Reptile Joint, West Quarry, Mokra, Miocene (Miocene of Czech Republic)

Also known as Mokra-Western Quarry; 2/2003

Where: Moravia, Czech Republic (49.2° N, 16.8° E: paleocoordinates 49.5° N, 15.1° E)

• coordinate stated in text

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: MN 4 zone, Orleanian (20.0 - 16.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: fissure fill; claystone

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Collection methods: bulk, peroxide, sieve

Primary reference: M. Ivanov, M. Ruta, J. Klembara and M. Böhme. 2018. A new species of Varanus (Anguimorpha: Varanidae) from the early Miocene of the Czech Republic, and its relationships and palaeoecology. Journal of Systematic Paleontology 16(9):767-797 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/T. Cleary]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 200140: authorized by Terri Cleary, entered by Terri Cleary on 21.03.2019, edited by Evangelos Vlachos

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
 Artiodactyla - Cervidae
Procervulus sp.1
Procervulus sp.1 Gaudry 1877 deer
"rare"
 Artiodactyla - Moschidae
Micromeryx sp.1
Micromeryx sp.1 Lartet 1851 musk deer
"rare"
 Artiodactyla - Lagomerycidae
Lagomeryx sp.1
Lagomeryx sp.1 Roger 1904 ruminant
"rare"
 Artiodactyla - Suidae
Hyotherium sp.1
Hyotherium sp.1 von Meyer 1834 pig
"rare"
Reptilia
 Squamata - Colubridae
Natrix sp.1, Coluber "sp. type I"1, cf. Neonatrix sp.1
Natrix sp.1 Laurenti 1768 water snake
"rare"
Coluber "sp. type I"1 Linnaeus 1758 racer
"rare"
cf. Neonatrix sp.1 Holman 1973 colubrid snake
"rare"
 Squamata - Crotalidae
Vipera "sp. ("oriental vipers" group)"1, Vipera "sp. ("European vipers" group)"1
Vipera "sp. ("oriental vipers" group)"1 Laurenti 1768 pit viper
"common"
Vipera "sp. ("European vipers" group)"1 Laurenti 1768 pit viper
"rare"
 Squamata - Boidae
Boidae indet.1
Boidae indet.1 Gray 1825 boa
"rare"
 Squamata - Lacertidae
Lacerta sp.1
Lacerta sp.1 Linnaeus 1758 squamates
"rare", "small form"
 Squamata - Amphisbaenidae
Blanus sp.1
Blanus sp.1 Wagler 1830 worm lizard
"rare"
 Squamata - Anguidae
Pseudopus sp.1
Pseudopus sp.1 Merrem 1820 legless lizard
"rare"
 Squamata - Varanidae
Varanus mokrensis n. sp.
Varanus mokrensis n. sp. Ivanov et al. 2018 monitor lizard
SMM/009-09-11/372009, Pal. 1097 (holotype), parietal. Paratypes from this locality: left postorbitofrontal (Pal. 1117), left frontal (Pal. 1090), parietal (Pal. 1098), left palatine (Pal. 1134), right pterygoid (Pal. 1131), right quadrate (Pal. 1152), right prootic (Pal. 1104), left otoccipital (Pal. 1109), basioccipital (Pal. 1014), basisphenoid (Pal. 1114), right dentary (Pal. 1140), left surangular (Pal. 1144), right articular (Pal. 1150), left ilium (Pal. 1154), cervical vertebra (Pal. 1159), middle trunk vertebra (Pal. 1183). Other referred specimens: frontal (5 left and 4 right, Pal. 1088–1096); parietal (Pal. 1097–1103), prootic (2 left and 3 right, Pal. 1104–1108); otoccipital (2 left and 3 right, Pal. 1109–1113); basisphenoid (Pal. 1114–1116); postorbitofrontal (3 left and 2 right, Pal. 1117–1121); septomaxilla (2 left and 1 right, Pal. 1122–1124); maxilla (2 left and 4 left or right, Pal. 1125–1130); pterygoid (2 left and 1 right, Pal. 1131–1133); palatine (2 left and 1 right, Pal. 1134–1136); dentary (3 left and 4 right, Pal. 1137-1143); surangular (3 left and 2 right, Pal. 1144–1148); articular (left and right, Pal. 1149–1150); quadrate (2 left and 1 right, Pal 1151– 1153); ilium (3 left and 2 right, Pal. 1154–1158); cervical vertebrae (Pal. 1159–1171); trunk vertebrae (Pal. 1172– 1206); sacral vertebrae (Pal. 1207–1210); caudal vertebrae (Pal. 1211–1238).
 Testudines - Testudinidae
Testudo cf. kalksburgensis2
Testudo cf. kalksburgensis2 Toula 1896 turtle
 Testudines - Geoemydidae
Ptychogaster sp.2
Ptychogaster sp.2 Pomel 1847 turtle
Amphibia
 Salientia - Pelobatidae
Pelobates sp.1
Pelobates sp.1 Wagler 1830 spadefoot toad
"rare"
 Salientia - Ranidae
Rana sp.1
Rana sp.1 Linnaeus 1758 frog
"common", "synkl. Rana esculenta"
 Salientia - Bufonidae
Bufo sp.1
Bufo sp.1 Laurenti 1768 toad
"rare"
 Caudata - Urodela
Mioproteus sp.1, Salamandridae indet.1, Chelotriton "sp. type I"1, Chelotriton "sp. type II"1, Mertensiella mera1, Mertensiella sp.1, Chioglossa meini1, Triturus "sp. (T. marmoratus-T. vittatus group)"1, Triturus cf. marmoratus1, Triturus roehrsi1
Mioproteus sp.1 Estes and Darevsky 1978 mudpuppy
"rare"
Salamandridae indet.1 Gray 1825 newt
"common"
Chelotriton "sp. type I"1 Pomel 1853 newt
"abundant"
Chelotriton "sp. type II"1 Pomel 1853 newt
"rare"
Mertensiella mera1 Caucasian salamander
"common"
Mertensiella sp.1 Wolterstorff 1925 Caucasian salamander
"rare"
Chioglossa meini1 Estes and Hoffstetter 1976 newt
"rare"
Triturus "sp. (T. marmoratus-T. vittatus group)"1 Rafinesque 1815 newt
"common"
Triturus cf. marmoratus1 Latreille 1800 marbled newt
"common"
Triturus roehrsi1 Herre 1955 newt
"rare"
1Ivanov et al. 2006; 2Luján et al. 2021