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2009 SEQS CONFERENCE, ORCE AND LUCENA, SPAIN
VM-0, A HOMININ SKULL FRAGMENT 1.3 MY OLD FROM VENTA MICENA
Francesc RIBO T, Museo de Paleontologa y Prehistoria Josep Gibert. Orce (Granada),Spain.E-mail: [email protected]
Luis GIBER T, Berkeley Geochrono logy Center, 2455 Ridge Road, Berkeley, Ca,Em ail: lgibert@ bgc.orgCarles FER RND EZ. Dept. Estratigrafia, Paleontologia i Geo cincies M arines.Facde G eologia, Universitat de B arcelona. Mart Franqus s/n, 08028-Barcelona, Spa inE-m ail: carlesferrandez@ ub.edu
The O rce cranial fragmen t VM-0 was foun d in 1983 at the Lower P leistocene site oVenta M icena and classified as hum an. Because the p resence of a sm all internal crethe occipital some students suggested that the fssil belonged to and equid 2 mo nthNerver in the litherature and equid skull of similar characteristics than VM -0 has bereported. Radiographic studies and anatom ical and imm unological arguments haverefuted the equid hypothesis Recen tly, Dr. Martnez-Navarro considers VM -0 as thebregm atic zone of a juvenile fem ale ruminant without cranial appendages. This newinterpretation is based on three points: (1) similarity between the sutures and anglethe bregm atic regions in skulls of rum inants and VM -0; (2) anatomic similarity of tbregm a region of the rum inant exocranium with that of VM -0; and (3) similarity inbregm atic region of the endocranium (presence of a c rest, sagittal sulcus, and cerebimpressions).In this comm unication we refute these assertions and w e add a d iscussion abou t newpoints that permits to discriminate VM-0 from ruminants and allow us to c onsider ihuman one.
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