Bonanza site (Miocene of Slovakia)

Also known as Stockerau limestone quarry, Devínska Nová Ves [= Neudorf a. d. March]

Where: Bratislava, Slovakia (48.2° N, 18.0° E: paleocoordinates 47.7° N, 17.6° E)

• coordinate stated in text

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: MN 6 mammal zone, Sandberg Member (Studienka Formation), Serravallian (13.8 - 11.6 Ma)

• Badenian, MN6b

• member-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; micaceous, quartzose sandstone and calcareous sandstone

• broad karstic fissure in Lower Jurassic limestones, filled with sandstones, calcarenites and limestone boulders

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: original phosphate

Collection methods: surface (in situ),

Primary reference: M. Sabol and P. Holec. 2002. Temporal and spatial distribution of Miocene mammals in the western Carpatians (Slovakia). Geologica Carpathica 53(4):269-279 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 58983: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 03.03.2006, edited by Torsten Liebrecht

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Miliobatidae indet.4, Osteichtyes indet.4
Reptilia
 Squamata - Anguidae
Ophisaurus sp.1
Ophisaurus sp.1 Daudin 1803 glass lizard
SNM Z 15288, postcranial elements (vertebrae, left pelvic bones, osteoderms)
 Serpentes -
Serpentes indet.4
 Squamata - Crotalidae
Vipera sp.5
Vipera sp.5 Laurenti 1768 pit viper
"Vipera aspis complex"; remarks: Szyndlar (1991) reports two precaudals from "Devínska Nová Ves" (DFNSP 5855, 5857), but does not state whether they come from the Bonanza site or from Zapfe's fissures (see coll. 69711) or even from both
 Squamata - Colubridae
Colubrinae indet.4, Neonatrix sp.4
Colubrinae indet.4 Oppel 1811 colubrid snake
sp. D
Neonatrix sp.4 Holman 1973 colubrid snake
Mammalia
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Mammalia indet.4
Mammalia indet.4 Linnaeus 1758 mammal
 Chiroptera -
Chiroptera indet.
Chiroptera indet. Blumenbach 1779 bat
 Insectivora -
Insectivora indet.
Insectivora indet. Bowdich 1821 insectivoran
 Carnivora - Viverridae
Viverridae indet.4, Viverrinae indet.
Viverridae indet.4 Gray 1821 civet
Viverrinae indet. Gray 1821 civet
 Carnivora - Mustelidae
Mustelidae indet.4, Trocharion albanense
Mustelidae indet.4 Fischer 1817 mustelid carnivore
Trocharion albanense Forsyth-Major 1903 mustelid carnivore
 Carnivora - Phocidae
Phocidae indet., Devinophoca claytoni n. gen. n. sp.2, Devinophoca emryi n. sp.3, "Pristiphoca vetusta" = Miophoca vetusta
Phocidae indet. Gray 1821 seal
Devinophoca claytoni n. gen. n. sp.2 Koretsky and Holec 2002 seal
Devinophoca emryi n. sp.3 Koretsky and Rahmat 2015 seal
"Pristiphoca vetusta" = Miophoca vetusta Zapfe 1937 seal
 Tribosphenida -
"Ungulata indet." = Euungulata4
"Ungulata indet." = Euungulata4 Waddell et al. 2001 placental
 Artiodactyla - Lagomerycidae
Lagomeryx sp.4, Lagomeryx parvulus
Lagomeryx sp.4 Roger 1904 ruminant
Lagomeryx parvulus Roger 1898 ruminant
 Placentalia -
"? Lipotyphla indet." = Eulipotyphla4
"? Lipotyphla indet." = Eulipotyphla4 placental
 Tribosphenida - Erinaceidae
Erinaceidae indet., Lantanotherium aff. sansaniense4
Erinaceidae indet. Fischer von Waldheim 1817 hedgehog
 Tribosphenida - Erinaceoidae
Plesiodimylus chantrei
Plesiodimylus chantrei Gaillard 1899 placental
 Soricomorpha - Talpidae
Talpidae indet., Talpa minuta4
Talpidae indet. Fischer de Waldheim 1817 mole
Talpa minuta4 Blainville 1840 mole
 Soricomorpha - Soricidae
Soricidae indet., Dinosorex zapfei, Dinosorex cf. zapfei4
Soricidae indet. Fischer 1814 shrew
Dinosorex zapfei Engesser 1975 shrew
Dinosorex cf. zapfei4 Engesser 1975 shrew
 Placentalia -
Rodentia indet.4
Rodentia indet.4 Bowdich 1821 rodent
 Rodentia - Sciuridae
Sciuridae indet., Spermophilinus bredai4, Spermophilus bredai
Sciuridae indet. Gray 1821 squirrel
Spermophilinus bredai4 von Meyer 1848 squirrel
Spermophilus bredai ground squirrel
 Rodentia -
Neocometes brunonis
