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Kislang (Pliocene of Hungary)

Also known as Kisláng, Kislángi

Where: Fejer, Hungary (47.0° N, 18.4° E: paleocoordinates 46.9° N, 18.3° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

When: Villanyian (3.2 - 2.6 Ma)

• Upper Villanyian, MN17, Late Pliocene

Environment/lithology:

• 'Below a thin layer of soil, there is a 1-2m thick Upper Pleistocene layer and below that are several meters of sand conglomerate containing a gravel layer 0.2-1m wide with a layer of clay and lime concentrate.'

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Collection methods: Kislang is one of the localities with the famous 'meridionalis pebbles'

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 35374: authorized by Alan Turner, entered by Hannah O'Regan on 08.12.2003

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unclassified
-	Pachystruthio pannonicus, "Hystricomys" thueringiacus, Xenalopex remenyii, Allohippus stenonis, Macrohippus "robustus" Pachystruthio pannonicus ca. 100 specimens "Hystricomys" thueringiacus H. thüringiacus Xenalopex remenyii Allohippus stenonis ca. 100 specimens Macrohippus "robustus"
Pisces
-	"Pisces indet." = Osteichthyes "Pisces indet." = Osteichthyes Huxley 1880 bony fish
Actinopteri
Esociformes - Esocidae	Esox lucius Esox lucius pike
Perciformes - Percidae	Percidae indet. Percidae indet. Cuvier 1816 perch
Siluriformes - Siluridae	Siluridae indet. Siluridae indet. Cuvier 1816 catfish
Osteichthyes
Salientia - Palaeobatrachidae	Pliobatrachus cf. langhae Pliobatrachus cf. langhae frog P. cf. lánghae
Salientia - Ranidae	Rana sp. Rana sp. Linnaeus 1758 frog
Salientia - Bufonidae	Bufonidae indet., Bufo stylaris Bufonidae indet. Gray 1825 toad Bufo stylaris toad
Reptilia
Testudines - Pantestudinidae	Testudo sp. Testudo sp. Linnaeus 1758 turtle
Testudines - Panemydidae	Emys sp., Emys sp. Emys sp. Dumeril 1806 pond turtle Emys sp. Dumeril 1806 pond turtle
Aves
Anseriformes - Anatidae	Anas sp. Anas sp. Linnaeus 1758 dabbling duck Anas (s.l. sp. indet.)
Mammalia
Rodentia - Muridae	Murinae indet., ? Rattus sp., Parapodemus sp. Murinae indet. mouse 1-2 specimens ? Rattus sp. Fischer 1803 rat Parapodemus sp. Schaub 1938 mouse
Rodentia - Cricetidae	cf. Allocricetus indet., Kislangia ondatrina, Kislangia kadici, Mimomys coelodus, Mimomys reidi, Mimomys simplex, Mimomys cf. newtoni, Mimomys kislangensis, Mimomys sp., Prospalax priscus, Lagurus arankae cf. Allocricetus indet. Schaub 1930 mouse Kislangia ondatrina mouse Kislangia kadici mouse Mimomys coelodus vole 1 lower M1 Mimomys reidi vole 1 lower M1 Mimomys simplex vole 1 lower M1 Mimomys cf. newtoni vole 1 lower M1 Mimomys kislangensis vole 1 lower M1 Mimomys sp. Forsyth-Major 1902 vole ca. 40 molars Prospalax priscus mouse Lagurus arankae mouse 6 lower M1 plus molar
Rodentia - Sciuridae	"Citellus sp." = Spermophilus "Citellus sp." = Spermophilus Cuvier 1825 ground squirrel
Rodentia - Castoridae	Castor cf. issiodorensis, Trogontherium boisvilleti Castor cf. issiodorensis beaver Trogontherium boisvilleti beaver ca. 35 specimens
Lagomorpha - Leporidae	Lagotherium sp., Oryctolagus sp. Lagotherium sp. Pictet 1853 rabbit ca. 30 specimens Oryctolagus sp. Lilljeborg 1874 rabbit
Lagomorpha - Ochotonidae	Prolagus cf. bilobus Prolagus cf. bilobus pika
Lipotyphla - Talpidae	"Desmana crassidens" = Desmana thermalis, "Desmagale pannonica" = Desmana thermalis, Talpa sp. "Desmana crassidens" = Desmana thermalis Kormos 1930 Russian desman "Desmagale pannonica" = Desmana thermalis Kormos 1930 Russian desman Talpa sp. Linnaeus 1758 mole ca. 10 specimens
Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae	Stephanorhinus etruscus Stephanorhinus etruscus Falconer 1868 rhinoceros ca. 15 specimens
Perissodactyla - Equidae	Hipparion moriturum, Equus sp.², Equus stenonis² Hipparion moriturum hipparionine horse Equus sp.² Linnaeus 1758 horse Equus stenonis² Cocchi 1867 horse ca. 100 specimens
Carnivora - Ursidae	Ursus arvernensis, Ursus etruscus Ursus arvernensis Croizet and Jobert 1828 bear Ursus etruscus Cuvier 1823 bear
Carnivora - Mustelidae	Lutra cf. bravardi, Meles sp., Xenictis cf. nestii Lutra cf. bravardi Pomel 1843 otter Meles sp. Brisson 1762 badger Xenictis cf. nestii mustelid carnivore
Carnivora - Canidae	Vulpes sp., Canis sp. Vulpes sp. Frisch 1775 fox Vulpes (s.l.) sp. Canis sp. Linnaeus 1758 canine size of lupus
Carnivora - Felidae	Homotherium cf. crenatidens², Lynx sp., Felis cf. lunensis, "Panthera ? issiodorensis" = Panthera, "Leo cf. toscana" = Panthera Homotherium cf. crenatidens² cat Lynx sp. Kerr 1792 lynx Lynx indet. (?) sp. Felis cf. lunensis Martelli 1906 cat "Panthera ? issiodorensis" = Panthera cat "Leo cf. toscana" = Panthera cat Leo (?) sp. (cf. toscana)
Carnivora - Hyaenidae	Pachycrocuta robusta Pachycrocuta robusta brown hyaena
Proboscidea - Gomphotheriidae	Anancus arvernensis Anancus arvernensis Croizet and Jobert 1828 gomphothere 1 specimen + fragments
Proboscidea - Mammutidae	"Mammut" borsoni "Mammut" borsoni Hays 1834 mastodon 1 specimen + fragment
Proboscidea - Elephantidae	Mammuthus meridionalis¹ Mammuthus meridionalis¹ Nesti 1825 mammoth very common ca. 12 specimens
Ungulata - Suidae	Suidae indet. Suidae indet. Gray 1821 pig
Ungulata - Camelidae	Camelus cf. bessarabensis Camelus cf. bessarabensis camel
Ungulata - Bovidae	Bovidae indet., Parabos sp., Leptobos etruscus, Tragospira pannonica Bovidae indet. Gray 1821 antelope Bovidae indet. I-II Parabos sp. Barbour and Schultz 1941 antelope Leptobos etruscus antelope 25-30 specimens Tragospira pannonica antelope 5-6 specimens
Ungulata - Cervidae	Cervus dicranius, Eucladoceros ? dichotomus, Megaloceros sp. Cervus dicranius deer Cervus (s.l.) dicranius Eucladoceros ? dichotomus deer Megaloceros sp. Brookes 1828 Irish elk few

¹McKenna and Bell 1997; ²O'Regan 2003