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