PBDB Collection

Rebielice Krolewskie (Pliocene of Poland)

Also known as Rebielice Krolewskie I Rebielice Krolewskie 1A

Where: Poland (51.0° N, 18.9° E: paleocoordinates 51.1° N, 18.6° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: MN 16 (3.2 - 2.6 Ma)

• Possibly younger than Weze I (1962). Assigned to mammalian zone MN 16 (Ref 9172, 1989).

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: cave; limestone and shelly/skeletal, red claystone

• fossils are embedded in dark-red weathering clay (in limestone quarry)

Primary reference: M. Mlynarski. 1962. Notes on the amphibian and reptilian fauna of the Polish Pliocene and Early Pleistocene. Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia 7(2):177-194 [J. Alroy/E. Leckey/E. Leckey]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 33473: authorized by John Alroy, entered by Erin Leckey on 31.07.2003, edited by Hannah O'Regan, Jason Head, Terri Cleary, John Alroy and Evangelos Vlachos

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Mammalia
Artiodactyla - Cervidae	Croizetoceros ramosus⁷, Eucladoceros sp.⁷ Croizetoceros ramosus⁷ Croizet and Jobert 1828 deer scarce Eucladoceros sp.⁷ Falconer 1868 deer scarce
Carnivora - Mustelidae	Baranogale helbingi⁷ Baranogale helbingi⁷ Kormos 1934 mustelid carnivore
Soricomorpha - Talpidae	Desmana nehringi⁸, "Desmana kormosi" = Galemys kormosi⁸ Desmana nehringi⁸ Kormos 1913 Russian desman 5 mandibular fragments, 5 maxillary fragments, p4-m2 jointly represented in mandibles, C-M2 in the maxillae "Desmana kormosi" = Galemys kormosi⁸ Schreuder 1940 Pyrenean desman isolated I1, P2 or P3, 2 nearly complete mandibular halves, 2 mandibular fragments and detached p4 and m1, and 29 other mandibular fragments jointly bearing p2-m2, 13 maxillary fragments with C-M1 and detached incisors
Soricomorpha - Soricidae	Soricidae indet.¹³, Beremendia minor n. sp.⁹, Beremendia fissidens⁹, "Blarinella europaea" = Alloblarinella europaea¹⁰, Petenyia hungarica¹⁰, Deinsdorfia hibbardi¹¹, Deinsdorfia cf. kordosi¹¹, Sorex casimiri n. sp.¹³, Sorex polonicus n. sp.¹³, Sorex "sp. 2"¹³, Sorex minutus¹³, Sorex bor¹³, Paenelimnoecus pannonicus¹², Paenelimnoecus sp.¹³, Mafia cf. csarnotensis¹², Sulimskia kretzoii¹², Blarinoides mariae⁹ Soricidae indet.¹³ Fischer 1814 shrew fragment of mandible and teeth (form 6 and 7) Beremendia minor n. sp.⁹ shrew fragmentary mandibles and maxillae with teeth, full set of lower teeth except i1 Beremendia fissidens⁹ Petényi 1864 shrew 265 specimens, fragmentary mandibles and maxillae with teeth "Blarinella europaea" = Alloblarinella europaea¹⁰ Reumer 1984 shrew 2 fragmentary mandibles and detached lower teeth; 1 fragmentary maxilla and detached upper teeth Petenyia hungarica¹⁰ Kormos 1934 red-toothed shrew 5 fragmentary mandibles and detached lower teeth; 39 fragmentary maxillae and detached upper teeth Deinsdorfia hibbardi¹¹ red-toothed shrew 3 fragmentary maxillae and detached upper teeth; 113 fragmentary mandibles and detached lower teeth Deinsdorfia cf. kordosi¹¹ red-toothed shrew 6 fragmentary mandibles and detached lower teeth Sorex casimiri n. sp.¹³ long-tailed shrew re-ID of S. cf. runtonensis in Kowalski, 1960; 1 fragmentary maxilla or detached upper tooth; 29 fragmentary mandibles and detached lower teeth Sorex polonicus n. sp.¹³ long-tailed shrew 10 fragmentary mandibles and detached lower teeth Sorex "sp. 2"¹³ Linnaeus 1758 long-tailed shrew 2 fragments of mandibles one toothless with condyle and coronoid processes the other without processes Sorex minutus¹³ Linnaeus 1766 Eurasian pygmy shrew 4 fragmentary maxillae and detached upper teeth; 47 fragmentary mandibles and detached lower teeth Sorex bor¹³ Reumer 1984 long-tailed shrew 1 fragmentary maxilla or detached upper tooth; 202 fragmentary mandibles and detached lower teeth Paenelimnoecus pannonicus¹² red-toothed shrew 1 fragmentary mandible and detached lower teeth Paenelimnoecus sp.¹³ Baudelot 1972 red-toothed shrew fragment of a mandible with damaged i1 and p4 with m1-m2 Mafia cf. csarnotensis¹² red-toothed shrew 6 fragmentary mandibles and detached lower teeth Sulimskia kretzoii¹² Sulimski 1962 red-toothed shrew 1 fragmentary maxilla and detached upper teeth; 6 fragmentary mandibles and detached lower teeth Blarinoides mariae⁹ Sulimski 1959 red-toothed shrew 205 specimens, fragmentary mandibles and maxillae with teeth
