Stratigraphic and Paleoecological Significance of the Early/Middle Pleistocene Vertebrate Fauna of the Süttő 21 Site
The Süttő 21 site is a fissure fill of the freshwater limestone of the Gazda quarry in Süttő. The material was collected between 2017 and 2019, and the results are summarised in this article, with a special focus on the small vertebrate fauna of the site and its stratigraphic and paleoecological sig...
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| author | Piroska Pazonyi Zoltán Szentesi Lukács Mészáros János Hír Mihály Gasparik |
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| description | The Süttő 21 site is a fissure fill of the freshwater limestone of the Gazda quarry in Süttő. The material was collected between 2017 and 2019, and the results are summarised in this article, with a special focus on the small vertebrate fauna of the site and its stratigraphic and paleoecological significance. The fissure fill can be placed around the Early/Middle Pleistocene boundary (ca. 1.1 and 0.77 Ma). The paleoecological analysis of the herpeto- and mammal fauna of the sequence indicates the proximity of a permanent water body. The lower part of the sequence is dominated by open habitat indicator taxa indicating a cool, dry climate. Towards the upper part of the sequence, the climate remained cool, but became wetter, and the vegetation gradually changed to forest-steppe/open forest. The fauna of the Süttő 21 site can be compared with the material of sites that are of a similar age, thus revealing taxonomic and paleoecological differences between different areas of the country. While a warm, dry climate and open vegetation can be reconstructed in the Villány Hills around the Early/Middle Pleistocene boundary, the Northern Hungarian areas had a cooler, wetter climate and a slightly more closed (sparse forest, forest-steppe) vegetation during this period. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0258a55f616f41c9a450367c35548c482023-11-18T10:02:48ZengMDPI AGDiversity1424-28182023-06-0115673610.3390/d15060736Stratigraphic and Paleoecological Significance of the Early/Middle Pleistocene Vertebrate Fauna of the Süttő 21 SitePiroska Pazonyi0Zoltán Szentesi1Lukács Mészáros2János Hír3Mihály Gasparik4ELKH-MTM-ELTE Research Group for Paleontology, Institute of Geography and Earth Sciences, Eötvös Loránd University, POB 137, H-1431 Budapest, HungaryDepartment of Paleontology and Geology, Hungarian Natural History Museum, POB 137, H-1431 Budapest, HungaryDepartment of Paleontology, Institute of Geography and Earth Sciences, Eötvös Loránd University, Pázmány Péter sétány 1/c, H-1117 Budapest, HungaryMunicipal Museum, Múzeum tér 5, H-3060 Pásztó, HungaryDepartment of Paleontology and Geology, Hungarian Natural History Museum, POB 137, H-1431 Budapest, HungaryThe Süttő 21 site is a fissure fill of the freshwater limestone of the Gazda quarry in Süttő. The material was collected between 2017 and 2019, and the results are summarised in this article, with a special focus on the small vertebrate fauna of the site and its stratigraphic and paleoecological significance. The fissure fill can be placed around the Early/Middle Pleistocene boundary (ca. 1.1 and 0.77 Ma). The paleoecological analysis of the herpeto- and mammal fauna of the sequence indicates the proximity of a permanent water body. The lower part of the sequence is dominated by open habitat indicator taxa indicating a cool, dry climate. Towards the upper part of the sequence, the climate remained cool, but became wetter, and the vegetation gradually changed to forest-steppe/open forest. The fauna of the Süttő 21 site can be compared with the material of sites that are of a similar age, thus revealing taxonomic and paleoecological differences between different areas of the country. While a warm, dry climate and open vegetation can be reconstructed in the Villány Hills around the Early/Middle Pleistocene boundary, the Northern Hungarian areas had a cooler, wetter climate and a slightly more closed (sparse forest, forest-steppe) vegetation during this period.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/15/6/736vertebrate faunapaleoecologystratigraphyEarly and Middle Pleistocene |
| spellingShingle | Piroska Pazonyi Zoltán Szentesi Lukács Mészáros János Hír Mihály Gasparik Stratigraphic and Paleoecological Significance of the Early/Middle Pleistocene Vertebrate Fauna of the Süttő 21 Site Diversity vertebrate fauna paleoecology stratigraphy Early and Middle Pleistocene |
| title | Stratigraphic and Paleoecological Significance of the Early/Middle Pleistocene Vertebrate Fauna of the Süttő 21 Site |
| title_full | Stratigraphic and Paleoecological Significance of the Early/Middle Pleistocene Vertebrate Fauna of the Süttő 21 Site |
| title_fullStr | Stratigraphic and Paleoecological Significance of the Early/Middle Pleistocene Vertebrate Fauna of the Süttő 21 Site |
| title_full_unstemmed | Stratigraphic and Paleoecological Significance of the Early/Middle Pleistocene Vertebrate Fauna of the Süttő 21 Site |
| title_short | Stratigraphic and Paleoecological Significance of the Early/Middle Pleistocene Vertebrate Fauna of the Süttő 21 Site |
| title_sort | stratigraphic and paleoecological significance of the early middle pleistocene vertebrate fauna of the sutto 21 site |
| topic | vertebrate fauna paleoecology stratigraphy Early and Middle Pleistocene |
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