La isla de los mil ciervos. Descubre la Creta prehistórica

In paleontology, we often encounter continental animals that, one way or another, end up on uninhabited islands. These foreign species often adapt to the specific conditions of the island in question, which usually involves a change in habits, size, or the development of new morphologies. However, what is no longer so common is that these foreign animals, once they arrive on their particular island paradise, explode in diversity and occupy every ecological niche within their reach. This is the story that awaits us today in this video... Want to know more? Do not hesitate to consult the following studies and articles: 1) CRETE BEFORE THE CRETANS: THE REIGN OF DWARFS https://www.researchgate.net/publicat... 2) Body mass divergence in sympatric deer species of Pleistocene Crete (Greece) https://www.researchgate.net/publicat... 3) Uniformity in variety: Antler morphology and evolution in a predator-free environment https://www.researchgate.net/publicat... 4) New data on the Pleistocene cretan deer Candiacervus sp II (Cervinae, Mammalia) https://www.researchgate.net/publicat... 5) Growth in fossil and extant deer and implications for body size and life history evolution https://bmcecolevol.biomedcentral.com... 6) Inferring longevity from advanced rib remodeling in insular dwarf Deer https://academic.oup.com/biolinnean/a... 7) The intriguing giant deer from the Bate Cave (Crete): could paleohistological evidence question its taxonomy and nomenclature? https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33728... 8) Palaeolithic cave art from Crete, Greece https://www.sciencedirect.com/science... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Want to support our work with a donation? In return, you'll enjoy exclusive content, such as original articles and monographs. What are you waiting for to become a true paleomaniac? https://www.patreon.com/paleomaniaofi... ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Images obtained from Wikimedia Commons, Wikia (FANDOM), and Prehistoric Wildlife under Creative Commons licenses. Some images were generated using Microsoft Image Creator (Artificial Intelligence). Music licensed under Creative Commons 3.0: Attribution (Incompetech.com)