Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia, 33() 1990
Pliocene and Pleistocene Insectivora (Mammalia) of Poland. VI. Soricidae: Deinsdorfia Heller, 1963 and Zelceina Sulimski, 1962
Abstract:
Deinsdorfia reumeri n. sp., Deinsdorfia insperata n. sp. and Zelceina podlesi censis n. sp. are described from the Lower Pliocene locality Podlesice. D. hibbardi (Sulimski 1962) was found in 5 fossil localities which embrace the period from the Lower Pliocene to the Pliocene-Pleistocene boundary (MN15-MN17/Q1): Węże 1, Rębielice Królewskie 1A and 2, Kielniki 3B and Kadzielnia. The occurrence of D. cf. kordosi Reumer, 1984 was stated in 2 fossil localities — Węże 1 and Rębielice Królewskie 1A, and th a t of Z. soriculoides (Sulimski, 1959) in 3 localities — Węże 1, Rębielice Królewskie 1A and 2. A discussion of the systematic position of above-mentioned forms, all belonging to the tribe Soricini, their measurements and illustrations are also given.