 Rodentia - Cricetidae
? Cricetidae indet.4, Eumyarion sp., "Democricetodon sp." = Copemys, Democricetodon vindoboniensis, Megacricetodon sp., ? Megacricetodon sp.4
? Cricetidae indet.4 Fischer von Waldheim 1817 rodent
Eumyarion sp. Thaler 1966 rodent
"Democricetodon sp." = Copemys Wood 1936 rodent
Democricetodon vindoboniensis Schaub and Zapfe 1953 rodent
originally entered as "Democricetodon vindobonensis"
Megacricetodon sp. Fahlbusch 1964 rodent
? Megacricetodon sp.4 Fahlbusch 1964 rodent
 Rodentia - Gliridae
Gliridae indet., Bransatoglis astarancensis4, Bransatoglis astaracensis
Gliridae indet. Muirhead 1819 dormouse
Bransatoglis astaracensis Baudelot 1970 dormouse
 Rodentia - Eomyidae
? Eomyidae indet.4, Eomyops sp.
? Eomyidae indet.4 Winge 1887 rodent
Eomyops sp. Engesser 1979 rodent
 Proboscidea - Mammutidae
Zygolophodon luricensis, Zygolophodon turicensis4
Zygolophodon turicensis4 Schintz 1824 mastodon
Amphibia
 Salientia -
Anura indet.4
 Salientia - Pelobatidae
Eopelobates sp.4, Eopelobates bayeri4
Eopelobates sp.4 Parker 1929 spadefoot toad
Eopelobates bayeri4 Spinar 1952 spadefoot toad
 Salientia - Bufonidae
Bufo priscus4, Bufo sp.4
Bufo sp.4 Laurenti 1768 toad
 Salientia - Hylidae
Hyla sp.4
Hyla sp.4 Laurenti 1768 tree frog
 Caudata -
Caudata indet.4
Caudata indet.4 salamander
 Caudata - Urodela
Salamandra sansaniensis4
Salamandra sansaniensis4 Lartet 1851 salamander
Actinopteri
 Istiophoriformes - Sphyraenidae
? Sphyraena sp.4
? Sphyraena sp.4 Artedi 1793 barracuda
 Holocentriformes - Holocentridae
Holocentridae indet.4, Holocentrus sp.4
Holocentridae indet.4 Richardson 1846
Holocentrus sp.4 Gronovius 1763
 Scombriformes - Trichiuridae
Trichiurus miocaenicus4, Trichiurus sp.4
Trichiurus sp.4 Linnaeus 1758
 Teleostei -
Perciformes indet.4
Perciformes indet.4 Bleeker 1859 perch-like fish
 Perciformes -
Percoidei indet.4
Percoidei indet.4 Bleeker 1859 perch-like fish
 Perciformes - Serranidae
Serranidae indet.4, Serranus sp.4, Epinephelus sp.4
Serranidae indet.4 Swainson 1839 perch-like fish
Serranus sp.4 Cuvier 1817 perch-like fish
Epinephelus sp.4 Bloch 1793 perch-like fish
 Tetraodontiformes - Tetraodontidae
Tetraodontidae indet.4
 Acanthuriformes - Acanthuridae
Acanthuridae indet.4
 Labriformes - Labridae
Labridae indet.4
Labridae indet.4 Cuvier 1816
 Acanthomorphata - Centropomidae
Lates sp.4
Lates sp.4 Cuvier 1828 lates
 Scorpaeniformes - Triglidae
Triglidae indet.4, Trigla sp.4
Triglidae indet.4 sea robin
Trigla sp.4 Linnaeus 1758 sea robin
Chondrichthyes
 Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae
Negaprion eurybatrodon4
 Lamniformes - Odontaspididae
"Carcharias cuspidatus" = Araloselachus cuspidatus4
"Carcharias cuspidatus" = Araloselachus cuspidatus4 Agassiz 1843 sand tiger shark
 Lamniformes - Carchariidae
Carcharias sp.4
Carcharias sp.4 Rafinesque 1810 sand shark
 Rajiformes - Rajidae
Rajidae indet.4
Rajidae indet.4 Blainville 1816 skate
 Myliobatiformes - Dasyatidae
Dasyatis sp.4
Dasyatis sp.4 Rafinesque 1810 whiptail stingray
 Myliobatiformes - Aetobatidae
"Aetobatis arcuatus" = Aetobatus irregularis4
"Aetobatis arcuatus" = Aetobatus irregularis4 Agassiz 1843 stingray
Gastropoda
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Gastropoda indet.4
Gastropoda indet.4 Cuvier 1795 snail
Bivalvia
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
Loripes cf. dentatus4
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
"Ostrea cf. digitalina" = Cubitostrea digitalina4
"Ostrea cf. digitalina" = Cubitostrea digitalina4 Eichwald 1830 oyster
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Chlamys fasiculata4, Pecten aduncus4
Pecten aduncus4 Eichwald 1830 scallop
Desmanini
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"Storchia meszaroshi" = Gerhardstorchia meszaroshi4
"Storchia meszaroshi" = Gerhardstorchia meszaroshi4 Sabol 2005
1Čerňanský and Klembara 2017; 2Koretsky and Holec 2002; 3Koretsky and Rahmat 2015; 4Sabol and Kovac 2006; 5Szyndlar and Rage 1999