Somssich Hill no. 1: Early/Lower Pleistocene, Hungary
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
- Ophidia
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Ophidia indet.
Latreille 1804
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| abundant | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
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Aves indet.
Linnaeus 1758
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4 specimens | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Cricetidae
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Lagurus arankae
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34 specimens | |||||||||
| 34 lower M1s | ||||||||||
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Clethrionomys sp.
Tilesius 1850
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| synonym of Myodes | ||||||||||
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Mimomys pusillus
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5 specimens | |||||||||
| Mimomys pusillus group. 5 lower M1s. | ||||||||||
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Allophaiomys pliocaenicus
Kormos 1932
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34 specimens | |||||||||
| 34 lower M1s | ||||||||||
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Cricetus cricetus
(Linnaeus 1758)
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3 specimens | |||||||||
| Cricetus cricetus nanus | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Muridae
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Apodemus sylvaticus
(Linnaeus 1758)
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| original and current combination Mus sylvaticus | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Erinaceidae
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Erinaceus sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Soricidae
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Episoriculus gibberodon
Petenyi 1864
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Sorex sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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2 specimens | |||||||||
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Sorex runtonensis
Hinton 1911
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3 specimens | |||||||||
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Beremendia fissidens
(Petényi 1864)
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5 specimens | |||||||||
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Crocidura kornfeldi
Kormos 1934
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Talpidae
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Desmana sp.
Guldenstaedt 1777
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Talpa cf. fossilis
Petenyi 1864
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Amphibia
- Temnospondyli
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Anura indet.
(Fischer von Waldheim 1813)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | Hungary | State/province: | Barany |
| Coordinates: | 45.9° North, 18.5° East (view map) | ||
| Paleocoordinates: | 45.8° North, 18.4° East | ||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||
| Altitude: | 180 meters |
Time
| Period: | Quaternary | Epoch: | Pleistocene |
| 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 6 | ||
| Key time interval: | Early/Lower Pleistocene | ||
| Age range of interval: | 2.58000 - 0.77400 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Stratigraphy comments: Biharian, Lower Pleistocene, around 1.0Ma. Betfian substage, with Allophaiomys. |
Lithology and environment
| Environment: | fissure fill |
| Geology comments: 'cleft filling.' | |
Taphonomy
| Size of fossils: | mesofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | bulk,field collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | biostratigraphic analysis |
| Collection method comments: excavated in 1975. | |
| Taxonomic list comments:numbers of specimens based on level 3 only. | |
Metadata
| Also known as: | Somssichhegy 1 | ||
| Database number: | 35427 | ||
| Authorizer: | A. Turner | Enterer: | H. O'Regan |
| Modifier: | H. O'Regan | Research group: | PACED |
| Created: | 2003-12-12 06:37:20 | Last modified: | 2003-12-16 06:15:24 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2003-12-12 06:37:20 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 9534. | PACED | 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] |