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
Aves | |
Aves indet. Linnaeus 1758 bird | |
Aquila cf. chrysaetos Linnaeus 1758 golden eagle | |
Surnia robusta Jánossy 1977 northern hawk owl
Bubo sp. Dumeril 1806 eagle-owl | |
Lyrurus cf. partium, "Francolinus subfrancolinus" = Palaeocryptonyx donnezani
Lyrurus cf. partium Kretzoi 1962 pheasant
"Francolinus subfrancolinus" = Palaeocryptonyx donnezani Deperet 1890 pheasant | |
Reptilia | |
Lacerta viridis Laurenti 1768 European green lizard | |
Natrix natrix Linnaeus 1758 water snake | |
Testudo lambrechti turtle | |
Mammalia | |
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Stephanorhinus etruscus Falconer 1868 rhinoceros | |
Equus sp. Linnaeus 1758 horse | |
Cervus sp. Linnaeus 1758 deer
Capreolus sp. Gray 1821 roe | |
Bovidae indet., Procamptoceras cf. brivatense, Gazellospira cf. torticornis, Tragospira cf. pannonica, Hemitragus cf. bonali
Bovidae indet. Gray 1821 antelope
Procamptoceras cf. brivatense antelope
Gazellospira cf. torticornis antelope
Tragospira cf. pannonica antelope
Hemitragus cf. bonali antelope | |
Felidae indet., Homotherium hungaricus, Felis sp., Lynx lynx, Panthera sp., Panthera cf. gombaszoegensis
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Vulpes praecorsac Kormos 1932 fox
Vulpes ? vulpes Linnaeus 1758 red fox
Canis mosbachensis Soergel 1925 canine | |
Ursulus stehlini bear | |
Pannonictis pliocaenica Kormos 1931 mustelid carnivore
Xenictis pilgrimi mustelid carnivore
Baranogale beremendensis mustelid carnivore
Mustela palerminea weasel | |
Desmana nehringi Kormos 1913 Russian desman
Talpa minor Freudenberg 1914 mole
Talpa fossilis Petenyi 1864 mole | |
Crocidura kornfeldi, Beremendia fissidens, Episoriculus gibberodon, Petenyia hungarica, Sorex runtonensis, Sorex minutus
Crocidura kornfeldi Kormos 1934 white-toothed shrew
Beremendia fissidens Petényi 1864 shrew
Episoriculus gibberodon Petenyi 1864 red-toothed shrew
Petenyia hungarica Kormos 1934 red-toothed shrew
Sorex runtonensis Hinton 1911 long-tailed shrew
Sorex minutus Linnaeus 1766 Eurasian pygmy shrew | |
Erinaceus sp. Linnaeus 1758 hedgehog | |
Hystrix sp. Linnaeus 1758 porcupine | |
Prospalax priscus, Mimomys fejervaryi, Mimomys hungaricus, Mimomys petenyii, Mimomys pusillus, Mimomys aff. pliocaenicus, "Clethrionomys sebaldi" = Myodes, Lagurodon sp., Kislangia rex, Rhinocricetus ehiki
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 alsomyoides, "Apodemus sylvaticus" = Mus sylvaticus
Apodemus alsomyoides Eurasian field mouse
"Apodemus sylvaticus" = Mus sylvaticus Linnaeus 1758 wood mouse | |
Estramomys simplex rodent | |
Glis sackdillingensis Heller 1930 dormouse | |
"Citellus primigenius" = Spermophilus
"Citellus primigenius" = Spermophilus ground squirrel | |
Pliolagus beremendensis rabbit
Hypolagus beremendensis rabbit | |
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 | |
Amphibia | |
Bufo viridis Laurenti 1768 European green toad |