The first human fossil from the Ruidera site (Castilla-La Mancha, Spain): A partial parietal and its implications for Middle Pleistocene hominin variability in Southern Europe

D. García-Martínez, C. Buenestado Ruíz, S. Díaz Pérez, M. Bastir, L. Bermejo Albarrán, I. Campaña, O. Cambra-Moo, G. Cifuentes-Alcobendas, M. del Val, M. Duval, M.D. D'Angelo del Campo, B. Fernández Cascón, D. Fidalgo, C. García Campos, F. Gascó-Lluna, A. González-Martín, R. Huguet, M. Modesto-Mata, D. Moreno, P.R. Moya-Maleno, E. Pons-Branchu, M. Richard, A. Rosas, P. Sanz-Henche, T. Torres-Medina, J.-X. Zhao, C.A. Palancar

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DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2026.103866
Published: 2026-09
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@article{allodium:10.1016/j.jhevol.2026.103866,
  title = {The first human fossil from the Ruidera site (Castilla-La Mancha, Spain): A partial parietal and its implications for Middle Pleistocene hominin variability in Southern Europe},
  author = {D. García-Martínez and C. Buenestado Ruíz and S. Díaz Pérez and M. Bastir and L. Bermejo Albarrán and I. Campaña and O. Cambra-Moo and G. Cifuentes-Alcobendas and M. del Val and M. Duval and M.D. D'Angelo del Campo and B. Fernández Cascón and D. Fidalgo and C. García Campos and F. Gascó-Lluna and A. González-Martín and R. Huguet and M. Modesto-Mata and D. Moreno and P.R. Moya-Maleno and E. Pons-Branchu and M. Richard and A. Rosas and P. Sanz-Henche and T. Torres-Medina and J.-X. Zhao and C.A. Palancar},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Journal of Human Evolution},
  doi = {10.1016/j.jhevol.2026.103866},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhevol.2026.103866}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - The first human fossil from the Ruidera site (Castilla-La Mancha, Spain): A partial parietal and its implications for Middle Pleistocene hominin variability in Southern Europe
AU  - D. García-Martínez
AU  - C. Buenestado Ruíz
AU  - S. Díaz Pérez
AU  - M. Bastir
AU  - L. Bermejo Albarrán
AU  - I. Campaña
AU  - O. Cambra-Moo
AU  - G. Cifuentes-Alcobendas
AU  - M. del Val
AU  - M. Duval
AU  - M.D. D'Angelo del Campo
AU  - B. Fernández Cascón
AU  - D. Fidalgo
AU  - C. García Campos
AU  - F. Gascó-Lluna
AU  - A. González-Martín
AU  - R. Huguet
AU  - M. Modesto-Mata
AU  - D. Moreno
AU  - P.R. Moya-Maleno
AU  - E. Pons-Branchu
AU  - M. Richard
AU  - A. Rosas
AU  - P. Sanz-Henche
AU  - T. Torres-Medina
AU  - J.-X. Zhao
AU  - C.A. Palancar
PY  - 2026
JO  - Journal of Human Evolution
DO  - 10.1016/j.jhevol.2026.103866
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APA

García-Martínez, D., Ruíz, C. B., Pérez, S. D., Bastir, M., Albarrán, L. B., Campaña, I., Cambra-Moo, O., Cifuentes-Alcobendas, G., Val, M. D., Duval, M., Campo, M. D. D., Cascón, B. F., Fidalgo, D., Campos, C. G., Gascó-Lluna, F., González-Martín, A., Huguet, R., Modesto-Mata, M., Moreno, D., Moya-Maleno, P., Pons-Branchu, E., Richard, M., Rosas, A., Sanz-Henche, P., Torres-Medina, T., Zhao, J., & Palancar, C. (2026). The first human fossil from the Ruidera site (Castilla-La Mancha, Spain): A partial parietal and its implications for Middle Pleistocene hominin variability in Southern Europe. Journal of Human Evolution. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhevol.2026.103866

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