Two Crusafontina (Mammalia, Insectivora) fossils from the Miocene of the Transdanubian Central Range (Hungary)

Mészáros, L. Gy. (2008) Two Crusafontina (Mammalia, Insectivora) fossils from the Miocene of the Transdanubian Central Range (Hungary). Geologica Pannonica : an international journal of earth sciences, 36. pp. 227-233. ISSN 0365-0634

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Abstract

Two isolated teeth of Anourosoricini shrews, Crusafontina (Mammalia, Insectivora, Soricidae) are present in this paper. A complete left maxillary molar was found in the Sarmatian (Middle Miocene) locality of Várpalota Lignite Mine, Pit III. The species is different from all known Crusafontina species in its smaller size and less reduced talone of this tooth, so we described it as Crusafontina sp. On the basis of its less evolved morphology, the here described form seems the most ancient known species of the genus. A fragmented upper molar of Crusafontina kormosi (Bachmayer & Wilson 1970) came from the Late Miocene locality of Tihany, Fehér-part. The most probable age of the remain is Early Turolian. It might have been transported by flowing water to the Late Miocene lacustrine basin and indicates well watered, wooded environment in the surroundings.

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