title: Fossil human remains from Bolomor Cave (Valencia, Spain).
abstract: Systematic excavations carried out since 1989 at Bolomor Cave have led to the recovery of four Pleistocene human fossil remains, consisting of a fibular fragment, two isolated teeth, and a nearly complete adult parietal bone. All of these specimens date to the late Middle and early Late Pleistocene (MIS 7-5e). The fibular fragment shows thick cortical bone, an archaic feature found in non-modern (i.e. non-Homo sapiens) members of the genus Homo. Among the dental remains, the lack of a midtrigonid crest in the M(1) represents a departure from the morphology reported for the majority of Neandertal specimens, while the large dimensions and pronounced shoveling of the marginal ridges in the C(1) are similar to other European Middle and late Pleistocene fossils. The parietal bone is very thick, with dimensions that generally fall above Neandertal fossils and resemble more closely the Middle Pleistocene Atapuerca (SH) adult specimens. Based on the presence of archaic features, all the fossils from Bolomor are attributed to the Neandertal evolutionary lineage.
authors.affiliation: Centro UCM-ISCIII de Investigación sobre la Evolución y Comportamiento Humanos, Avda. Monforte de Lemos 5, 28029 Madrid, Spain. jlarsuaga@isciii.es
authors.forename: Juan Luis
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Arsuaga
authors.forename: Josep
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fernández Peris
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gracia-Téllez
authors.forename: Rolf
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Quam
authors.forename: José Miguel
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Carretero
authors.forename: Virginia
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Barciela González
authors.forename: Ruth
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Blasco
authors.forename: Felipe
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cuartero
authors.forename: Pablo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sañudo
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D005580:Fossils; D015186:Hominidae / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D059125:Neanderthals / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D012886:Skull / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D013030:Spain