Uromhegy (Pleistocene of Hungary)
Also known as Ürömhegy
Where: Budapest, Hungary (47.6° N, 19.0° E)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
When: Middle Pleistocene (0.8 - 0.1 Ma)
• Middle Pleistocene, Biharian.
Environment/lithology:
• 'lime mud.'
Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils
Collection methods: bulk,
• 'the rather considerable vertebrate remains were collected by Krolopp'
Primary reference: D. Janossy. 1986. Pleistocene vertebrate faunas of Hungary. Developments in Palaeontology and Stratigraphy, 8. Elsevier, Amsterdam 1-208 [A. Turner/H. O'Regan/H. O'Regan]more details
Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis
PaleoDB collection 35474: authorized by Alan Turner, entered by Hannah O'Regan on 17.12.2003
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Taxonomic list
• aquatic-riparian environment. Uniquely large assemblage of fish species (for Hungary) and one of only two sites with Hippopotamus in Hungary (the other is Budakalasz), suggesting that the Hippo did not penetrate far into the Carpathian Basin.
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Reptilia | |
Reptilia indet. Laurenti 1768 reptile | |
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Aves | |
Corvidae indet. Vigors 1825 perching bird | |
Reptilia | |
Testudo sp. Linnaeus 1758 turtle | |
Mammalia | |
Talpa fossilis Petenyi 1864 mole
Desmana thermalis Kormos 1930 Russian desman | |
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Hippopotamus antiquus Desmarest 1822 hippo | |
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Trogontherium schmerlingi beaver | |
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Mammuthus trogontherii1 Pohlig 1885 mammoth A. "trogontherii cromerensis" - 1 molar (found in 1972 during well sinking 250m north of the locality, in the very same level as the main site), and 2-3 other specimens.
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Amphibia | |
Rana sp. Linnaeus 1758 frog | |
Bufo sp. Laurenti 1768 toad | |
Actinopteri | |
Esox lucius pike | |
Tinca tinca, Rhodeus sericeus, Aspius aspius, Leuciscus idus, Leuciscus cephalus, Scardinius erythropthalmus
Tinca tinca carp-like fish
Aspius aspius carp-like fish
Leuciscus idus carp-like fish
Leuciscus cephalus carp-like fish
Scardinius erythropthalmus carp-like fish |