Also known as Somssichhegy 2
Where: Barany, Hungary (45.9° N, 18.5° E: paleocoordinates 45.8° N, 18.4° E)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
When: Early/Lower Pleistocene (2.6 - 0.8 Ma)
• Late Lower Pleistocene, Biharian.
Environment/lithology:
Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils
Collection methods: bulk,
• Excavated in 'layers in a 1 by 2m portion of the sediment in 1975. In the course of yearly excavations we reached a depth of 6m in 1981.'
•'to a depth of about 5m the homogeneous loess did not change its colour, although from about 2m, compact freshwater limestone (calcite) deposits impeded the work. Around a depth of 6m the sediment started changing colour to brownish-red. All the 20-30cm thick layers removed contained small vertebrate remains in statistically analysable quantities. Preliminary analysis of this material showed that the relative abundance of Pitymys arvalidens decreased from 65-75% in the upper layer to 4% in the lower layers, while that of Lagurus increased to 65%. Further down the relative abundance of the two species became equal. Layer no. 29, slightly more reddish in colour, contained the only primate specimen (Macaca sp.) whereas layer no. 30, similar in colour and consistency, contained the only tooth remain of the lemming (Lemmus sp.).'
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 35457: authorized by Alan Turner, entered by Hannah O'Regan on 16.12.2003
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
unclassified | |
Angiospermae | |
Celtis sp. Linnaeus 1753 hackberry | |
Gastropoda | |
Gastropoda indet. Cuvier 1795 snail | |
Bivalvia | |
Bivalvia indet. Linnaeus 1758 clam | |
Gnathostomata | |
Osteichthyes indet. bony fish | |
Amphibia | |
Anura indet. frog | |
Mammalia | |
Dryomimus eliomyoides Kretzoi 1959 dormouse
Glis sackdillingensis Heller 1930 dormouse | |
"Citellus primigenius" = Spermophilus
"Citellus primigenius" = Spermophilus ground squirrel | |
Trogontherium sp. Fischer von Waldheim 1809 beaver | |
Sicista praeloriger Kormos 1930 birch mouse | |
"Apodemus sylvaticus" = Mus sylvaticus
"Apodemus sylvaticus" = Mus sylvaticus Linnaeus 1758 wood mouse | |
Pliomys episcopalis, Cricetulus sp., Cricetus cricetus, Lagurus arankae, "Microtus arvalinus" = Microtus, "Microtus gregalis" = Microtus, "Microtus ratticepoides" = Microtus, "Pitymys arvalidens" = Microtus, "Pitymys gregaloides" = Microtus, Mimomys savini, Mimomys sp., "Clethrionomys sp." = Myodes, Lemmus sp., Allocricetus sp.
Pliomys episcopalis mouse
Cricetulus sp. Milne-Edwards 1867 mouse
"Microtus arvalinus" = Microtus vole
"Microtus gregalis" = Microtus vole
"Microtus ratticepoides" = Microtus vole
"Pitymys arvalidens" = Microtus vole
"Pitymys gregaloides" = Microtus vole
Mimomys savini vole
"Clethrionomys sp." = Myodes Pallas 1811 vole
Lemmus sp. Link 1795 vole
Allocricetus sp. Schaub 1930 mouse | |
Lepus terraerubrae hare | |
Ochotona sp. Link 1795 pika | |
Macaca sp. Lacépède 1799 macaque | |
Erinaceus cf. praeglacialis Brunner 1933 hedgehog | |
Beremendia fissidens Petényi 1864 shrew
Sorex minutus Linnaeus 1766 Eurasian pygmy shrew
Sorex runtonensis Hinton 1911 long-tailed shrew
Episoriculus sp. Ellerman and Morrison-Scott 1951 red-toothed shrew
Crocidura obtusa white-toothed shrew | |
Desmana thermalis Kormos 1930 Russian desman
Talpa fossilis Petenyi 1864 mole | |
Chiroptera indet. Blumenbach 1779 bat | |
aff. Stephanorhinus etruscus Falconer 1868 rhinoceros | |
"Asinus sp." = Equus
"Asinus sp." = Equus Linnaeus 1758 horse | |
Cervus sp. Linnaeus 1758 deer | |
Panthera gombaszoegensis Kretzoi 1938 cat
Felis cf. lunensis Martelli 1906 cat | |
Lutra sp. Brisson 1762 otter
Meles atavus badger | |
Canis mosbachensis Soergel 1925 canine
Vulpes sp. Frisch 1775 fox | |
Reptilia | |
Emys orbicularis Linnaeus 1758 European pond turtle | |
Ophidia indet. snake | |
Ophisaurus sp. Daudin 1803 glass lizard | |
Aves | |
Falco cf. vespertinus Linnaeus 1766 Red-footed falcon | |
Passeriformes indet. Linnaeus 1758 perching bird | |
Hirundo cf. rustica Linnaeus 1758 barn swallow | |
Galerida cf. cristata Linnaeus 1758 crested lark | |
Dendrocopos submajor woodpecker
Picus cf. viridis Linnaeus 1758 Eurasian green woodpecker | |
Surnia robusta Jánossy 1977 northern hawk owl | |
Anatidae indet. Vigors 1825 waterfowl
Anser subanser goose | |
Coturnix cf. coturnix Linnaeus 1758 common quail
Lyrurus partium Kretzoi 1962 pheasant |