Microbial degradation of Pleistocene permafrost-sealed fossil mammal remains

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CALÁBKOVÁ Gabriela CHLACHULA Jiří IVANOV Martin HLOŽKOVÁ Michaela CZERNIAWSKA Jolanta VAŠINOVÁ GALIOVÁ Michaela PROKEŠ Lubomír GADAS Petr

Rok publikování 2023
Druh Článek v odborném periodiku
Časopis / Zdroj Quaternary Research
Fakulta / Pracoviště MU

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www https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/quaternary-research/article/microbial-degradation-of-pleistocene-permafrostsealed-fossil-mammal-remains/36BFA00736486E77C4E4CECC58572ACE
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/qua.2022.28
Klíčová slova Pleistocene; Yakutia; Yana Basin; Batagay thermokarst sinkhole; Permafrost; Fossil osteological material; Diagenesis; MIS 3 environment; Fauna remains preservation
Popis Paleontological remains retrieved from permafrost represent the most informative records of Pleistocene ecosystems. Different levels of past microbial activity affecting fossil material preservation are presented for two selected bone samples—an almost intact Bison sp. metacarpus (45.0 ± 5.0 14C ka BP) and a weathered Equus sp. metacarpus (37.8 ± 1.7 14C ka BP) from the recently exposed cryogenic geo-contexts in the Yana River basin, NE Yakutia. Diagenetic changes in bone porosity and chemical composition as a result of the past microbial activity were investigated by multiple analytical methods. In the bison bone, which was permafrost-sealed shortly after death of the animal and conserved for ca. 45 ka in a frozen state in a cryolithic formation, only superficial microbial degradation processes were detected. Progressive microbial attacks characterize the horse bone, which was exposed to MIS 3 sub-aerial biogenic decay and modern surficial weathering. This is evidenced by extensive bacterial micro-boring with the typical focal destructions, an increase in microbial porosity, and de-mineralized osseous zones due to waterlogged and poorly oxygenated past depositional conditions. New information contributes to better understanding of the diagenesis particularities and the associated chemical and biological agents of the fossil osteological assemblages with respect to their taphonomic and paleoenvironmental implications.
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