Évolution climatique durant le Pléistocène supérieur en Catalogne (nord-est de l’Espagne) d’après l’étude des micromammifères

Abstract

Here we report the climatic changes, deduced from the small-mammals assemblage evolution, during the Late Pleistocene (ca. 125-10 kyr) from three caves (Cova del Gegant, Cova de l’Arbreda, Cova Colomera) and a rock shelter (Abric Romaní) located in the Catalonian region (North-East Spain). We used the Mutual Climatic Range Principle method to obtain quantitative climatic data. This quantitative climatic data permit us to observe the temperature and precipitations variations during the greater part of the Late Pleistocene and compared it with the current climate in this region of the Iberian Peninsula.