A new occurrence of a classic "Árpád-type" mollusc fauna from the Upper Miocene of Kozármisleny, southern Hungary

A classic but very rare "Arpad-type"mollusc assemblage, representing the endemic fauna of the Late Miocene-Early Pliocene Lake Pannon, was discovered in Kozarmisleny (near Pecs, southern Hungary). The fossils were collected from silt layers deposited in the shallow sublittoral zone of Lake...

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Published in:Geologia Croatica 2013-01, Vol.66 (2), p.111-111
Main Authors: Katona, Lajos Tamás, Kovács, János, Magyar, Imre, Süto-Szentai, Mária, Berta, Tibor
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Language:English
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Mollusca
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Summary:A classic but very rare "Arpad-type"mollusc assemblage, representing the endemic fauna of the Late Miocene-Early Pliocene Lake Pannon, was discovered in Kozarmisleny (near Pecs, southern Hungary). The fossils were collected from silt layers deposited in the shallow sublittoral zone of Lake Pannon, exposed in an 8-10 m high road cut. The assemblage contained some very rare species, including the type species of the genus Lymnocardium, L. haueri (M. HOeRNES). Palynological investigations from the same layers failed to yield age-diagnostic dinoflagellates, and pointed to a brackish - freshwater depositional environment and warm temperate climate.
ISSN:1330-030X
1333-4875
DOI:10.4154/gc.2013.08