PBDB Collection

Horvolgy (Pleistocene of Hungary)

Also known as Cave of Horvolgy Horvolgyi-barlang

Where: Hungary (48.1° N, 20.5° E: paleocoordinates 48.1° N, 20.5° E)

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Middle Pleistocene (0.8 - 0.1 Ma)

• Middle Pleistocene

Environment/lithology: cave

Primary reference: D. Janossy. 1977. New microstratigraphic horizons in the vertebrate chronology of the Hungarian Pleistocene. Foldrajzi Kozlemenyek 107(1-3):161-174 [J. Alroy/E. Leckey/E. Leckey]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 35045: authorized by John Alroy, entered by Erin Leckey on 27.10.2003, edited by Hannah O'Regan

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Taxonomic list

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Gnathostomata
-	Osteichthyes indet. Osteichthyes indet. bony fish
Amphibia
Salientia -	Anura indet. Anura indet. frog
Salientia - Bufonidae	Bufo bufo Bufo bufo Linnaeus 1758 toad
Aves
Falconiformes - Falconidae	Falco tinnunculus Falco tinnunculus Linnaeus 1758 Common kestrel
Galliformes - Phasianidae	Lyrurus tertrix, "Lagopus mutus" = Lagopus muta, Perdix perdix Lyrurus tertrix pheasant "Lagopus mutus" = Lagopus muta Montin 1781 rock ptarmigan Perdix perdix Linnaeus 1758 grey partridge
Reptilia
Ophidia -	Ophidia indet. Ophidia indet. snake
Squamata -	Lacertilia indet. Lacertilia indet. lizard
Squamata - Anguidae	Anguis cf. fragilis Anguis cf. fragilis Linneaus 1758 Slow worm
Mammalia
Carnivora - Ursidae	Ursus spelaeus, Ursus cf. arctos Ursus spelaeus Rosenmüller 1794 cave bear Ursus cf. arctos Linnaeus 1758 brown bear
Carnivora - Mustelidae	Mustela nivalis, Martes sp., Meles meles Mustela nivalis Linnaeus 1766 least weasel Martes sp. Frisch 1775 marten Meles meles Linnaeus 1758 European badger
Carnivora - Canidae	"Canis cf. spelaeus" = Canis troglodytes, Vulpes vulpes "Canis cf. spelaeus" = Canis troglodytes Lund 1938 canine Vulpes vulpes Linnaeus 1758 red fox V. vulpes ssp.
Carnivora - Hyaenidae	"Crocotta cf. spelaea" = Crocuta "Crocotta cf. spelaea" = Crocuta spotted hyaena
Carnivora - Felidae	Felis cf. silvestris, Lynx sp. Felis cf. silvestris Schreber 1777 wildcat Lynx sp. Kerr 1792 lynx
Perissodactyla - Equidae	Equus sp. Equus sp. Linnaeus 1758 horse
Perissodactyla -	Rhinocerotida indet. Rhinocerotida indet. Owen 1845 odd-toed ungulate
Artiodactyla - Cervidae	Alces sp., Megaloceros sp., Cervus cf. elaphus, Capreolus cf. major Alces sp. Gray 1821 moose Megaloceros sp. Brookes 1828 Irish elk Cervus cf. elaphus Linnaeus 1758 red deer Capreolus cf. major roe
Artiodactyla - Bovidae	Rupicapra ? sp., Ovis sp. Rupicapra ? sp. de Blainville 1816 antelope Ovis sp. Linnaeus 1758 sheep
Theriamorpha - Talpidae	Talpa europaea Talpa europaea Linnaeus 1758 European mole
Theriamorpha - Soricidae	Crocidura cf. suaveolens, Crocidura leucodon, Sorex araneus, Sorex minutus Crocidura cf. suaveolens Pallas 1811 white-toothed shrew Crocidura leucodon Hermann 1780 white-toothed shrew Sorex araneus Linnaeus 1758 common shrew S. araneus ssp. Sorex minutus Linnaeus 1766 Eurasian pygmy shrew
Theriamorpha - Erinaceidae	Erinaceus sp. Erinaceus sp. Linnaeus 1758 hedgehog
Lagomorpha - Ochotonidae	Ochotona cf. pusilla Ochotona cf. pusilla pika
Lagomorpha - Leporidae	Lepus sp. Lepus sp. Linnaeus 1758 hare
Rodentia - Zapodidae	Sicista subtilis Sicista subtilis Pallas 1773 southern birch mouse S. subtilis-betulina
Rodentia - Cricetidae	Cricetus cricetus, Allocricetus bursae, "Clethrionomys glareolus" = Myodes, "Microtus gregalis" = Microtus, Microtus arvalis, Microtus oeconomus, "Pitymys cf. subterraneus" = Microtus, Arvicola "sp. 2", Lagurus cf. lagurus Cricetus cricetus Linnaeus 1758 European hamster Allocricetus bursae mouse "Clethrionomys glareolus" = Myodes vole "Microtus gregalis" = Microtus vole Microtus arvalis Pallas 1779 common vole Microtus oeconomus Pallas 1776 tundra vole "Pitymys cf. subterraneus" = Microtus vole Arvicola "sp. 2" Lacépède 1799 vole Lagurus cf. lagurus mouse
Rodentia - Muridae	Spalax cf. leucodon, "Apodemus cf. sylvaticus" = Mus sylvaticus Spalax cf. leucodon blind mole "Apodemus cf. sylvaticus" = Mus sylvaticus Linnaeus 1758 wood mouse
Rodentia - Gliridae	Glis glis, Dryomys nitedula Glis glis Linnaeus 1766 edible doormouse G. glis ssp. Dryomys nitedula Pallas 1778 dormouse
Rodentia - Sciuridae	Sciurus cf. vulgaris, "Citellus citelloides" = Spermophilus Sciurus cf. vulgaris Linnaeus 1758 Eurasian red squirrel "Citellus citelloides" = Spermophilus ground squirrel