Ipolytarnóc, Miocene (Miocene of Hungary)

Where: Hungary (48.2° N, 19.7° E: paleocoordinates 47.4° N, 19.1° E)

• coordinate stated in text

When: Pétervására Formation, Burdigalian (20.4 - 16.0 Ma)

• Eggenburgian to Ottnangian

Environment/lithology: open shallow subtidal; sandstone

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: L. Kocsis. 2007. Central Paratethyan shark fauna (Ipolytarnóc, Hungary). Geological Carpathica 58(1):27-40 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 210623: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 08.06.2020

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Chondrichthyes
 Carcharhiniformes - Galeocerdidae
Galeocerdo aduncus
Galeocerdo aduncus Agassiz 1835 tiger shark
 Carcharhiniformes - Sphyrnidae
Sphyrna cf. zygaena
Sphyrna cf. zygaena Linnaeus 1758 hammerhead shark
 Carcharhiniformes - Hemigaleidae
? Paragaleus sp., Hemipristis serra
? Paragaleus sp. Budker 1935 ground shark
Hemipristis serra Agassiz 1835 ground shark
 Carcharhiniformes - Scyliorhinidae
? Scyliorhinus sp.
? Scyliorhinus sp. Blainville 1816 cat shark
 Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae
"Galeocerdo cf. contortus" = Physogaleus contortus, Carcharhinus priscus
"Galeocerdo cf. contortus" = Physogaleus contortus Gibbes 1847 requiem shark
Carcharhinus priscus Agassiz 1843 requiem shark
 Lamniformes - Lamnidae
Carcharoides catticus, Isurus desori, Isurus retroflexus, "Isurus hastalis" = Carcharodon hastalis
Carcharoides catticus Philippi 1846 mackerel shark
Isurus desori Sismonda 1849 mackerel shark
Isurus retroflexus Agassiz 1838 mackerel shark
"Isurus hastalis" = Carcharodon hastalis Agassiz 1838 white shark
 Lamniformes - Otodontidae
Carcharocles sp., Parotodus benedeni
Carcharocles sp. Jordan 1923 mackerel shark
Parotodus benedeni Le Hon 1871 mackerel shark
 Lamniformes - Carchariidae
Carcharias sp., Carcharias acutissima
Carcharias sp. Rafinesque 1810 sand shark
Carcharias acutissima Agassiz 1843 sand shark
 Lamniformes - Odontaspididae
"Carcharias cuspidatus" = Araloselachus cuspidatus, Odontaspis sp.
"Carcharias cuspidatus" = Araloselachus cuspidatus Agassiz 1843 sand tiger shark
Odontaspis sp. Agassiz 1838 sand tiger shark
 Lamniformes - Alopiidae
Alopias exigua
Alopias exigua Probst 1879 thresher shark
 Lamniformes - Mitsukurinidae
Mitsukurina lineata
Mitsukurina lineata Probst 1879 goblin shark
 Squaliformes - Squalidae
Squalus sp.
Squalus sp. Linnaeus 1758 dogfish shark
 Squaliformes - Centrophoridae
Centrophorus sp.
Centrophorus sp. Müller and Henle 1837 gulper shark
 Squaliformes - Dalatiidae
Isistius cf. triangulus
Isistius cf. triangulus Probst 1879 shark
 Squatiniformes - Squatinidae
Squatina sp.
Squatina sp. Dumeril 1806 angel shark
 Hexanchiformes - Hexanchidae
"Notorynchus primigenius" = Notorhynchus primigenius
"Notorynchus primigenius" = Notorhynchus primigenius Agassiz 1835 sevengill shark