Kielniki 1 (Pleistocene of Poland)

Where: Poland (52.4° N, 19.8° E: paleocoordinates 52.4° N, 19.7° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Pleistocene (2.6 - 0.0 Ma)

• Probably comes from the Gunz Glaciation, based on biostratigraphy (1976). Assigned to mammalian zone MN Q1 (Ref 9172, 1989).

Environment/lithology: fissure fill; limestone

• fossils in fillings of karst crevices

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Primary reference: B. Rzebik-Kowalska. 1989. Pliocene and Pleistocene Insectivora (Mammalia) of Poland. V. Soricidae: Petenyia Kormos, 1934 and Blarinella Thomas, 1911. Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia 32(11):521-546 [J. Alroy/E. Leckey/E. Leckey]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 34683: authorized by John Alroy, entered by Erin Leckey on 15.09.2003

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Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
 Theriamorpha - Soricidae
Petenyia hungarica, Sorex (Drepanosorex) praearaneus, Sorex runtonensis
Petenyia hungarica Kormos 1934 red-toothed shrew
four fragmentary maxillae and detached upper teeth
Sorex (Drepanosorex) praearaneus Kormos 1934 long-tailed shrew
1 fragmentary mandible or detached lower tooth
Sorex runtonensis Hinton 1911 long-tailed shrew
1 fragmentary maxilla or detached upper tooth