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<p>We describe <italic>Phalacrocorax bakonyiensis</italic> n. sp. an extinct member of the cormorants (Phalacrocoracidae). The fossil was found in 2021 by geologist János Futó in the sediments of a small cave cavity on the side of Várhegy in Sümeg, a part of the Bakony Mountains of West Hungary, where Late Miocene (MN11–12) vertebrate fossils have been found in the past decades. The total number of bone fragments collected was 14, of which only three can be identified. Two of these belong to adults and one, due to its poor preservation and size, to a very young specimen.</p>
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We describe Phalacrocorax bakonyiensis n. sp. an extinct member of the cormorants (Phalacrocoracidae). The fossil was found in 2021 by geologist János Futó in the sediments of a small cave cavity on the side of Várhegy in Sümeg, a part of the Bakony Mountains of West Hungary, where Late Miocene (MN11–12) vertebrate fossils have been found in the past decades. The total number of bone fragments collected was 14, of which only three can be identified. Two of these belong to adults and one, due to its poor preservation and size, to a very young specimen.

<italic>Phalacrocorax bakonyiensis</italic> n. sp., a new species of cormorant from the Late Miocene of Hungary

University of Sopron, Faculty of Forestry

Ornis Hungarica

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 n. sp., a new species of cormorant from the Late Miocene of Hungary

We describe Phalacrocorax bakonyiensis n. sp. an extinct member of the cormorants (Phalacrocoracidae). The fossil was found in 2021 by geologist János Futó in...

Phalacrocorax bakonyiensis n. sp., a new species of cormorant from the Late Miocene of Hungary

Publié en ligne: 12 juin 2024

Pages: 222 - 230

Reçu: 17 oct. 2023

Accepté: 06 mai 2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/orhu-2024-0016

Mots clés
West Hungary, Sümeg, Várhegy cave no. 2., Late Miocene, cormoran

© 2024 Ida Horváth et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Phalacrocorax bakonyiensis n. sp., a new species of cormorant from the Late Miocene of Hungary

Publié en ligne: 12 juin 2024

Pages: 222 - 230

Reçu: 17 oct. 2023

Accepté: 06 mai 2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/orhu-2024-0016

Mots clésWest Hungary, Sümeg, Várhegy cave no. 2., Late Miocene, cormoran

© 2024 Ida Horváth et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Mots clés
West Hungary, Sümeg, Várhegy cave no. 2., Late Miocene, cormoran