Holic (Miocene of Slovakia)

Where: Slovakia (48.8° N, 17.2° E: paleocoordinates 48.4° N, 16.9° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Holic Formation, Sarmatian (12.7 - 11.6 Ma)

Environment/lithology: lagoonal or restricted shallow subtidal; claystone and sandstone

• multicoloured an dmottled clay with lenses of sand and silt

Primary reference: D. Vass. 2002. Lithostratigraphy of Western Carpathians: Neogene and Buda Paleogene 1-202 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 73365: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 13.06.2007

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Taxonomic list

unclassified
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Mollusca indet. Linnaeus 1758
Gastropoda
 Heterostropha - Planorbidae
Planorbis sp. Muller 1774 snail
 Heterostropha - Carychiidae
Carychium minimum Muller 1774 snail
Deuteropoda
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Ostracoda indet. Latreille 1802 ostracod
Ostracoda
 Podocopida - Candonidae
Candoniella sp. Schneider 1956 ostracod
Candona sp. Baird 1845 ostracod
Mammalia
 Cetacea -
Odontoceti indet.2 Flower 1867 toothed whale
 Carnivora - Phocidae
"Phoca holitschensis n. sp." = Praepusa vindobonensis1
"Phoca holitschensis n. sp." = Praepusa vindobonensis1 Toula 1897 seal
Hygromia
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"Monacha punctigera" = Hygromia (Monacha)
"Monacha punctigera" = Hygromia (Monacha)