Crocidura (Mammalia, Soricidae) remains from the late Early Pleistocene Somssich Hill 2 locality (Villány Hills, Southern Hungary).

Abstract

– Two species of the white-toothed shrews (Crocidura kornfeldi Kormos, 1934 and Croci-dura obtusa Kretzoi, 1938) were found in the late Early Pleistocene vertebrate fauna of the Somssich Hill 2 locality. Most of the specimens could not be identifi ed at the species level, therefore they are described here as Crocidura sp. indet. (kornfeldi or obtusa). Detailed morphological and morpho-metrical analyses were made on the remains of the two species. Th e biostratigraphical and palae-oecological relations of their occurrence are also given. With 14 fi gures and 5 tables.