Kaszab Zoltán (szerk.): A Magyar Természettudományi Múzeum évkönyve 64. (Budapest 1972)

Jánossy, D.: Middle Pliocene microvertebrate fauna from the Osztramos Loc. 1. (Northern Hungary)

Desmana sp. I-II. We have from locality 1/b, a phalanx 1 digiti 4 posterior 5.4 mm long, about half of the size of Desmana thermalis (10.4 mm; see JANOSSY, 1905). A small mandible fragment with M

X (outer length 1.54 mm, outer hight of mandible about 1.3 mm!), as well as a proximal broken humerus, originally cca 7.5 mm in length, represent a very small form in loc. 1/c. The presence of a big desman is proven by an M

1; with the for desmans characteristic ,,endoconid-cingulum". The tooth is about 3.00 mm long with a talonidwidth of 1.95 mm. This size refers to Desmana thermalis (length of M

L 3.0-3.2 mm). Sorieidae ÍEpisoriculus-grou-p A number of fragmentary remains originate from a small Soricid, rather, agreeing with ,,Episoriculus gibberodon (PETÉNYI)", described and illustrated by MEIN (1970), but differing unambiguously from the type-material of Soriculus gibberodon (PETÉNYI) = Soriculus hubinyii KORMOS. There is no whole mandible or maxilla with antemolars present, only fragments and isolated teeth. The teeth are not or only lightly pigmented to a pale orange tint. The lower incisor is shorter and thicker than in the type of 8. gibberodon and with a small undulation. The upper incisor is fissident, the talonid of M

3 not much reduced. A small outer cingulum surrounds the lower molars (see Plate II. Fig. 2-3). The measurements agree with those of the Rhodes and Podlesice froms (MEIN, 1970; KOWALSKI, 1956). Considering that there are observable differences in pigmentation, size and in some morphological features among the fragments, the presence of two or more different species of this array of form must be assumed. The species described above is, however, dominant. By this very fragmentary material, nothing more can be said about these small shrews. Petenyia cf. hungarica KORMOS and Petenyia sp. About a dozen fragments of lower and upper incisors, molars and mandibles show the characteristics of the Genus Petenyia: strongly dark-pigmented tops of incisors with three undulations in the lower ones, the upper ones not fissident; the lower molars are more lightly pigmented than in the Lower Pleistocene specimens of P. hungarica. The talonid of M

3 is reduced. No complete mandibles, maxillae, or even teeth rows are present. There seems to be two size-categories present : one of the size of Petenyia hungarica, and another considerably smaller one. TSorex sp. (size of 8. runtonensis) Some lower incisors, an oral fragment of a mandible as well as isolated molars stand near Sorex with fresh-red coloured tops of teeth, without they constituting unambiguous evidence for the presence of this genus (entire mandibles and maxillae lacking). The lower incisor has three undulations, but the posterior margin of this