Open AccessUpper Pleistocene Gulo Gulo (Linné, 1758) Remains from the Srbsko Chlum-Komin Hyena Den Cave in the Bohemian Karst, Czech Republic, with Comparisons to Contemporary Wolverines
Author(s) -
Cajus G. Diedrich,
Jeffrey P. Copeland
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of cave and karst studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.262
H-Index - 40
eISSN - 2331-3714
pISSN - 1090-6924
DOI - 10.4311/jcks2008pa0070
Subject(s) - hyena , cave , crocuta crocuta , taphonomy , czech , karst , carnivore , pleistocene , geography , geology , archaeology , paleontology , predation , panthera , philosophy , linguistics
Wolverine bone material is described from the famous Upper Pleistocene cave Srbsko Chlum-Komin in the Bohemian Karst, Czech Republic, along with an overview of recently known Czech sites. The Gulo gulo Linnematerial was found in one of the largest Ice Age spotted-hyena dens in Europe. As a result of non-systematic excavations, the taphonomy is partly unclear. Lower-jaw remains indicate a minimum of three wolverines. Two of the mandibles are cracked, which is most likely the result of carnivore scavenging. The absence of juvenile G. gulo suggests possible importation of the wolverines by hyenas Crocuta crocuta spelaea Goldfuss.
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