Also known as Villany-Kalkberg-Nord, Villány 3, Villány-Kalkberg-Nord
Where: Barany, Hungary (45.9° N, 18.5° E: paleocoordinates 45.8° N, 18.4° E)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
When: Villanyian (3.2 - 2.6 Ma)
• Villany 3 is the type locality of the Villanyian fauna, and is in the Upper Villanyian. Late Pliocene, MN17.
Environment/lithology:
Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils
Collection methods: Kormos collected at this locality from the 1910s until 1939.
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 35369: authorized by Alan Turner, entered by Hannah O'Regan on 08.12.2003
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Mammalia | |
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Myotis steiningeri, Myotis schaubi, Myotis wuesti, Myotis baranensis, Vespertilio majori, Eptesicus praeglacialis
Myotis steiningeri vesper bat
Myotis schaubi vesper bat
Myotis baranensis Kormos 1934 vesper bat
Vespertilio majori Kormos 1934 vesper bat
Eptesicus praeglacialis Kormos 1930 house bat | |
Rhinolophus aff. ferrumequinum Schreber 1774 greater horseshoe bat | |
Equus sp. Linnaeus 1758 horse | |
Stephanorhinus etruscus Falconer 1868 rhinoceros | |
Cervus sp. Linnaeus 1758 deer
Capreolus sp. Gray 1821 roe | |
Bovidae indet., Procamptoceras cf. brivatense, Tragospira cf. pannonica, Gazellospira cf. torticornis, Hemitragus cf. bonali
Bovidae indet. Gray 1821 antelope
Procamptoceras cf. brivatense antelope
Tragospira cf. pannonica antelope
Gazellospira cf. torticornis antelope
Hemitragus cf. bonali antelope | |
Felidae indet., Panthera sp., Panthera cf. gombaszoegensis, Felis sp., Lynx lynx, Homotherium hungaricus
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Ursulus stehlini bear | |
Pannonictis pliocaenica Kormos 1931 mustelid carnivore
Mustela palerminea weasel
Baranogale beremendensis mustelid carnivore
Xenictis pilgrimi mustelid carnivore | |
Vulpes ? vulpes Linnaeus 1758 red fox
Vulpes praecorsac Kormos 1932 fox
Canis mosbachensis Soergel 1925 canine | |
Desmana nehringi Kormos 1913 Russian desman
Talpa minor Freudenberg 1914 mole
Talpa fossilis Petenyi 1864 mole | |
Beremendia fissidens, Petenyia hungarica, Sorex minutus, Sorex runtonensis, Episoriculus gibberodon, Crocidura kornfeldi
Beremendia fissidens Petényi 1864 shrew
Petenyia hungarica Kormos 1934 red-toothed shrew
Sorex minutus Linnaeus 1766 Eurasian pygmy shrew
Sorex runtonensis Hinton 1911 long-tailed shrew
Episoriculus gibberodon Petenyi 1864 red-toothed shrew
Crocidura kornfeldi Kormos 1934 white-toothed shrew | |
Erinaceus sp. Linnaeus 1758 hedgehog | |
Hypolagus beremendensis rabbit
Pliolagus beremendensis rabbit | |
"Citellus primigenius" = Spermophilus
"Citellus primigenius" = Spermophilus ground squirrel | |
Estramomys simplex rodent | |
Hystrix sp. Linnaeus 1758 porcupine | |
Glis sackdillingensis Heller 1930 dormouse | |
Prospalax priscus, Kislangia rex, "Clethrionomys sebaldi" = Myodes, Mimomys fejervaryi, Mimomys hungaricus, Mimomys petenyii, Mimomys pusillus, Mimomys aff. pliocaenicus, Rhinocricetus ehiki, Lagurodon sp.
Prospalax priscus mouse
Kislangia rex mouse
"Clethrionomys sebaldi" = Myodes vole
Mimomys hungaricus vole
Mimomys petenyii vole
Mimomys pusillus vole
Mimomys aff. pliocaenicus Forsyth Major 1889 vole
Lagurodon sp. Kretzoi 1956 mouse | |
Apodemus alsomyoides, "Apodemus sylvaticus" = Mus sylvaticus
Apodemus alsomyoides Eurasian field mouse
"Apodemus sylvaticus" = Mus sylvaticus Linnaeus 1758 wood mouse | |
Reptilia | |
Natrix natrix Linnaeus 1758 water snake | |
Lacerta viridis Laurenti 1768 European green lizard | |
Testudo lambrechti turtle | |
Aves | |
Aves indet. Linnaeus 1758 bird | |
"Francolinus subfrancolinus" = Palaeocryptonyx donnezani, Lyrurus cf. partium
"Francolinus subfrancolinus" = Palaeocryptonyx donnezani Deperet 1890 pheasant
Lyrurus cf. partium Kretzoi 1962 pheasant | |
Bubo sp. Dumeril 1806 eagle-owl
Surnia robusta Jánossy 1977 northern hawk owl | |
Aquila cf. chrysaetos Linnaeus 1758 golden eagle | |
Amphibia | |
Bufo viridis Laurenti 1768 European green toad |