Uromhegy: Middle Pleistocene, Hungary
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
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Carassius carassius
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226 specimens | |||||||||
Blicca bjorkna
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2 specimens | |||||||||
Amphibia
- Temnospondyli
- Bufonidae
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Bufo sp.
Laurenti 1768
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Amphibia
- Temnospondyli
- Ranidae
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Rana sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Castoridae
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Trogontherium schmerlingi
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2 specimens | |||||||||
Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Cricetidae
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Cricetus cricetus
(Linnaeus 1758)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
C. cricetus praeglacialis | ||||||||||
Mimomys savini
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15 specimens | |||||||||
4 lower M1 and 11 other molars and incisors | ||||||||||
Mammalia
- Talpidae
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Desmana thermalis
Kormos 1930
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2 specimens | |||||||||
Talpa fossilis
Petenyi 1864
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2 specimens | |||||||||
Mammalia
- Perissodactyla
- Rhinocerotidae
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Dicerorhinus cf. etruscus
(Falconer 1868)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
= Stephanorhinus cf. etruscus
Falconer 1868
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O'Regan 2003 | |||||||||
Mammalia
- Hippopotamidae
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Hippopotamus antiquus
Desmarest 1822
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7 specimens | |||||||||
Mammalia
- Cervidae
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Cervus sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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7 specimens | |||||||||
Rusa-Axis group | ||||||||||
Mammalia
- Proboscidea
- Elephantidae
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Archidiskodon "trogontherii"
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4 specimens | |||||||||
A. "trogontherii cromerensis" - 1 molar (found in 1972 during well sinking 250m north of the locality, in the very same level as the main site), and 2-3 other specimens. | ||||||||||
= Mammuthus trogontherii
Pohlig 1885
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McKenna and Bell 1997 | |||||||||
Reptilia
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Reptilia indet.
Laurenti 1768
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Reptilia
- Testudines
- Testudinidae
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Testudo sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Reptilia
- Ophidia
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Ophidia indet.
Latreille 1804
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vertebrae | ||||||||||
Reptilia
- Passeriformes
- Corvidae
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Corvidae indet.
Vigors 1825
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Actinopteri
- Esociformes
- Esocidae
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Esox lucius
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Actinopteri
- Cypriniformes
- Cyprinidae
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Leuciscus idus
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13 specimens | |||||||||
Leuciscus cephalus
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6 specimens | |||||||||
Scardinius erythropthalmus
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207 specimens | |||||||||
Aspius aspius
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Tinca tinca
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9 specimens | |||||||||
Rhodeus sericeus
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Rhodeus sericeus amarus | ||||||||||
see common names |
Geography
Country: | Hungary | State/province: | Budapest |
Coordinates: | 47.6° North, 19.0° East (view map) | ||
Paleocoordinates: | 47.6° North, 19.0° East | ||
Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||
Altitude: | 175 meters |
Time
Period: | Quaternary | Epoch: | Pleistocene |
10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 6 | ||
Key time interval: | Middle Pleistocene | ||
Age range of interval: | 0.78100 - 0.12600 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
Stratigraphy comments: Middle Pleistocene, Biharian. |
Lithology and environment
Lithology description: 'lime mud.' |
Taphonomy
Size of fossils: | macrofossils,mesofossils |
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods: | bulk,field collection |
Reason for describing collection: | biostratigraphic analysis |
Collection method comments: 'the rather considerable vertebrate remains were collected by Krolopp' | |
Taxonomic list comments:aquatic-riparian environment. Uniquely large assemblage of fish species (for Hungary) and one of only two sites with Hippopotamus in Hungary (the other is Budakalasz), suggesting that the Hippo did not penetrate far into the Carpathian Basin. |
Metadata
Also known as: | Ürömhegy | ||
Database number: | 35474 | ||
Authorizer: | A. Turner | Enterer: | H. O'Regan |
Modifier: | H. O'Regan | Research group: | PACED |
Created: | 2003-12-17 07:48:27 | Last modified: | 2003-12-17 10:19:32 |
Access level: | the public | Released: | 2003-12-17 07:48:27 |
Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
9534. | PACED | 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] |
Secondary references:
7584 | M. C. McKenna and S. K. Bell. 1997. Classification of Mammals Above the Species Level 1-640 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/M. Uhen] | |
9580 | PACED | H. J. O'Regan. 2003. Reidentifications and synonomies of European mammals. [A. Turner/H. O'Regan/M. Uhen] |