Máriahalom (Miocene of Hungary)

Where: Esztergom, Hungary (47.6° N, 18.7° E: paleocoordinates 46.3° N, 17.8° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Mányi Member (Törökbálint Formation), Aquitanian (23.0 - 20.4 Ma)

• originally Rupelian

Environment/lithology: lagoonal; sandstone

• The Törökbálint Formation includes deposits from different palaeoenvironments including brackish to normal marine conditions (Korpás 1981; Nagymarosy 2012). The Mány Member, with a predominantly brackish mollusc community (e.g. Pirenella, Polymesoda, Potamides, Brotia; Báldi and Cságoly 1975), represents a transition between alluvial and normal marine conditions and is interpreted as a product of lagoonal environments (Báldi 1967; Nagymarosy and Gyalog 1997; Nagymarosy 2012).

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: M. Szabo, G. Botfalvai, L. Kocsis, G. Carnevale, O. Sztano, Z. Evanics, and M. Rabi. 2017. Upper Oligocene marine fishes from nearshore deposits of the Central Paratethys (Máriahalom, Hungary). Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 186636: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 28.06.2017, edited by Philip Mannion

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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unclassified
  -
? Anseriformes indet.2
Mammalia
 Sirenia -
Sirenia indet.2
Sirenia indet.2 Illiger 1811 sirenian
 Artiodactyla - Anthracotheriidae
Microbunodon minimum2
Microbunodon minimum2 Lihoreau et al. 2004 anthracothere
 Carnivora -
Potamotherium valletoni3
Potamotherium valletoni3 carnivoran
MTM VER 2016.3616-3618
 Carnivora - Ursidae
Pachycynodon boriei3
Pachycynodon boriei3 Filhol 1876 bear
MTM VER 2016.3619 and 3620
 Carnivora -
Mustelida "gen. et sp. indet. 1"3, Mustelida "gen. et sp. indet. 2"3
Mustelida "gen. et sp. indet. 1"3 Tedford 1976 carnivoran
MTM VER 2016.3621; cf. Amphictis or Franconictis
Mustelida "gen. et sp. indet. 2"3 Tedford 1976 carnivoran
MTM VER 2016.3622
 Carnivora - Ailuridae
Amphictis sp.2
Amphictis sp.2 Pomel 1853 red panda
or Franconictis sp.
Reptilia
 Testudines -
Testudinoidea indet.2, Trionychoidea indet.2
Testudinoidea indet.2 Gray 1825 turtle
Trionychoidea indet.2 Fitzinger 1826 turtle
 Crocodylia -
cf. Diplocynodon sp.2
cf. Diplocynodon sp.2 Pomel 1847 crocodilian
Aves
 Suliformes - Phalacrocoracidae
Praecarbo strigoniensis n. gen. n. sp.1
Praecarbo strigoniensis n. gen. n. sp.1 Kessler and Horváth 2023 cormorant
Actinopteri
 Acanthopteri - Sphyraenidae
Sphyraena sp.
Sphyraena sp. Artedi 1793 barracuda
 Spariformes - Sparidae
Sparidae indet.
Sparidae indet. Cuvier 1817
 Acanthomorphata - Moronidae
aff. Morone sp.
aff. Morone sp. Mitchill 1814 temperate bass
 Acanthuriformes - Sciaenidae
Sciaena sp.
Sciaena sp. Linnaeus 1758
 Scombriformes - Palaeorhynchidae
Aglyptorhynchus sp.
Aglyptorhynchus sp. Casier 1966
 Scombriformes - Trichiuridae
Trichiuridae indet.
Chondrichthyes
 Myliobatiformes -
Myliobatiformes indet.
Myliobatiformes indet. Compagno 1973 stingray
 Myliobatiformes - Myliobatidae
Myliobatis sp., Aetomylaeus sp., Rhinoptera cf. studeri, Rhinoptera cf. schultzi
Myliobatis sp. Cuvier 1816 eagle ray
Aetomylaeus sp. Garman 1908 eagle ray
Rhinoptera cf. studeri Agassiz 1843 cownose ray
Rhinoptera cf. schultzi Hiden 1995 cownose ray
 Squatiniformes - Squatinidae
Squatina sp.
Squatina sp. Dumeril 1806 angel shark
 Lamniformes - Odontaspididae
Odontaspididae indet., Araloselachus cuspidatus
Odontaspididae indet. Müller and Henle 1839 sand tiger shark
Araloselachus cuspidatus Agassiz 1843 sand tiger shark
 Lamniformes - Lamnidae
Carcharoides catticus, Cosmopolitodus sp.
Carcharoides catticus Philippi 1846 mackerel shark
Cosmopolitodus sp. Glükman 1964 mackerel shark
 Lamniformes - Carchariidae
Carcharias cf. acutissima, Carcharias gustrowensis
Carcharias cf. acutissima Agassiz 1843 sand shark
Carcharias gustrowensis Winkler 1875 sand shark
 Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae
Carcharhinidae indet., Carcharhinus elongatus
Carcharhinidae indet. Jordan and Evermann 1896 requiem shark
Carcharhinus elongatus Leriche 1910 requiem shark
1Kessler and Horváth 2023; 2Kocsis et al. 2023; 3Rabi et al. 2018