Kislang (Pliocene of Hungary)

Also known as Kisláng, Kislángi

Where: Fejer, Hungary (47.0° N, 18.4° E: paleocoordinates 46.9° N, 18.3° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

When: Villanyian (3.2 - 2.6 Ma)

• Upper Villanyian, MN17, Late Pliocene

Environment/lithology:

• 'Below a thin layer of soil, there is a 1-2m thick Upper Pleistocene layer and below that are several meters of sand conglomerate containing a gravel layer 0.2-1m wide with a layer of clay and lime concentrate.'

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Collection methods: Kislang is one of the localities with the famous 'meridionalis pebbles'

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 35374: authorized by Alan Turner, entered by Hannah O'Regan on 08.12.2003, edited by Jonathan Marcot

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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"Hystricomys" thueringiacus, Macrohippus ""robustus""
"Hystricomys" thueringiacus
H. thüringiacus
Pisces
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"Pisces indet." = Osteichthyes
"Pisces indet." = Osteichthyes Huxley 1880 bony fish
Amphibia
 Salientia - Bufonidae
Bufonidae indet., Bufo stylaris
Bufonidae indet. Gray 1825 toad
 Salientia - Ranidae
Rana sp.
Rana sp. Linnaeus 1758 frog
 Salientia - Palaeobatrachidae
Pliobatrachus cf. langhae
Pliobatrachus cf. langhae Fejérváry 1917 frog
P. cf. lánghae
Reptilia
 Testudines - Emydidae
Emys sp., Emys sp.
Emys sp. Dumeril 1806 pond turtle
Emys sp. Dumeril 1806 pond turtle
 Testudines - Testudinidae
Testudo sp.
Testudo sp. Linnaeus 1758 turtle
Aves
 Anseriformes - Anatidae
Anas sp.
Anas sp. Linnaeus 1758 dabbling duck
Anas (s.l. sp. indet.)
 Struthioniformes - Struthionidae
Pachystruthio pannonicus
Pachystruthio pannonicus Kretzoi 1954 ostrich
ca. 100 specimens
Mammalia
 Soricomorpha - Talpidae
Talpa sp., "Desmana crassidens" = Desmana thermalis, "Desmagale pannonica" = Desmana thermalis
Talpa sp. Linnaeus 1758 mole
ca. 10 specimens
"Desmana crassidens" = Desmana thermalis Kormos 1930 Russian desman
"Desmagale pannonica" = Desmana thermalis Kormos 1930 Russian desman
 Carnivora - Ursidae
Ursus etruscus, Ursus arvernensis
Ursus etruscus Cuvier 1823 bear
Ursus arvernensis Croizet and Jobert 1828 bear
 Carnivora - Mustelidae
Xenictis cf. nestii, Lutra cf. bravardi, Meles sp.
Xenictis cf. nestii mustelid carnivore
Lutra cf. bravardi Pomel 1843 otter
Meles sp. Brisson 1762 badger
 Carnivora - Felidae
"Panthera ? issiodorensis" = Panthera, "Leo cf. toscana" = Panthera, Felis cf. lunensis, Lynx sp., Homotherium cf. crenatidens2
"Panthera ? issiodorensis" = Panthera cat
"Leo cf. toscana" = Panthera cat
Leo (?) sp. (cf. toscana)
Felis cf. lunensis Martelli 1906 cat
Lynx sp. Kerr 1792 lynx
Lynx indet. (?) sp.
Homotherium cf. crenatidens2 Fabrini 1890 cat
 Carnivora - Hyaenidae
Pachycrocuta robusta
 Carnivora - Canidae
"Vulpes sp." = Vulpes, "Xenalopex remenyii" = Vulpes, Canis sp.
"Vulpes sp." = Vulpes Frisch 1775 fox
Vulpes (s.l.) sp.
"Xenalopex remenyii" = Vulpes fox
Canis sp. Linnaeus 1758 canine
size of lupus
 Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Bovidae indet., Parabos sp., Leptobos etruscus, Tragospira pannonica
Bovidae indet. Gray 1821 antelope
Bovidae indet. I-II
Parabos sp. Arambourg and Piveteau 1929 antelope
Leptobos etruscus antelope
25-30 specimens
Tragospira pannonica antelope
5-6 specimens
 Artiodactyla - Cervidae
Eucladoceros ? dichotomus, Cervus dicranius, Megaloceros sp.
Cervus dicranius deer
Cervus (s.l.) dicranius
Megaloceros sp. Brookes 1828 Irish elk
few
 Artiodactyla - Suidae
Suidae indet.
Suidae indet. Gray 1821 pig
 Artiodactyla - Camelidae
Camelus cf. bessarabensis
 Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae
Stephanorhinus etruscus
Stephanorhinus etruscus Falconer 1868 rhinoceros
ca. 15 specimens
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Equus sp.2, "Equus stenonis" = Allohippus stenonis2, Hipparion moriturum
Equus sp.2 Linnaeus 1758 horse
"Equus stenonis" = Allohippus stenonis2 Cocchi 1867 horse
ca. 100 specimens
Hipparion moriturum hipparionine horse
 Lagomorpha - Leporidae
Lagotherium sp., Oryctolagus sp.
Lagotherium sp. Pictet 1853 rabbit
ca. 30 specimens
Oryctolagus sp. Lilljeborg 1874 rabbit
 Lagomorpha - Ochotonidae
Prolagus cf. bilobus
 Rodentia - Cricetidae
Kislangia ondatrina, Kislangia kadici, cf. Allocricetus indet., Prospalax priscus, Lagurus arankae, Mimomys coelodus, Mimomys reidi, Mimomys simplex, Mimomys cf. newtoni, Mimomys kislangensis, Mimomys sp.
cf. Allocricetus indet. Schaub 1930 rodent
Lagurus arankae rodent
6 lower M1 plus molar
Mimomys coelodus vole
1 lower M1
Mimomys reidi vole
1 lower M1
Mimomys simplex vole
1 lower M1
Mimomys cf. newtoni vole
1 lower M1
Mimomys kislangensis vole
1 lower M1
Mimomys sp. Forsyth-Major 1902 vole
ca. 40 molars
 Rodentia - Castoridae
Trogontherium boisvilleti, Castor cf. issiodorensis
Trogontherium boisvilleti beaver
ca. 35 specimens
 Rodentia - Sciuridae
"Citellus sp." = Spermophilus
"Citellus sp." = Spermophilus Cuvier 1825 ground squirrel
 Rodentia - Muridae
Murinae indet., ? Rattus sp., Parapodemus sp.
Murinae indet. mouse
1-2 specimens
? Rattus sp. Fischer 1803 rat
Parapodemus sp. Schaub 1938 mouse
 Proboscidea - Elephantidae
Mammuthus meridionalis1
Mammuthus meridionalis1 Nesti 1825 mammoth
very common ca. 12 specimens
 Proboscidea - Gomphotheriidae
Anancus arvernensis
Anancus arvernensis Croizet and Jobert 1828 gomphothere
1 specimen + fragments
 Proboscidea - Mammutidae
"Mammut" borsoni
"Mammut" borsoni Hays 1834 mastodon
1 specimen + fragment
Actinopteri
 Siluriformes - Siluridae
Siluridae indet.
Siluridae indet. Cuvier 1816 catfish
 Esociformes - Esocidae
Esox lucius
 Perciformes - Percidae
Percidae indet.
Percidae indet. Cuvier 1816 perch
1McKenna and Bell 1997; 2O'Regan 2003