Tribosphenida - Erinaceidae	Erinaceus sp.⁸ Erinaceus sp.⁸ Linnaeus 1758 hedgehog m1, m2, P4, M3, 2M2
Rodentia - Zapodidae	Sminthozapus janossyi⁷ Sminthozapus janossyi⁷ jumping mouse
Rodentia - Muridae	Apodemus dominans⁷, Micromys cf. praeminutus⁷, Rhagapodemus frequens⁷ Apodemus dominans⁷ Eurasian field mouse Micromys cf. praeminutus⁷ harvest mouse Rhagapodemus frequens⁷ mouse
Rodentia - Sciuridae	Blackia polonica², Sciurus cf. warthae², "Cryptopterus cf. thaleri" = Miopetaurista², Pliopetaurista dehneli², Tamias orlovi² Blackia polonica² squirrel 2p4, m1, 2m2 Sciurus cf. warthae² squirrel P4, 2M1or2, m3 "Cryptopterus cf. thaleri" = Miopetaurista² squirrel M1or2, m3, i Pliopetaurista dehneli² squirrel 2P4, P3-M1, 2M1or2, M1-3, M3, p4, 2m1or2, m2, 2m3 Tamias orlovi² chipmunk 5m1or2, 2m3
Rodentia - Gliridae	Glis minor⁶, Muscardinus pliocaenicus⁶ Glis minor⁶ Kowalski 1963 dormouse isolated teeth: 1d1, 4p4, 7m1, 7m2, 1m3, 2P4, 3M1, 2M2 Muscardinus pliocaenicus⁶ Kowalski 1963 dormouse macillary gragments with P4-M2, M1, isolated teeth: 3m1, 1m2
Rodentia - Eomyidae	Estramomys cf. simplex⁴ Estramomys cf. simplex⁴ rodent jaw fragment with m2, m2, 2M1or2
Rodentia - Cricetidae	Propliomys hungaricus⁷, Stachomys trilobodon⁷, Prospalax priscus⁷, Allocricetus bursae³, Synaptomys europaeus⁷, Villanyia cf. exilis⁷, Mimomys altenbergensis⁷, Mimomys polonicus⁷, Mimomys cf. reidi⁷, Cricetus "sp. 3"³, Cricetus runtonensis³ Propliomys hungaricus⁷ rodent Stachomys trilobodon⁷ rodent Prospalax priscus⁷ rodent Allocricetus bursae³ rodent Synaptomys europaeus⁷ rodent Villanyia cf. exilis⁷ vole Mimomys altenbergensis⁷ vole Mimomys polonicus⁷ vole Mimomys cf. reidi⁷ vole Cricetus "sp. 3"³ Leske 1779 rodent Cricetus runtonensis³ rodent
Lagomorpha - Leporidae	Hypolagus beremendensis⁷ Hypolagus beremendensis⁷ rabbit
Reptilia
Squamata - Anguidae	"Ophisaurus pannonicus" = Pseudopus pannonicus "Ophisaurus pannonicus" = Pseudopus pannonicus Kormos 1911 legless lizard
Squamata - Crotalidae	"Vipera ammodytes" = Vipera (Vipera) ammodytes¹⁴ "Vipera ammodytes" = Vipera (Vipera) ammodytes¹⁴ Linnaeus 1758 sand viper
Squamata - Natricidae	Natrix longivertebrata n. sp.¹⁴ Natrix longivertebrata n. sp.¹⁴ Szyndlar 1984 water snake
Squamata - Colubridae	Natricinae indet., Elaphe sp., Coluber viridiflavus¹⁵ Natricinae indet. Bonaparte 1838 colubrid snake Elaphe sp. Wagler 1833 colubrid snake Coluber viridiflavus¹⁵ Lacépède 1789 racer
Squamata - Lacertidae	Lacerta cf. sicula, Lacerta sp. Lacerta cf. sicula squamates Lacerta sp. Linnaeus 1758 squamates
Testudines - Emydidae	Emydinae indet.¹ Emydinae indet.¹ Rafinesque 1815 turtle
Testudines - Geoemydidae	Geoemyda mossoczyi n. sp.⁵, Geoemyda eureia Geoemyda mossoczyi n. sp.⁵ Mlynarski 1964 turtle Polish Acad Sci No. Rf. T. 2/63 (holotype), pygalpart of carapace. Unsure if this is the same specimen as G. eureia listed above Geoemyda eureia Wegner 1913 turtle
Amphibia
Salientia - Palaeobatrachidae	Pliobatrachus langhae Pliobatrachus langhae Fejérváry 1917 frog
Salientia - Pelobatidae	Pelobates cf. fuscus Pelobates cf. fuscus Laurenti 1768 Common Eurasian spadefoot toad
Salientia - Ranidae	Rana sp. Rana sp. Linnaeus 1758 frog large form
Salientia - Bufonidae	Bufo sp. Bufo sp. Laurenti 1768 toad

¹Alroy 2007; ²Black and Kowalski 1974; ³Fahlbusch 1969; ⁴Fahlbusch 1978; ⁵Khosatzky and Mlynarski 1966; ⁶Kowalski 1963; ⁷Kowalski 1990; ⁸Rzebik-Kowalska 1971; ⁹Rzebik-Kowalska 1976; ¹⁰Rzebik-Kowalska 1989; ¹¹Rzebik-Kowalska 1990; ¹²Rzebik-Kowalska 1990; ¹³Rzebik-Kowalska 1991; ¹⁴Szyndlar 1984; ¹⁵Szyndlar 1991