New excavations at the Pliocene fossil primate locality of Grăunceanu, Romania

格鲁上新世灵长类化石产地的新发掘

• 批准号: 0441356
• 负责人: Kieran McNulty
• 金额: $ 0.3万
• 依托单位: Baylor University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2004
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2004-08-01 至 2005-01-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0441356&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: New; excavations; Pliocene; fossil; primate

The Romanian site of Graunceanu is a rich Pliocene locale in Eastern Europe but comprehensive excavations have not been undertaken there in forty years. Currently, Graunceanu is tenuously correlated with a variety of European sites, depending on which taxon one uses for comparison. It has the potential to be a very important biochronological reference locality due to its unique faunal assemblage and geo-temporal position. However, the biochronological and paleoecological importance of this site has never been realized due to the lack of accurate dating. The discovery of putative stone tools at an associated outcrop raises the possibility that hominins known to have occupied Dmanisi may have also occupied this site as well. This research could expand our knowledge of European biochronology while assessing the feasibility of obtaining paleomagnetic or radiometric dates. It will also enhance collaboration with Romanian scientists.

罗马尼亚的Graunceanu遗址是东欧上新世丰富的地区，但四十年来没有进行过全面的挖掘。 目前，Graunceanu与各种欧洲网站的相关性很小，这取决于使用哪种分类单元进行比较。 由于其独特的动物群组合和地理时间位置，它有可能成为一个非常重要的生物年代学参考地点。 然而，由于缺乏准确的年代测定，该遗址的生物年代学和古生态学重要性从未被认识到。 在一个相关的露头中发现了推定的石器，这增加了一种可能性，即已知曾居住在德马尼西的古人类也可能居住在这一地点。这项研究可以扩大我们对欧洲生物年代学的了解，同时评估获得古地磁或辐射测年的可行性。 它还将加强与罗马尼亚科学家的合作。