The Hungarian fossil record of the Pliocene pig Sus arvernensis (Suidae, Mammalia)
Abstract Sus arvernensis is a Pliocene species that occupies a key position in the evolution of suids (Suidae, Artiodactyla, Mammalia) in Eurasia, and besides, it is considered important for biochronological correlations and paleoecological inferences. However, our knowledge on S. arvernensis is lar...
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| description | Abstract Sus arvernensis is a Pliocene species that occupies a key position in the evolution of suids (Suidae, Artiodactyla, Mammalia) in Eurasia, and besides, it is considered important for biochronological correlations and paleoecological inferences. However, our knowledge on S. arvernensis is largely based on fossil remains from southwestern Europe. Here, we present a revision of the Hungarian fossil record of S. arvernensis. Up to now, the species was known from only two localities of Hungary, Gödöllő (central Hungary) and Süttő (northwest Hungary), and the latter occurrence has even been questioned. After the comparison with other relevant samples of S. arvernensis, of the Early Pleistocene S. strozzii, and of the extant wild boar S. scrofa (motivated by previous attributions and the chronology of the localities), the presence of S. arvernensis from Gödöllő and Süttő is confirmed, and more material of the species is described from Beremend (southern Hungary) and Kisláng (western Hungary). Collectively, the results of the revision carried out herein reveal a relatively widespread distribution of S. arvernensis in Hungary, hence providing an important link from the eastern to western European fossil record of the species. The specimens from Gödöllő and Süttő are slightly larger than the other material of S. arvernensis from France and Italy included in the biometric comparison, although the paucity of the material precludes to evaluate whether these differences are significant and to relate them to a chronological and/or geographical context. The occurrence of S. arvernensis in the Hungarian localities considered in this work is a biochronological indication of an age older than at least 2.6 Ma, since the species is not recorded after the Pliocene–Pleistocene transition. This in agreement with the age estimates available so far for some of the localities or provides new insights. At Süttő, in particular, the identification of S. arvernensis reinforces the view that travertine deposition started already in the Pliocene. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-330113d86bdd492abe7fc8780da483772025-08-20T02:18:28ZengSpringerOpenSwiss Journal of Palaeontology1664-23761664-23842024-10-01143112310.1186/s13358-024-00335-4The Hungarian fossil record of the Pliocene pig Sus arvernensis (Suidae, Mammalia)Alessio Iannucci0Piroska Pazonyi1Krisztina Sebe2Department of Geosciences, Section of Terrestrial Palaeoclimatology, Eberhard-Karls-University TübingenHUN-REN-MTM-ELTE Research Group for PaleontologyHUN-REN-MTM-ELTE Research Group for PaleontologyAbstract Sus arvernensis is a Pliocene species that occupies a key position in the evolution of suids (Suidae, Artiodactyla, Mammalia) in Eurasia, and besides, it is considered important for biochronological correlations and paleoecological inferences. However, our knowledge on S. arvernensis is largely based on fossil remains from southwestern Europe. Here, we present a revision of the Hungarian fossil record of S. arvernensis. Up to now, the species was known from only two localities of Hungary, Gödöllő (central Hungary) and Süttő (northwest Hungary), and the latter occurrence has even been questioned. After the comparison with other relevant samples of S. arvernensis, of the Early Pleistocene S. strozzii, and of the extant wild boar S. scrofa (motivated by previous attributions and the chronology of the localities), the presence of S. arvernensis from Gödöllő and Süttő is confirmed, and more material of the species is described from Beremend (southern Hungary) and Kisláng (western Hungary). Collectively, the results of the revision carried out herein reveal a relatively widespread distribution of S. arvernensis in Hungary, hence providing an important link from the eastern to western European fossil record of the species. The specimens from Gödöllő and Süttő are slightly larger than the other material of S. arvernensis from France and Italy included in the biometric comparison, although the paucity of the material precludes to evaluate whether these differences are significant and to relate them to a chronological and/or geographical context. The occurrence of S. arvernensis in the Hungarian localities considered in this work is a biochronological indication of an age older than at least 2.6 Ma, since the species is not recorded after the Pliocene–Pleistocene transition. This in agreement with the age estimates available so far for some of the localities or provides new insights. At Süttő, in particular, the identification of S. arvernensis reinforces the view that travertine deposition started already in the Pliocene.https://doi.org/10.1186/s13358-024-00335-4ArtiodactylaEuropeFaunal turnoverLarge mammalsMuseum collectionsPleistocene |
| spellingShingle | Alessio Iannucci Piroska Pazonyi Krisztina Sebe The Hungarian fossil record of the Pliocene pig Sus arvernensis (Suidae, Mammalia) Swiss Journal of Palaeontology Artiodactyla Europe Faunal turnover Large mammals Museum collections Pleistocene |
| title | The Hungarian fossil record of the Pliocene pig Sus arvernensis (Suidae, Mammalia) |
| title_full | The Hungarian fossil record of the Pliocene pig Sus arvernensis (Suidae, Mammalia) |
| title_fullStr | The Hungarian fossil record of the Pliocene pig Sus arvernensis (Suidae, Mammalia) |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Hungarian fossil record of the Pliocene pig Sus arvernensis (Suidae, Mammalia) |
| title_short | The Hungarian fossil record of the Pliocene pig Sus arvernensis (Suidae, Mammalia) |
| title_sort | hungarian fossil record of the pliocene pig sus arvernensis suidae mammalia |
| topic | Artiodactyla Europe Faunal turnover Large mammals Museum collections Pleistocene |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13358-024-00335-4 |
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