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UID:pretalx-nss-convention-2026-UKVRTG@talks.caving.dev
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DESCRIPTION:Caves provide a wealth of information about past life\, particu
 larly in the form of skeletal remains from vertebrates. Of these remains\,
  large mammals are typically the most obvious and are therefore often repo
 rted by cavers. Such material generally ranges in age from relatively rece
 nt to the Pleistocene\, otherwise known as the Ice Ages.\n\nWhile such rem
 ains can teach us about the lifeways of extinct mammals\, such as flat-hea
 ded peccaries (Platygonus compressus)\, dire wolves (Aenocyon dirus)\, gia
 nt short-faced bears (Arctodus simus)\, and others\, that information is o
 nly a small part of the ecological story recorded in caves and their sedim
 ents. Fish\, amphibian\, reptile\, bird\, and small mammal remains are typ
 ically much more abundant in cave deposits\, but because of their size\, a
 re often overlooked.\n\nThis presentation focuses on finding and recognizi
 ng small vertebrate remains in caves\, particularly small mammals. Of thes
 e groups\, small mammals are generally the easiest to identify to species 
 level\, and their occurrences can be highly informative in terms of climat
 ic and environmental conditions of the past.
DTSTAMP:20260826T232220Z
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SUMMARY:The Importance of Small Mammals in Cave Paleontology - 
URL:https://talks.caving.dev/nss-convention-2026/talk/UKVRTG/
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