Újabb szenzációs őslénytani leletek a pulai alginitbányából = Further remarkable palaeontological finds at the alginite quarry in Pula

Katona, L. T. and Kutasi, Cs. and Papp, B. and Tóth, S. (2014) Újabb szenzációs őslénytani leletek a pulai alginitbányából = Further remarkable palaeontological finds at the alginite quarry in Pula. ANNALES HISTORICO-NATURALES MUSEI NATIONALIS HUNGARICI - A MAGYAR TERMÉSZETTUDOMÁNYI MÚZEUM ÉVKÖNYVE, 106. pp. 117-140. ISSN 0521-4726

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Abstract

Remains of a volcanic crater from the Pliocene (4 million years ago), fi lled with alginite,were discovered near the village of Pula, Veszprém County, in 1973. Paleontological research begun at the Pula alginite mine in 2003 has yielded several hundred specimens for the collections at the Bakony Museum of the Hungarian Natural History Museum. The latest collections have yielded large numbers of insects (mayfl y larvae, dragonfl ies, bugs, mosquitoes, grasshoppers, fl ies, wasps, beetles, etc.) and specimens of moss. Many of the specimens are from extant genera and the species can be identifi ed in some cases. Specimens of two groups of such insect fossils have presentday relatives in the Mediterranean basin (Isoptera; Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae: Dicladispa). The aquatic and shoreline fauna of the lake must have been extremely diverse. The climate in the area was warmer than today. With 18 figures.

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