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
Mammalia | |
Pliolagus beremendensis rabbit
Hypolagus beremendensis rabbit | |
Apodemus alsomyoides, "Apodemus sylvaticus" = Mus sylvaticus
Apodemus alsomyoides Eurasian field mouse
"Apodemus sylvaticus" = Mus sylvaticus Linnaeus 1758 wood mouse | |
"Clethrionomys sebaldi" = Myodes, Mimomys fejervaryi, Mimomys hungaricus, Mimomys petenyii, Mimomys pusillus, Mimomys aff. pliocaenicus, Rhinocricetus ehiki, Prospalax priscus, Kislangia rex, Lagurodon sp.
"Clethrionomys sebaldi" = Myodes vole
Mimomys hungaricus vole
Mimomys petenyii vole
Mimomys pusillus vole
Mimomys aff. pliocaenicus Forsyth Major 1889 vole
Prospalax priscus mouse
Kislangia rex mouse
Lagurodon sp. Kretzoi 1956 mouse | |
Glis sackdillingensis Heller 1930 dormouse | |
"Citellus primigenius" = Spermophilus
"Citellus primigenius" = Spermophilus ground squirrel | |
Estramomys simplex rodent | |
Hystrix sp. Linnaeus 1758 porcupine | |
Vulpes praecorsac Kormos 1932 fox
Vulpes ? vulpes Linnaeus 1758 red fox
Canis mosbachensis Soergel 1925 canine | |
Xenictis pilgrimi mustelid carnivore
Mustela palerminea weasel
Pannonictis pliocaenica Kormos 1931 mustelid carnivore
Baranogale beremendensis mustelid carnivore | |
Ursulus stehlini bear | |
Felidae indet., Homotherium hungaricus, Felis sp., Lynx lynx, Panthera sp., Panthera cf. gombaszoegensis
| |
Equus sp. Linnaeus 1758 horse | |
Stephanorhinus etruscus Falconer 1868 rhinoceros | |
Capreolus sp. Gray 1821 roe
Cervus sp. Linnaeus 1758 deer | |
Bovidae indet., Hemitragus cf. bonali, Gazellospira cf. torticornis, Procamptoceras cf. brivatense, Tragospira cf. pannonica
Bovidae indet. Gray 1821 antelope
Hemitragus cf. bonali antelope
Gazellospira cf. torticornis antelope
Procamptoceras cf. brivatense antelope
Tragospira cf. pannonica antelope | |
Erinaceus sp. Linnaeus 1758 hedgehog | |
Talpa fossilis Petenyi 1864 mole
Talpa minor Freudenberg 1914 mole
Desmana nehringi Kormos 1913 Russian desman | |
Beremendia fissidens, Crocidura kornfeldi, Episoriculus gibberodon, Sorex minutus, Sorex runtonensis, Petenyia hungarica
Beremendia fissidens Petényi 1864 shrew
Crocidura kornfeldi Kormos 1934 white-toothed shrew
Episoriculus gibberodon Petenyi 1864 red-toothed shrew
Sorex minutus Linnaeus 1766 Eurasian pygmy shrew
Sorex runtonensis Hinton 1911 long-tailed shrew
Petenyia hungarica Kormos 1934 red-toothed shrew | |
| |
Rhinolophus aff. ferrumequinum Schreber 1774 greater horseshoe bat | |
Vespertilio majori, Eptesicus praeglacialis, Myotis steiningeri, Myotis schaubi, Myotis wuesti, Myotis baranensis
Vespertilio majori Kormos 1934 vesper bat
Eptesicus praeglacialis Kormos 1930 house bat
Myotis steiningeri vesper bat
Myotis schaubi vesper bat
Myotis baranensis Kormos 1934 vesper bat | |
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 | |
Lyrurus cf. partium, "Francolinus subfrancolinus" = Palaeocryptonyx donnezani
Lyrurus cf. partium Kretzoi 1962 pheasant
"Francolinus subfrancolinus" = Palaeocryptonyx donnezani Deperet 1890 pheasant | |
Bubo sp. Dumeril 1806 eagle-owl
Surnia robusta Jánossy 1977 northern hawk owl | |
Amphibia | |
Bufo viridis Laurenti 1768 European green toad |