It is widely demonstrated that micromammals (bats, insectivores and rodents), thanks to the fact that they are mostly susceptible to changes in temperature, precipitation and environment, are good indicators of the changes in landscape and climatic fluctuations produced in the past. This presentation is mainly focused on a score of last 400 ka, coming from archaeo-paleontological sites located in Italy and Iberian peninsula (including Portugal and Spain). The small-mammal assemblages allow us to detect various climatic fluctuation and to observe how our ancestors lived during the late Middle Pleistocene, late Pleistocene and early Holocene. * jmlopez@iphes.cat; Ramón y Cajal researcher (RYC-2016-19386) |