PBDB Collection

Villany locality 5 (Pliocene of Hungary)

Also known as Villany 5, Villány locality 5

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)

• Upper Villanyian, MN17, same age as Osztramos 3.

Environment/lithology:

• '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.'

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

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 35371: authorized by Alan Turner, entered by Hannah O'Regan on 08.12.2003, edited by Evangelos Vlachos

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
-	Paratanuki martelinus Paratanuki martelinus
Mammalia
Chiroptera -	Chiroptera indet. Chiroptera indet. Blumenbach 1779 bat Chiroptera div. indet.
Chiroptera - Rhinolophidae	Rhinolophus cf. ferrumequinum Rhinolophus cf. ferrumequinum Schreber 1774 greater horseshoe bat
Carnivora - Felidae	Felis sp., Lynx cf. strandi Felis sp. Linnaeus 1758 cat Lynx cf. strandi lynx
Carnivora - Ursidae	Ursus cf. gombaszoegensis Ursus cf. gombaszoegensis bear U. gombaszögensis
Carnivora - Mustelidae	Lutra sp., Pannonictis pliocaenicus, Mustela palerminea, Baranogale beremendensis Lutra sp. Brisson 1762 otter Lutra (s. l.) sp. indet. Pannonictis pliocaenicus mustelid carnivore Mustela palerminea weasel Baranogale beremendensis mustelid carnivore
Carnivora - Canidae	Vulpes sp., Canis sp. Vulpes sp. Frisch 1775 fox Vulpes s. l. sp. indet. Canis sp. Linnaeus 1758 canine
Artiodactyla -	Ruminantia indet. Ruminantia indet. ruminant
Artiodactyla - Cervidae	Megaloceros sp. Megaloceros sp. Brookes 1828 Irish elk
Theriamorpha - Erinaceidae	Erinaceus sp. Erinaceus sp. Linnaeus 1758 hedgehog
Theriamorpha - Soricidae	Soriculus gibberodon, Petenyia hungarica, Sorex runtonensis, Sorex minutus, Drepanosorex margaritodon, Beremendia fissidens, Crocidura kornfeldi Soriculus gibberodon red-toothed shrew Petenyia hungarica Kormos 1934 red-toothed shrew Sorex runtonensis Hinton 1911 long-tailed shrew Sorex minutus Linnaeus 1766 Eurasian pygmy shrew Drepanosorex margaritodon red-toothed shrew Beremendia fissidens Petényi 1864 shrew Crocidura kornfeldi Kormos 1934 white-toothed shrew
Theriamorpha - Talpidae	Talpa fossilis, Desmana nehringi Talpa fossilis Petenyi 1864 mole Desmana nehringi Kormos 1913 Russian desman
Lagomorpha - Leporidae	Lagotherium beremendense Lagotherium beremendense rabbit
Rodentia - Sciuridae	"Citellus primigenius" = Spermophilus "Citellus primigenius" = Spermophilus ground squirrel
Rodentia - Muridae	Apodemus leptodus, "Apodemus cf. sylvaticus" = Mus sylvaticus, Parapodemus sp. Apodemus leptodus Eurasian field mouse "Apodemus cf. sylvaticus" = Mus sylvaticus Linnaeus 1758 wood mouse Parapodemus sp. Schaub 1938 mouse
Rodentia - Cricetidae	Prospalax priscus, Mimomys mehelyi, Mimomys petenyii, Mimomys hungaricus, Mimomys obtusus, Mimomys arvalinus, Mimomys fejervaryi, Mimomys savini, Allophaiomys deucalion, "Clethrionomys solus" = Myodes, Villanyia exilis, Kislangia rex, Rhinocricetus ehiki Prospalax priscus mouse Mimomys mehelyi vole M. méhelyi (= M. pliocaenicus group) Mimomys petenyii vole Mimomys hungaricus vole Mimomys obtusus vole (= M. pusillus group) Mimomys arvalinus vole (= M. pusillus group) Mimomys fejervaryi vole M. fejérváryi Mimomys savini vole (= savini), its presence is unlikely Allophaiomys deucalion vole "Clethrionomys solus" = Myodes vole Villanyia exilis vole Kislangia rex mouse Rhinocricetus ehiki mouse R. éhiki
Aves
-	Aves indet. Aves indet. Linnaeus 1758 bird
Reptilia
Squamata - Anguidae	Ophisaurus intermedius, Ophisaurus apodus Ophisaurus intermedius glass lizard Ophisaurus apodus Pallas 1775 Armored glass lizard
Squamata - Lacertidae	Lacerta sp., Lacerta viridis Lacerta sp. Linnaeus 1758 squamates Lacerta viridis Laurenti 1768 European green lizard
Ophidia -	Ophidia indet. Ophidia indet. snake ca. 40,000 specimens
Amphibia
Salientia - Bufonidae	Bufo sp., Bufo bufo Bufo sp. Laurenti 1768 toad 2 species I and II Bufo bufo Linnaeus 1758 toad
Salientia - Ranidae	Rana sp. Rana sp. Linnaeus 1758 frog
Salientia - Discoglossidae	Bombina sp. Bombina sp. Oken 1816 fire-bellied toad
Salientia - Pelobatidae	Pelobates cf. fuscus Pelobates cf. fuscus Laurenti 1768 Common Eurasian spadefoot toad
Angiospermae
Rosales - Ulmaceae	Celtis sp. Celtis sp. Linnaeus 1753 hackberry