Agria 42. (Az Egri Múzeum Évkönyve - Annales Musei Agriensis, 2006)

Hír János: A felsőtárkányi-medencében 2000–2005 között végzett őslénytani ásatások eredményeinek rövid vázlata

János Hír A Short Sketch of the Paleontological Excavations (2000-2005) in the Felsőtárkány Basin The village of Felsőtárkány is situated in the southwestern approaches of the Bükk Hills to the north of Eger. This paper provides a short history of research into the fossils present in the nonmarine Miocene sediments exposed on the northern margin of the site known as Güdör-kert. Key dates 1913 the first mention of the continental series in the Hungarian geological literature (Schréter) 1923, 1925 the first analyses of the mollusc material (Sümeghy) 1926 the description of the leporid material (Ehik) 1920-1949 fieldwork by fossil hunter Ferenc Legányi 1955, 1958 the description of the Sarmatian macroflora in Felsőtárkény by Andreánszky and his students 1950-1999 fieldwork interrupted 1982 the description of the vertebrate material collected by Legányi in Kretzoi's paper During the new fieldwork two sections were studied: the "classic" section of Güdör-kert and another section situated between Felsőtárkány and Felnémet. (Fig. 1.). Between 2003 and 2005 the Güdör-kert was studied as part of a HungarianCanadian initiative organised by the Anthropological Department of the University of Toronto, under the guidance of Prof. David Begun. The Hungarian delegation was led by the author. The Felsőtárkány Güdör-kert section produced the fauna of Felsőtárkány 3/2. It was collected from the gray clay layer 3/2 of the section (Fig. 3.) after the washing and sieving of 9 tonnes of sediment. This faunal-bearing layer probably refers to the "classic" material collected by Legányi between 1921 and 1949. The dominant element of the fauna is Collimys n. sp. The biochronical position of the fauna is classified as the late MN 7/8 zone. The other fauna of the Güdör-kert section is Felsőtárkány 3/8. It was collected from the 3/8 green clay layer (Fig. 3.). One tonne of sediment was washed. The material contains Microtocricetus molassicus which is know from the faunas of the MN9 zone. 550