The diet of Myotragus balearicus Bate 1909 (Artiodactyla: Caprinae), an extinct bovid from the Balearic Islands:: evidence from coprolites

被引：24

作者：

Alcover, JA

Perez-Obiol, R

Yll, EI

Bover, P

机构：

[1] UIB, CSIC, Inst Mediterrani Estudis Avancats, Balears 07071, Spain

[2] Univ Autonoma Barcelona, Dept Biol Anim Biol Vegetal & Ecol, Unitat Bot, E-08193 Barcelona, Spain

来源：

BIOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY | 1999年 / 66卷 / 01期

关键词：

Holocene; fossil ruminants; cave sediments; diet; Buxus balearica;

D O I：

10.1006/bijl.1998.0260

中图分类号：

Q [生物科学];

学科分类号：

07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;

摘要：

Myotragus balearicus Bate 1909 is an artiodactyl Caprinae endemic to the Balcaric Islands which became extract more than 4000 years ago. Coprolites produced by this species have been collected from the excavation of Holocene cave sediments in Cora Estreta (Serra de Tramuntana, Mallorca). The pollen content of several samples of coprolites has been studied in order to determine the diet of Myotragus. Myotragus balearicus from Cova Estreta was a browser, and consumed huge amounts of box, Buxus balearica, a plant known for its high content of steroidal alkaloids. The coprolites are very fine textured, probably due to the result of a very efficient digestive process.

引用

页码：57 / 74

页数：18

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