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
Amphibia | |
Bufo viridis Laurenti 1768 European green toad | |
Aves | |
Aves indet. Linnaeus 1758 bird | |
Bubo sp. Dumeril 1806 eagle-owl
Surnia robusta Jánossy 1977 northern hawk owl | |
Lyrurus cf. partium, "Francolinus subfrancolinus" = Palaeocryptonyx donnezani
Lyrurus cf. partium Kretzoi 1962 pheasant
"Francolinus subfrancolinus" = Palaeocryptonyx donnezani Deperet 1890 pheasant | |
Aquila cf. chrysaetos Linnaeus 1758 golden eagle | |
Reptilia | |
Natrix natrix Linnaeus 1758 water snake | |
Lacerta viridis Laurenti 1768 European green lizard | |
Testudo lambrechti turtle | |
Mammalia | |
Rhinolophus aff. ferrumequinum Schreber 1774 greater horseshoe bat | |
Eptesicus praeglacialis, Vespertilio majori, Myotis steiningeri, Myotis schaubi, Myotis wuesti, Myotis baranensis
Eptesicus praeglacialis Kormos 1930 house bat
Vespertilio majori Kormos 1934 vesper bat
Myotis steiningeri vesper bat
Myotis schaubi vesper bat
Myotis baranensis Kormos 1934 vesper bat | |
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Ursulus stehlini bear | |
Pannonictis pliocaenica Kormos 1931 mustelid carnivore
Baranogale beremendensis mustelid carnivore
Mustela palerminea weasel
Xenictis pilgrimi mustelid carnivore | |
Canis mosbachensis Soergel 1925 canine
Vulpes praecorsac Kormos 1932 fox
Vulpes ? vulpes Linnaeus 1758 red fox | |
Felidae indet., Homotherium hungaricus, Panthera sp., Panthera cf. gombaszoegensis, Felis sp., Lynx lynx
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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, Hemitragus cf. bonali, Gazellospira cf. torticornis, Tragospira cf. pannonica
Bovidae indet. Gray 1821 antelope
Procamptoceras cf. brivatense antelope
Hemitragus cf. bonali antelope
Gazellospira cf. torticornis antelope
Tragospira cf. pannonica antelope | |
Desmana nehringi Kormos 1913 Russian desman
Talpa fossilis Petenyi 1864 mole
Talpa minor Freudenberg 1914 mole | |
Beremendia fissidens, Crocidura kornfeldi, Episoriculus gibberodon, Petenyia hungarica, Sorex minutus, Sorex runtonensis
Beremendia fissidens Petényi 1864 shrew
Crocidura kornfeldi Kormos 1934 white-toothed shrew
Episoriculus gibberodon Petenyi 1864 red-toothed shrew
Petenyia hungarica Kormos 1934 red-toothed shrew
Sorex minutus Linnaeus 1766 Eurasian pygmy shrew
Sorex runtonensis Hinton 1911 long-tailed shrew | |
Erinaceus sp. Linnaeus 1758 hedgehog | |
Pliolagus beremendensis rabbit
Hypolagus beremendensis rabbit | |
Hystrix sp. Linnaeus 1758 porcupine | |
Rhinocricetus ehiki, Prospalax priscus, Mimomys fejervaryi, Mimomys hungaricus, Mimomys petenyii, Mimomys pusillus, Mimomys aff. pliocaenicus, "Clethrionomys sebaldi" = Myodes, Lagurodon sp., Kislangia rex
Prospalax priscus mouse
Mimomys hungaricus vole
Mimomys petenyii vole
Mimomys pusillus vole
Mimomys aff. pliocaenicus Forsyth Major 1889 vole
"Clethrionomys sebaldi" = Myodes vole
Lagurodon sp. Kretzoi 1956 mouse
Kislangia rex mouse | |
"Apodemus sylvaticus" = Mus sylvaticus, Apodemus alsomyoides
"Apodemus sylvaticus" = Mus sylvaticus Linnaeus 1758 wood mouse
Apodemus alsomyoides Eurasian field mouse | |
Glis sackdillingensis Heller 1930 dormouse | |
"Citellus primigenius" = Spermophilus
"Citellus primigenius" = Spermophilus ground squirrel | |
Estramomys simplex rodent |