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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

Pubblicato online: 12 giu 2024

Pagine: 222 - 230

Ricevuto: 17 ott 2023

Accettato: 06 mag 2024

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

Parole chiave
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

Pubblicato online: 12 giu 2024

Pagine: 222 - 230

Ricevuto: 17 ott 2023

Accettato: 06 mag 2024

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

Parole chiaveWest 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.

Parole chiave
West Hungary, Sümeg, Várhegy cave no. 2., Late Miocene, cormoran