河南灵井许昌人遗址是我国近年来发掘的最为重要的古人类遗址之一。该遗址中出土了大量的石器、骨器、动物化石、粪便化石等遗存以及人类头盖骨化石等。我们对该遗址出土的鬣狗粪化石进行了类型学及其包含的微体化石等方面研究,从分析统计结果来看,鬣狗粪化石中包含了丰富的古信息,如古寄生虫卵、动物毛发、孢粉、植硅体、真菌等。本文主要针对鬣狗粪化石中古寄生虫卵及动物毛发进行分析,探讨了作为寄主鬣狗罹患的寄生虫病,以及鬣狗的食物来源等情况,为深入理解更新世晚期人类适应环境与气候提供新的证据。
The Lingjing site is one of the most in Henan Province of China. Abundant animal important Paleolithic sites excavated recently bones, lithic and bone tools, fragments of an anatomically modern human cranium and dozens of coprolites from a medium-sized carnivore, most likely a hyaena have been recovered from the site. This paper describes the identification of the microbiological remains preserved in the coprolites. The remains of parasites, fungi and hairs were identified in some of the coprolites. The identification of microbiological remains from the coprolites has provided new information on the diet, health of the ancient hyaena species and paleoenvironment in Central China.