Also known as Ürömhegy
Where: Budapest, Hungary (47.6° N, 19.0° E: paleocoordinates 47.6° N, 19.0° E)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
When: Middle Pleistocene (0.8 - 0.1 Ma)
• Middle Pleistocene, Biharian.
Environment/lithology:
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
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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Actinopteri | |
Esox lucius pike | |
Tinca tinca, Leuciscus idus, Leuciscus cephalus, Scardinius erythropthalmus, Rhodeus sericeus, Aspius aspius
Tinca tinca carp-like fish
Leuciscus idus carp-like fish
Leuciscus cephalus carp-like fish
Scardinius erythropthalmus carp-like fish
Aspius aspius carp-like fish | |
Reptilia | |
Reptilia indet. Laurenti 1768 reptile | |
Aves | |
Corvidae indet. Vigors 1825 perching bird | |
Reptilia | |
Testudo sp. Linnaeus 1758 turtle | |
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Mammalia | |
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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Hippopotamus antiquus Desmarest 1822 hippo | |
Talpa fossilis Petenyi 1864 mole
Desmana thermalis Kormos 1930 Russian desman | |
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Trogontherium schmerlingi beaver | |
Amphibia | |
Bufo sp. Laurenti 1768 toad | |
Rana sp. Linnaeus 1758 frog |