Villany locality 5: Villanyian, Hungary

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Paratanuki martelinus
Vormela petenyii Kretzoi 1942
Angiospermae - Rosales - Ulmaceae
Celtis sp. Linnaeus 1753
2 specimens
Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Discoglossidae
Bombina sp. Oken 1816
Holman 1998
Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Bufonidae
Bufo sp. Laurenti 1768
2 species I and II
Bufo bufo (Linnaeus 1758)
Holman 1998
original and current combination Rana bufo
Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Ranidae
Rana sp. Linnaeus 1758
Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Pelobatidae
Pelobates cf. fuscus Laurenti 1768
Holman 1998
Mammalia - Rodentia - Sciuridae
Citellus primigenius
28 specimens
synonym of Spermophilus
Mammalia - Rodentia - Muridae
Apodemus leptodus
1 specimen
Apodemus cf. sylvaticus (Linnaeus 1758)
12 specimens
original and current combination Mus sylvaticus
Parapodemus sp. Schaub 1938
1 specimen
Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae
Prospalax priscus
10 specimens
Kislangia rex
53 specimens
Rhinocricetus ehiki
284 specimens
R. éhiki
Villanyia exilis
2 specimens
Mimomys mehelyi
M. méhelyi (= M. pliocaenicus group)
Mimomys petenyii
Mimomys hungaricus
Mimomys obtusus
(= M. pusillus group)
Mimomys arvalinus
(= M. pusillus group)
Mimomys fejervaryi
M. fejérváryi
Mimomys intermedius
(= savini), its presence is unlikely
    = Mimomys savini
Janossy 1986
Clethrionomys solus
1 specimen
synonym of Myodes
Allophaiomys deucalion
1 specimen
Mammalia - Lagomorpha - Leporidae
Lagotherium beremendense
Mammalia - Erinaceidae
Erinaceus sp. Linnaeus 1758
3 specimens
Mammalia - Soricidae
Beremendia fissidens (Petényi 1864)
184 specimens
Petenyia hungarica Kormos 1934
Sorex minutus Linnaeus 1766
Sorex runtonensis Hinton 1911
Drepanosorex margaritodon
1 specimen
Soriculus gibberodon
Crocidura kornfeldi Kormos 1934
606 specimens
Mammalia - Talpidae
Desmana nehringi Kormos 1913
16 specimens
Talpa fossilis Petenyi 1864
Mammalia - Chiroptera
Chiroptera indet. Blumenbach 1779
57 specimens
Chiroptera div. indet.
Mammalia - Chiroptera - Rhinolophidae
Rhinolophus cf. ferrumequinum (Schreber 1774)
1 specimen
Mammalia
Ruminantia indet. Scopoli 1777
Mammalia - Cervidae
Megaloceros sp. Brookes 1828
2 specimens
Mammalia - Carnivora - Felidae
Felis sp. Linnaeus 1758
1 specimen
Lynx cf. strandi
1 specimen
Mammalia - Carnivora - Mustelidae
Pannonictis pliocaenicus
13 specimens
Lutra sp. Brisson 1762
2 specimens
Lutra (s. l.) sp. indet.
Mustela palerminea
2 specimens
Baranogale beremendensis
Mammalia - Carnivora - Ursidae
Ursus cf. gombaszoegensis
1 specimen
U. gombaszögensis
Mammalia - Carnivora - Canidae
Canis sp. Linnaeus 1758
2 specimens
Vulpes sp. Frisch 1775
Vulpes s. l. sp. indet.
Reptilia - Ophidia
Ophidia indet. Latreille 1804
40000 specimens
ca. 40,000 specimens
Reptilia - Lacertidae
Lacerta sp. Linnaeus 1758
Holman 1998
Lacerta viridis (Laurenti 1768)
Reptilia - Anguidae
Ophisaurus intermedius
Ophisaurus apodus Pallas 1775
Holman 1998
Reptilia
Aves indet. Linnaeus 1758
see common names

Geography
Country:Hungary State/province:Barany
Coordinates: 45.9° North, 18.5° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:45.8° North, 18.4° East
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Time
Period:Neogene Epoch:Pliocene
Stage:Piacenzian 10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 6
Key time interval:Villanyian
Age range of interval:3.20000 - 2.58800 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Stratigraphy comments: Upper Villanyian, MN17, same age as Osztramos 3.
Lithology and environment
Geology comments: 'right above locality no. 3, a 10-20cm wide cleft with a corroded surface sinks into the karstic surface, which, at a depth of about 1.5-2.0m is cut by a horizontal shift...the rock of the cleft is Oxfordian limestone...and its direction coincides with the strike direction.'
Taphonomy
Size of fossils:macrofossils,mesofossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:biostratigraphic analysis
Metadata
Also known as:Villany 5, Villány locality 5
Database number:35371
Authorizer:A. Turner, E. Vlachos Enterer:H. O'Regan, E. Vlachos
Modifier:H. O'Regan Research group:PACED
Created:2003-12-08 06:45:35 Last modified:2003-12-08 08:45:35
Access level:the public Released:2003-12-08 06:45:35
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

9534.PACED 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]

Secondary references:

66368 J. A. Holman. 1998. Pleistocene Amphibians and Reptiles in Britain and Europe. Oxford Monographs on Geology and Geophysics 1-265 [E. Vlachos/E. Vlachos/E. Vlachos]