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
Reptilia | |
Testudo lambrechti turtle | |
Natrix natrix Linnaeus 1758 water snake | |
Lacerta viridis Laurenti 1768 European green lizard | |
Aves | |
Aves indet. Linnaeus 1758 bird | |
Surnia robusta Jánossy 1977 northern hawk owl
Bubo sp. Dumeril 1806 eagle-owl | |
Aquila cf. chrysaetos Linnaeus 1758 golden eagle | |
Lyrurus cf. partium, "Francolinus subfrancolinus" = Palaeocryptonyx donnezani
Lyrurus cf. partium Kretzoi 1962 pheasant
"Francolinus subfrancolinus" = Palaeocryptonyx donnezani Deperet 1890 pheasant | |
Mammalia | |
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Rhinolophus aff. ferrumequinum Schreber 1774 greater horseshoe bat | |
Myotis steiningeri, Myotis schaubi, Myotis wuesti, Myotis baranensis, Vespertilio majori, Eptesicus praeglacialis
Myotis steiningeri vesper bat
Myotis schaubi vesper bat
Myotis baranensis Kormos 1934 vesper bat
Vespertilio majori Kormos 1934 vesper bat
Eptesicus praeglacialis Kormos 1930 house bat | |
Pliolagus beremendensis rabbit
Hypolagus beremendensis rabbit | |
Lagurodon sp., "Clethrionomys sebaldi" = Myodes, Mimomys fejervaryi, Mimomys hungaricus, Mimomys petenyii, Mimomys pusillus, Mimomys aff. pliocaenicus, Prospalax priscus, Rhinocricetus ehiki, Kislangia rex
Lagurodon sp. Kretzoi 1956 mouse
"Clethrionomys sebaldi" = Myodes vole
Mimomys hungaricus vole
Mimomys petenyii vole
Mimomys pusillus vole
Mimomys aff. pliocaenicus Forsyth Major 1889 vole
Prospalax priscus mouse
Kislangia rex mouse | |
"Apodemus sylvaticus" = Mus sylvaticus, Apodemus alsomyoides
"Apodemus sylvaticus" = Mus sylvaticus Linnaeus 1758 wood mouse
Apodemus alsomyoides Eurasian field mouse | |
Estramomys simplex rodent | |
"Citellus primigenius" = Spermophilus
"Citellus primigenius" = Spermophilus ground squirrel | |
Glis sackdillingensis Heller 1930 dormouse | |
Hystrix sp. Linnaeus 1758 porcupine | |
Cervus sp. Linnaeus 1758 deer
Capreolus sp. Gray 1821 roe | |
Bovidae indet., Tragospira cf. pannonica, Hemitragus cf. bonali, Gazellospira cf. torticornis, Procamptoceras cf. brivatense
Bovidae indet. Gray 1821 antelope
Tragospira cf. pannonica antelope
Hemitragus cf. bonali antelope
Gazellospira cf. torticornis antelope
Procamptoceras cf. brivatense antelope | |
Equus sp. Linnaeus 1758 horse | |
Stephanorhinus etruscus Falconer 1868 rhinoceros | |
Canis mosbachensis Soergel 1925 canine
Vulpes praecorsac Kormos 1932 fox
Vulpes ? vulpes Linnaeus 1758 red fox | |
Felidae indet., Homotherium hungaricus, Felis sp., Panthera sp., Panthera cf. gombaszoegensis, Lynx lynx
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Baranogale beremendensis mustelid carnivore
Mustela palerminea weasel
Pannonictis pliocaenica Kormos 1931 mustelid carnivore
Xenictis pilgrimi mustelid carnivore | |
Ursulus stehlini bear | |
Erinaceus sp. Linnaeus 1758 hedgehog | |
Episoriculus gibberodon, Petenyia hungarica, Sorex minutus, Sorex runtonensis, Beremendia fissidens, Crocidura kornfeldi
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
Beremendia fissidens Petényi 1864 shrew
Crocidura kornfeldi Kormos 1934 white-toothed shrew | |
Desmana nehringi Kormos 1913 Russian desman
Talpa minor Freudenberg 1914 mole
Talpa fossilis Petenyi 1864 mole | |
Amphibia | |
Bufo viridis Laurenti 1768 European green toad |