The macromammal remains and revised faunal list of the Somssich Hill 2 locality (late Early Pleistocene, Hungary) and the Epivillafranchian faunal change

Mihály Gasparik, Piroska Pazonyi
2018 Fragmenta Palaeontologica Hungarica  
Th e Somssich Hill 2 locality (South Hungary, Villány Hills) yielded the richest late Early Pleistocene vertebrate fauna from Hungary and one of the richest ones from the Carpathian Basin. Th e assemblage contains 67 distinguishable mammal taxa. Th e present paper gives the taxonomic, biostratigraphical and palaeoecological evaluation of 19 taxa of the sensu lato macromammal remains (leporids, carnivores, ungulates). Th e material indicates late Early Pleistocene age and represents the
more » ... Epivillafranchian faunal turnover and a dominantly cold steppe palaeoenvironment. With 48 fi gures and 4 tables.
doi:10.17111/fragmpalhung.2018.35.153 fatcat:k4tauhtxxvanpjnoxdmmqqe5ym