The recent description of tetraconodont pig remains from the Late Miocene of Sant Quirze confirms the distinctiveness of a species described more than a hundred years ago, which had remained unnoticed until recently. The study shows the uncertain kinship...
A recent article describes new fossil remains of the tapirs that inhabited the Vallès during the Late Miocene (11–9 million years ago), including a juvenile cranium recovered thanks to the paleontological surveillance of construction works in Sabadell. These remains attest to...
A review paper on the mysterious Miocene ape Oreopithecus, published in the occasion of the 150th anniversary of its original description, revisits its controversial kinship relationships within other apes. Further research on Oreopithecus is...
The fossil pollen analysis is of particular importance in the deciphering of the origin and evolution of ecosystems, and it allows us to gain a global perspective on these processes. The Institut...
In the excavations in the Vanguard Cave, Gibraltar, it has been found for the first time the structure used by Neanderthals 60.000 years ago to extract tar for manufacturing hunting or protective...
A new study led by researchers from the Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont (ICP-CERCA) a center affiliated with the Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona (UAB) provides new information on the presence of cobras in the Iberian Peninsula during the...
Paleontologists from the Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont (ICP), the University of Edinburgh (UK), the Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (Brazil), and the University of Toronto...
A new study published in Historical Biology describes the remains of a crocodyliform found in the mid-20th century in Pallars Jussà (Catalonia, North-East Spain). This analysis reveals that this specimen, dating back around 70 million years, belonged
In three articles recently published in Journal of Mammalian Evolution, researchers from the Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont (ICP-CERCA) describe the dental remains of suids (pig relatives) from three earliest Vallesian (~11 Ma) sites of the...
An international team with the involvement of researchers from the Department of Prehistory of the UAB, has applied advanced techniques to analyze the Mughr el-Hamamah cave, an Upper...
