to -13.0&PTSTHOUSND;, indicating that these mammals consumed between ∼ 25% and 100% C-3 plants. The presence of significant amounts of C-4 plants in the diets of some herbivore species indicates that at the onset of the Middle Pleistocene local habitats included mixed C-3/C-4 vegetation. By approximately 470,000 yr ago, C-3 plants dominated the diets of herbivores studied, suggesting that the abundance of C-4 flora had decreased in the area. For all deer analyzed in this study, the values of δC-13 and δO-18 decrease substantially from about 720,000 to 470,000 yr ago. This trend may be due to a strengthening of the winter monsoon during the Middle Pleistocene. © 2005 University of Washington. All rights reserved. |
关键词 | Zhoukoudian Pleistocene Carbon Isotopes Oxygen Isotopes Homo Erectus Paleomonsoon Paleoecology |
WOS标题词 | Science & Technology ; Physical Sciences |
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关键词[WOS] | NORTHERN CHINA ; PEKING-MAN ; LOESS PLATEAU ; SITE ; TEETH ; PRECIPITATION ; VARIABILITY ; CHRONOLOGY ; PHOSPHATE ; APATITES |
收录类别 | SCI |
语种 | 英语 |
WOS研究方向 | Physical Geography ; Geology |
WOS类目 | Geography, Physical ; Geosciences, Multidisciplinary |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000228947300010 |
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文献类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.205/handle/311034/3555 |
专题 | 中科院古脊椎所(2000年以后) 古哺乳动物研究室 |
通讯作者 | Gaboardi, M (reprint author), Florida State Univ, Dept Geol Sci, 108 Carraway Bldg, Tallahassee, FL 32306 USA. |
作者单位 | 1.Florida State Univ, Dept Geol Sci, Tallahassee, FL 32306 USA 2.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Vertebrate Paleontol & Paleoanthropol, Beijing 100044, Peoples R China |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Gaboardi, M,Deng, T,Wang, Y,et al. Middle Pleistocene climate and habitat change at Zhoukoudian, China, from the carbon and oxygen isotopic record from herbivore tooth enamel[J]. QUATERNARY RESEARCH,2005,63(3):329-338. |
APA | Gaboardi, M,Deng, T,Wang, Y,&Gaboardi, M .(2005).Middle Pleistocene climate and habitat change at Zhoukoudian, China, from the carbon and oxygen isotopic record from herbivore tooth enamel.QUATERNARY RESEARCH,63(3),329-338. |
MLA | Gaboardi, M,et al."Middle Pleistocene climate and habitat change at Zhoukoudian, China, from the carbon and oxygen isotopic record from herbivore tooth enamel".QUATERNARY RESEARCH 63.3(2005):329-338. |
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