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Paul Palmqvist

Paul Palmqvist

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Environmental Sciences

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6508
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Overview

Paul Palmqvist is affiliated with the University of Malaga in Spain and has contributed extensively to the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Social Sciences. Their work spans several subfields, including Anthropology, Paleontology, Ecology, Archeology, and Atmospheric Science. The main topics covered in their research include Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology, Evolution and Paleontology Studies, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Archaeological and Geological Studies, Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies, Archaeology and ancient environmental studies, and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research.

Among recent publications, several papers authored by Palmqvist stand out, such as:

  • The early hunting dog from Dmanisi with comments on the social behaviour in Canidae and hominins, 2021, Scientific Reports
  • On the ecological scenario of the first hominin dispersal out of Africa, 2022, L Anthropologie
  • A new species of dog from the Early Pleistocene site of Venta Micena (Orce, Baza Basin, Spain), 2021, Comptes Rendus Palevol
  • Déjà vu: a reappraisal of the taphonomy of quarry VM4 of the Early Pleistocene site of Venta Micena (Baza Basin, SE Spain), 2022, Scientific Reports
  • Déjà vu: on the use of meat resources by sabretooth cats, hominins, and hyaenas in the Early Pleistocene site of Fuente Nueva 3 (Guadix-Baza Depression, SE Spain), 2023, Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences

Frequently collaborating with other researchers, Palmqvist's common co-authors include:

  • Bienvenido Martínez-Navarro
  • Guillermo Rodríguez-Gómez
  • María Patrocinio Espigares Ortiz
  • Sergio Ros-Montoya
  • José Manuel García-Aguilar

The researcher's work is regularly published in several scientific venues, including:

  • Spanish Journal of Palaeontology
  • Research Square (Research Square)
  • Scientific Reports
  • Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences
  • Quaternary Science Reviews

Paul Palmqvist's research incorporates a wide scope across disciplines related to paleontology and archaeology, focusing on ecological scenarios, species identification, and taphonomic analysis of fossil sites dated to the Early Pleistocene. Their work contributes to understanding the behavior, ecology, and environmental context of ancient hominins and associated fauna.

Best Publications

  • The oldest human fossil in Europe, from Orce (Spain).

    Isidro Toro-Moyano;Bienvenido Martínez-Navarro;Jordi Agustí;Caroline Souday

  • On the Ecological Connection Between Sabre-tooths and Hominids: Faunal Dispersal Events in the Lower Pleistocene and a Review of the Evidence for the First Human Arrival in Europe

    Alfonso Arribas;Paul Palmqvist

  • Paleoecological reconstruction of a lower Pleistocene large mammal community using biogeochemical (δ13C, δ15N, δ18O, Sr:Zn) and ecomorphological approaches

    Paul Palmqvist;Darren R. Gröcke;Alfonso Arribas;Richard A. Fariña

  • Characterizing complex craniodental patterns related to feeding behaviour in ungulates: a multivariate approach

    Manuel Mendoza;Christine M. Janis;Paul Palmqvist

  • Taphonomy and palaeoecology of an assemblage of large mammals: Hyaenid activity in the Lower Pleistocene site at Venta Micena (Orce, Guadix-Baza Basin, Granada, Spain)

    Alfonso Arribas;Paul Palmqvist

  • Hypsodonty in ungulates: an adaptation for grass consumption or for foraging in open habitat?

    M. Mendoza;P. Palmqvist

  • Prey selection by terrestrial carnivores in a lower Pleistocene paleocommunity

    Paul Palmqvist;Bienvenido Martinez Navarro;Alfonso Arribas

  • On the limits of using combined U-series/ESR method to date fossil teeth from two Early Pleistocene archaeological sites of the Orce area (Guadix-Baza basin, Spain)

    Mathieu Duval;Christophe Falguères;Jean-Jacques Bahain;Rainer Grün

  • The giant hyena Pachycrocuta brevirostris: Modelling the bone-cracking behavior of an extinct carnivore

    Paul Palmqvist;Bienvenido Martínez-Navarro;Juan A. Pérez-Claros;Vanessa Torregrosa

  • A RE-EVALUATION OF THE DIVERSITY OF MEGANTEREON (MAMMALIA, CARNIVORA, MACHAIRODONTINAE) AND THE PROBLEM OF SPECIES IDENTIFICATION IN EXTINCT CARNIVORES

    Paul Palmqvist;Vanessa Torregrosa;Juan A. Pérez-Claros;Bienvenido Martínez-Navarro

  • Homo vs. Pachycrocuta: Earliest evidence of competition for an elephant carcass between scavengers at Fuente Nueva-3 (Orce, Spain)

    Ma Patrocinio Espigares;Bienvenido Martínez-Navarro;Paul Palmqvist;Sergio Ros-Montoya

  • Presence of the African MachairodontMegantereon whitei(Broom, 1937) (Felidae, Carnivora, Mammalia) in the Lower Pleistocene Site of Venta Micena (Orce, Granada, Spain), with some Considerations on the Origin, Evolution and Dispersal of the Genus

    Bienvenido Martı́nez Navarro;Paul Palmqvist

  • Ecomorphological correlates of craniodental variation in bears and paleobiological implications for extinct taxa: an approach based on geometric morphometrics

    B. Figueirido;P. Palmqvist;J. A. Pérez‐Claros

  • Ecomorphological study of large canids from the lower Pleistocene of southeastern Spain

    Paul Palmqvist;Alfonso Arribas;Bienvenido Martínez-Navarro

  • Cenozoic climate change influences mammalian evolutionary dynamics

    Borja Figueirido;Christine M. Janis;Juan A. Pérez-Claros;Miquel De Renzi

  • Presence of the African Saber-toothed FelidMegantereon whitei(Broom, 1937) (Mammalia, Carnivora, Machairodontinae) in Apollonia-1 (Mygdonia Basin, Macedonia, Greece)

    Bienvenido Martı́nez-Navarro;Paul Palmqvist

  • Taphonomic decoding of the paleobiological information locked in a lower Pleistocene assemblage of large mammals

    Paul Palmqvist;Alfonso Arribas

  • Estimating the body mass of extinct ungulates: a study on the use of multiple regression

    M. Mendoza;M. Mendoza;C. M. Janis;P. Palmqvist

  • Shape at the cross-roads: homoplasy and history in the evolution of the carnivoran skull towards herbivory

    B. Figueirido;F. J. Serrano-Alarcón;G. J. Slater;P. Palmqvist

  • Constraint and adaptation in the evolution of carnivoran skull shape

    Borja Figueirido;Norman MacLeod;Jonathan Krieger;Miquel De Renzi

Frequent Co-Authors

Jordi Agustí
Jordi Agustí Rovira i Virgili University
Christine M. Janis
Christine M. Janis Brown University
Mathieu Duval
Mathieu Duval National Research Center on Human Evolution
José Luis Sanz
José Luis Sanz Autonomous University of Madrid
Lorenzo Rook
Lorenzo Rook University of Florence
Darren R. Gröcke
Darren R. Gröcke Durham University
Sergio F. Vizcaíno
Sergio F. Vizcaíno National University of La Plata
Maria Rita Palombo
Maria Rita Palombo Sapienza University of Rome
Florent Rivals
Florent Rivals Rovira i Virgili University
Christophe Falguères
Christophe Falguères Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS

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