PBDB Collection

Turtle Joint, West Quarry, Mokra, Miocene (Miocene of Czech Republic)

Also known as Mokra-Western Quarry; 1/2001

Where: Moravia, Czech Republic (49.2° N, 16.8° E: paleocoordinates 49.5° N, 15.1° E)

• coordinate stated in text

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: MN 4 zone, Orleanian (20.0 - 16.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: fissure fill; claystone

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Collection methods: bulk, peroxide, sieve

Primary reference: M. Ivanov, M. Ruta, J. Klembara and M. Böhme. 2018. A new species of Varanus (Anguimorpha: Varanidae) from the early Miocene of the Czech Republic, and its relationships and palaeoecology. Journal of Systematic Paleontology 16(9):767-797 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/T. Cleary]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 190142: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 30.11.2017, edited by Terri Cleary and Evangelos Vlachos

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Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae	? Brachypotherium sp.¹ ? Brachypotherium sp.¹ Roger 1904 rhinoceros "rare"
Artiodactyla - Cervidae	Procervulus sp.¹ Procervulus sp.¹ Gaudry 1877 deer "common"
Artiodactyla - Moschidae	Micromeryx sp.¹ Micromeryx sp.¹ Lartet 1851 musk deer "abundant"
Artiodactyla - Lagomerycidae	Lagomeryx sp.¹ Lagomeryx sp.¹ Roger 1904 ruminant "abundant"
Artiodactyla - Suidae	Aureliachoerus aurelianensis¹ Aureliachoerus aurelianensis¹ pig "rare"
Carnivora - Felidae	Felidae indet.¹ Felidae indet.¹ Gray 1821 cat "rare"
Carnivora - Mustelidae	Mustelidae indet.¹ Mustelidae indet.¹ Fischer 1817 mustelid carnivore "rare"
Reptilia
Squamata - Colubridae	Natrix "sp. type I"¹, Natrix sp.¹, Coluber "sp. type I"¹, Coluber "sp. type II"¹ Natrix "sp. type I"¹ Laurenti 1768 water snake "rare" Natrix sp.¹ Laurenti 1768 water snake "rare" Coluber "sp. type I"¹ Linnaeus 1758 racer "rare" Coluber "sp. type II"¹ Linnaeus 1758 racer "rare"
Squamata - Crotalidae	Vipera "sp. ("oriental vipers" group)"¹ Vipera "sp. ("oriental vipers" group)"¹ Laurenti 1768 pit viper "common"
Squamata - Boidae	Boidae indet.¹, Bavarioboa cf. hermi¹ Boidae indet.¹ Gray 1825 boa "rare" Bavarioboa cf. hermi¹ Szyndlar and Schleich 1993 boa "rare"
Squamata - Lacertidae	Lacerta sp.¹ Lacerta sp.¹ Linnaeus 1758 squamates "rare", "small form"
Squamata - Anguidae	Pseudopus sp.¹ Pseudopus sp.¹ Merrem 1820 legless lizard "rare"
Squamata - Varanidae	Varanus mokrensis Varanus mokrensis Ivanov et al. 2018 monitor lizard Paratypes from this locality: left maxilla (SMM/009-09-11/372009 Pal. 1023-1024); left septomaxilla (Pal. 1020); sacral vertebra (Pal. 1066). Other referred specimens: frontal (2 left and 3 right, Pal. 1000–1004); parietal (Pal. 1005–1007); left prootic (Pal. 1008); otoccipital (1 left and 3 right, Pal. 1009–1012); basisphenoid (Pal 1013); basioccipital (Pal. 1014–1015); postorbitofrontal (2 left and 2 right, Pal. 1016– 1019); septomaxilla (2 left and 1 right, Pal. 1020–1022); maxilla (3 left and 2 right, Pal. 1023–1027); fragmentary toothed bones (Pal. 1028–1032); left pterygoid (Pal. 1033); right palatine (Pal. 1034); left dentary (Pal. 1035–1036); left surangular (Pal. 1037); left articular, (Pal. 1038); right quadrate (Pal. 1039); cervical vertebrae (Pal. 1040–1043); trunk vertebrae (Pal. 1044–1065); sacral vertebrae (Pal. 1066– 1068); caudal vertebrae (Pal. 1069–1087).
Testudines - Testudinidae	Testudo cf. kalksburgensis² Testudo cf. kalksburgensis² Toula 1896 turtle
Testudines - Geoemydidae	Ptychogaster sp.² Ptychogaster sp.² Pomel 1847 turtle
Amphibia
Salientia - Pelobatidae	Pelobates sp.¹ Pelobates sp.¹ Wagler 1830 spadefoot toad "common"
Salientia - Ranidae	Rana sp.¹ Rana sp.¹ Linnaeus 1758 frog "common", "synkl. Rana esculenta"
Caudata - Urodela	Salamandridae indet.¹, Chelotriton "sp. type I"¹, Chelotriton "sp. type II"¹, Triturus cf. marmoratus¹, Triturus roehrsi¹ Salamandridae indet.¹ Gray 1825 newt "common" Chelotriton "sp. type I"¹ Pomel 1853 newt "abundant" Chelotriton "sp. type II"¹ Pomel 1853 newt "rare" Triturus cf. marmoratus¹ Latreille 1800 marbled newt "rare" Triturus roehrsi¹ Herre 1955 newt "rare"

¹Ivanov et al. 2006; ²Luján et al. 2021