PBDB Collection

Kovesvarad (Pleistocene of Hungary)

Also known as Kövesvárad

Where: Borsodabaujzemplen, Hungary (48.1° N, 20.5° E: paleocoordinates 48.0° N, 20.5° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

When: Middle Pleistocene (0.8 - 0.1 Ma)

• Biharian, Middle Pleistocene

Environment/lithology: karst

• 'A karstic pit about 5m high and 2-3m wide was found in compact Triassic Ladinian limestone in the northern corner of the quarry. This was filled with orange sediment .... washed almost in its entirety in 1957-58.'

• 'orange sediment'

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Collection methods: bulk, sieve,

• Discovered by Janossy in 1955. Different strata were not identified.

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 35472: authorized by Alan Turner, entered by Hannah O'Regan on 17.12.2003

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Taxonomic list

• forest environment.

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unclassified
-	Abida frumentum, Clausilidae indet., Macroneomys brachygnathus, Machairodontida indet. Abida frumentum Clausilidae indet. I-II Macroneomys brachygnathus Machairodontida indet.
Gastropoda
Stylommatophora - Helicidae	Cepaea cf. vindobonensis Cepaea cf. vindobonensis slug
Stylommatophora - Limacidae	Limax sp. Limax sp. Linnaeus 1758 slug
Stylommatophora - Pristilomatidae	Vitrea inopinata Vitrea inopinata slug
Mammalia
Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae	Myotis cf. gundersheimensis, Myotis cf. delicatus, Myotis bechsteini, Myotis dasycneme, Myotis baranensis, Myotis cf. mystacinus, Plecotus auritus, Barbastella cf. leucomelas, Eptesicus cf. nilssonii Myotis cf. gundersheimensis vesper bat Myotis cf. delicatus vesper bat Myotis bechsteini Leisler 1818 vesper bat M. bechsteini robustus Myotis dasycneme Boie 1825 vesper bat Myotis baranensis Kormos 1934 vesper bat Myotis cf. mystacinus Leisler 1819 vesper bat Plecotus auritus Linnaeus 1758 common long-eared bat Barbastella cf. leucomelas Cretzschmar 1826 vesper bat Eptesicus cf. nilssonii house bat
Chiroptera - Rhinolophidae	Rhinolophus cf. ferrumequinum Rhinolophus cf. ferrumequinum Schreber 1774 greater horseshoe bat
Artiodactyla - Cervidae	Capreolus suessenbornensis Capreolus suessenbornensis roe
Artiodactyla - Bovidae	Bovidae indet. Bovidae indet. Gray 1821 antelope large species.
Carnivora - Felidae	Panthera cf. gombaszoegensis Panthera cf. gombaszoegensis Kretzoi 1938 cat
Carnivora - Ursidae	Ursulus stehlini, Ursus deningeri Ursulus stehlini bear Ursus deningeri Reichenau 1904 bear
Carnivora - Mustelidae	Mustela cf. praenivalis, Martes sp. Mustela cf. praenivalis Kormos 1934 weasel Martes sp. Frisch 1775 marten
Carnivora - Canidae	Canis cf. kronstadtensis Canis cf. kronstadtensis canine
Theriamorpha - Talpidae	Talpa sp., Talpa minor, Talpa fossilis Talpa sp. Linnaeus 1758 mole Talpa minor Freudenberg 1914 mole Talpa fossilis Petenyi 1864 mole
Theriamorpha - Soricidae	Petenyia hungarica, Sorex minutus, Sorex aff. runtonensis, Crocidura cf. obtusa Petenyia hungarica Kormos 1934 red-toothed shrew Sorex minutus Linnaeus 1766 Eurasian pygmy shrew Sorex aff. runtonensis Hinton 1911 long-tailed shrew Crocidura cf. obtusa white-toothed shrew
Lagomorpha - Ochotonidae	Ochotona sp. Ochotona sp. Link 1795 pika
Lagomorpha - Leporidae	"Hypolagus" "beremendensis" "Hypolagus" "beremendensis" Dice 1917 rabbit
Rodentia - Sciuridae	Sciurus sp. Sciurus sp. Linnaeus 1758 squirrel
Rodentia - Gliridae	Muscardinus dacicus, Glis cf. sackdillingensis Muscardinus dacicus Kormos 1930 dormouse Glis cf. sackdillingensis Heller 1930 dormouse
Rodentia - Zapodidae	Sicista praeloriger Sicista praeloriger Kormos 1930 birch mouse
Rodentia - Cricetidae	Lagurus pannonicus, Allocricetus bursae, Pliomys episcopalis, Pliomys lenki, "Clethrionomys sp." = Myodes, Mimomys savini, "Microtus arvalinus" = Microtus, "Microtus nivalinus" = Microtus, "Microtus ratticepoides" = Microtus, "Pitymys arvalidens" = Microtus, "Pitymys gregaloides" = Microtus, "Pitymys hintoni" = Microtus, Cricetus cricetus Lagurus pannonicus Kormos 1930 mouse 2 lower M1 and 7 other molars Allocricetus bursae mouse Pliomys episcopalis mouse 2 lower M1 Pliomys lenki mouse 1 lower M1 "Clethrionomys sp." = Myodes Pallas 1811 vole 2 types, C. glareolus group (15 lower M1s) and 132 specimens of Clethrionomys sp. Mimomys savini vole 2 lower M1 and 5 other molars "Microtus arvalinus" = Microtus vole 11 lower M1 "Microtus nivalinus" = Microtus vole 2 lower M1 "Microtus ratticepoides" = Microtus vole 2 lower M1 "Pitymys arvalidens" = Microtus vole 9 lower M1 "Pitymys gregaloides" = Microtus vole 1 lower M1 "Pitymys hintoni" = Microtus vole 6 lower M1 Cricetus cricetus Linnaeus 1758 European hamster Cricetus cricetus praeglacialis
Rodentia - Muridae	"Apodemus sylvaticus" = Mus sylvaticus "Apodemus sylvaticus" = Mus sylvaticus Linnaeus 1758 wood mouse
Reptilia
Ophidia -	Ophidia indet. Ophidia indet. snake
Squamata - Lacertidae	Lacerta sp. Lacerta sp. Linnaeus 1758 squamates viridis group
Aves
-	Aves indet. Aves indet. Linnaeus 1758 bird
Caprimulgiformes - Apodidae	Apus apus Apus apus Linnaeus 1758 common swift A. apus palapus
Passeriformes - Motacillidae	Anthus sp. Anthus sp. Bechstein 1805 perching bird Anthus sp. (campestris-spinoletta size)
Amphibia
Salientia - Ranidae	Rana sp. Rana sp. Linnaeus 1758 frog temporaria group
Salientia - Bufonidae	Bufo sp. Bufo sp. Laurenti 1768 toad small size
Caudata - Urodela	Salamandra cf. salamandra, Triturus sp. Salamandra cf. salamandra Linnaeus 1758 Fire salamander Triturus sp. Rafinesque 1815 newt
Angiospermae
Rosales - Ulmaceae	Celtis cf. australis Celtis cf. australis Linnaeus 1753 hackberry
Hygromia
-	"Fruticicola fruticum" = Hygromia (Fruticicola) "Fruticicola fruticum" = Hygromia (Fruticicola)