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
Amphibia | |
Bufo viridis Laurenti 1768 European green toad | |
Mammalia | |
Hystrix sp. Linnaeus 1758 porcupine | |
Glis sackdillingensis Heller 1930 dormouse | |
"Citellus primigenius" = Spermophilus
"Citellus primigenius" = Spermophilus ground squirrel | |
Estramomys simplex rodent | |
Apodemus alsomyoides, "Apodemus sylvaticus" = Mus sylvaticus
Apodemus alsomyoides Eurasian field mouse
"Apodemus sylvaticus" = Mus sylvaticus Linnaeus 1758 wood mouse | |
Prospalax priscus, Kislangia rex, Lagurodon sp., Rhinocricetus ehiki, Mimomys fejervaryi, Mimomys hungaricus, Mimomys petenyii, Mimomys pusillus, Mimomys aff. pliocaenicus, "Clethrionomys sebaldi" = Myodes
Prospalax priscus mouse
Kislangia rex mouse
Lagurodon sp. Kretzoi 1956 mouse
Mimomys hungaricus vole
Mimomys petenyii vole
Mimomys pusillus vole
Mimomys aff. pliocaenicus Forsyth Major 1889 vole
"Clethrionomys sebaldi" = Myodes vole | |
Hypolagus beremendensis rabbit
Pliolagus beremendensis rabbit | |
Erinaceus sp. Linnaeus 1758 hedgehog | |
Beremendia fissidens, Petenyia hungarica, Sorex minutus, Sorex runtonensis, Episoriculus gibberodon, Crocidura kornfeldi
Beremendia fissidens Petényi 1864 shrew
Petenyia hungarica Kormos 1934 red-toothed shrew
Sorex minutus Linnaeus 1766 Eurasian pygmy shrew
Sorex runtonensis Hinton 1911 long-tailed shrew
Episoriculus gibberodon Petenyi 1864 red-toothed shrew
Crocidura kornfeldi Kormos 1934 white-toothed shrew | |
Desmana nehringi Kormos 1913 Russian desman
Talpa fossilis Petenyi 1864 mole
Talpa minor Freudenberg 1914 mole | |
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 | |
Stephanorhinus etruscus Falconer 1868 rhinoceros | |
Equus sp. Linnaeus 1758 horse | |
Capreolus sp. Gray 1821 roe
Cervus sp. Linnaeus 1758 deer | |
Bovidae indet., Gazellospira cf. torticornis, Tragospira cf. pannonica, Hemitragus cf. bonali, Procamptoceras cf. brivatense
Bovidae indet. Gray 1821 antelope
Gazellospira cf. torticornis antelope
Tragospira cf. pannonica antelope
Hemitragus cf. bonali antelope
Procamptoceras cf. brivatense antelope | |
Felidae indet., Homotherium hungaricus, Panthera sp., Panthera cf. gombaszoegensis, Felis sp., Lynx lynx
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Pannonictis pliocaenica Kormos 1931 mustelid carnivore
Mustela palerminea weasel
Xenictis pilgrimi mustelid carnivore
Baranogale beremendensis mustelid carnivore | |
Ursulus stehlini bear | |
Canis mosbachensis Soergel 1925 canine
Vulpes praecorsac Kormos 1932 fox
Vulpes ? vulpes Linnaeus 1758 red fox | |
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Reptilia | |
Testudo lambrechti turtle | |
Natrix natrix Linnaeus 1758 water snake | |
Lacerta viridis Laurenti 1768 European green lizard | |
Aves | |
Aves indet. Linnaeus 1758 bird | |
Aquila cf. chrysaetos Linnaeus 1758 golden eagle | |
Surnia robusta Jánossy 1977 northern hawk owl
Bubo sp. Dumeril 1806 eagle-owl | |
"Francolinus subfrancolinus" = Palaeocryptonyx donnezani, Lyrurus cf. partium
"Francolinus subfrancolinus" = Palaeocryptonyx donnezani Deperet 1890 pheasant
Lyrurus cf. partium Kretzoi 1962 pheasant |