Late Pleistocene Mediterranean lynx remains from Avenc del Marge del Moro (NE Iberian Peninsula)

• Published in: Historical biology Vol. 35; no. 3; pp. 375 - 387
• Main Authors: Tura-Poch, Clàudia, Prat-Vericat, Maria, Sorbelli, Leonardo, Rufí, Isaac, Boscaini, Alberto, Iurino, Dawid A., Madurell-Malapeira, Joan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon Taylor & Francis 04.03.2023; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: carnivora; Cranium; Endangered species; felidae; Iberian Peninsula; late pleistocene; Lynx pardinus; Massifs; Peninsulas; Pleistocene; Reintroduction; Skull; Vernacular names; Iberian Peninsula

During 2011, an international team of scientists successfully obtained for the first-time paleoDNA data from different samples of Lynx remains from the Iberian Peninsula. These results showed that these remains belonged to the species Lynx pardinus, which is, at present, one of the most critically e...