Pollen studies in fossil faecal remains may provide significant palaeoclimatic, palaeovegetational and palaeoeth-nological information. These data can be decisive where other substrates are not available for pollen analysis.Coprolites, thanks to their hardness, can preserve pollen grains for a long time, isolating them and preventingexine oxidation. It is known that pollen is incorporated into coprolites in different ways: by the ingestion withfood or water, by the licking of the fur.
Pollen analysis on spotted hyaena (Crocuta crocuta) coprolites from the fossiliferous site of Buca della Jena, Southern Tuscany (Roselle, Grosseto, Italy) / Francesco Ciani, Omar Cirilli, Luca Pandolfi, Saverio Bartolini Lucenti, Andrea Savorelli, Andrea Sforzi, Lorenzo Rook, Marta Mariotti Lippi. - ELETTRONICO. - (2019), pp. 78-78. (Intervento presentato al convegno MEDPALYNO 2019 tenutosi a Bordeaux, Francia nel 7-11 Luglio 2019).
Pollen analysis on spotted hyaena (Crocuta crocuta) coprolites from the fossiliferous site of Buca della Jena, Southern Tuscany (Roselle, Grosseto, Italy)
Francesco Ciani;Omar Cirilli;Luca Pandolfi;Saverio Bartolini Lucenti;Andrea Savorelli;Lorenzo Rook;Marta Mariotti Lippi
2019
Abstract
Pollen studies in fossil faecal remains may provide significant palaeoclimatic, palaeovegetational and palaeoeth-nological information. These data can be decisive where other substrates are not available for pollen analysis.Coprolites, thanks to their hardness, can preserve pollen grains for a long time, isolating them and preventingexine oxidation. It is known that pollen is incorporated into coprolites in different ways: by the ingestion withfood or water, by the licking of the fur.I documenti in FLORE sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.