Kaszab Zoltán (szerk.): A Magyar Természettudományi Múzeum évkönyve 65. (Budapest 1973)

Jánossy, D.: New species of Episoriculus from the Middle Pliocene of Osztramos (North Hungary)

Fig. 1. Scatter diagram showing outer crowndength and maximal width of the unworn lower incisors of different species of Episoriculus: 1. „Soriculus kubinyii KORMOS", LOC. 3, "Villány; 2. Episoriculus tornensis sp. n., Loc. 13, Osztramos; 3. E. gibberodon PETÉNYI, Loc. 7, Osztramos; 4. E. borsodensis sp. n., Loc. 1, Osztramos; 5. E. gibberodon, PETNÉYI Loc. 5, Beremend; 6. The same, Loc. 2, Csarnóta The skull of E. borsodensis is unknown, that of the only specimen of E. tornensis is narrower (4.46 mm at M

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) than in E. gibberodon (5.0 mm in the two specimens from Villány 3 and Osztramos 7). The mandible of E. tornensis is stronger than that of E. borsodensis and it agrees in this feature with E. gibberodon. Outer height of mandible below Mi : E. gibberodon: 1.18-1.46 mm (n=10); E. tornensis 1.33 mm (n=l); E. borsodensis 0.94-1.18 mm (n=10). Height of coronoid process: E. gibberodon 4.05; 4.40 mm; E. tornensis 4.05 mm; E. borsodensis 3.85; 3.90 mm. As mentioned in the diagnosis of the generic features, the articular facets of the condyle are widely separated. The lower articular facet is enlarged, in E. tornensis as. in E. gibberodon, and not so narrow as in E. borsodensis (see Plate I, Fig. 12-14). Related to the articular complex, the ascending ramus is weaker in E. tornensis than in E. gibberodon. The lower incisor is in the outer (labial) view absolutely shorter and narrower in E. tornensis and E. borsodensis than in E. gibberodon (unworn incisor in E. tor-nensis: outer crown length 2.96 mm, width in outer view at middle undulation 0.83 mm; in E. gibberodon the measurements are same: 3.38/0.90 to 3.85/1.01; in E. borsodensis 2.65/0.82 to 3.07/1.00 mm ; see scatter diagram Fig. 1). The inner pos-