Abstract

The composition of small vertebrate remains found in the Pleistocene deposits of the East Chamber of Denisova Cave indicates that throughout the history of sedimentation, biotopes in the vicinity of the cave remained highly mosaic. Woodlands alternated with areas covered by meadow and steppe vegetation. Climate fluctuations led to changes in the ratio of areas occupied by different natural complexes, but there was no fundamental restructuring of the landscape and plant associations. It is shown that changes in the composition of fossil assemblages at various levels correlate with climate dynamics reflected by the stages of the Marine isotope scale.

中文翻译：

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阿尔泰山西北部丹尼索瓦洞东室更新世沉积物中的小型脊椎动物

摘要

在丹尼索瓦洞东室更新世沉积物中发现的小型脊椎动物遗骸的组成表明，在整个沉积历史中，洞穴附近的生物群落高度镶嵌。林地与草地和草原植被覆盖的区域交替出现。气候波动导致不同自然复合体所占面积比例发生变化，但景观和植物群落并未发生根本性重组。结果表明，不同水平的化石组合组成的变化与海洋同位素尺度阶段所反映的气候动态相关。