GEOLOGIJA 48/1, 19–21, Ljubljana 2005
Popravek vrstnega imena terciarnega sesalca iz Motnika v
Sloveniji
Correction of the species name of Tertiary mammal from Motnik in Slovenia
Vasja MIKU@
Katedra za geologijo in paleontologijo,
Naravoslovnotehni{ka fakulteta, Univerza v Ljubljani,
A{ker~eva 2, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenija
vasja.mikuz@ff.uni-lj.si
Klju~ne besede: sesalci, Anthracohyus slovenicus, terciar, Motnik, Slovenija Key words: mammals, Anthracohyus slovenicus, Tertiary, Motnik, Slovenia
Kratka vsebina
V prispevku je obravnavano napa~no poimenovanje vrstnega imena za terciarnega sesalca iz Motnika, ki ga je Heissig (1990) pred 15. leti napa~no poimenoval po Slavoniji Anthracohyus slavonicus, namesto pravilno po Sloveniji Anthracohyus slovenicus.
Abstract
In the paper the erroneous attribution of species name for a Tertiary mammal from Motnik is discussed. Heissig (1990) 15 year ago incorrectly named it after Slavonia Ant-hracohyus slavonicus, instead of correctly after Slovenia Anthracohyus slovenicus.
Uvod
@e nekaj ~asa zbiramo podatke o najdbah vreten~arjev iz terciarnih skladov Slovenije, {e posebno pa nas zanimajo ostanki sesalcev. Med pregledano literaturo smo naleteli na prispevek Heissig-a (1990), ki je iz Mot-nika opisal novo vrsto sesalca in na delo Jurkov{ka in Kolar-Jurkov{kove (1994), v katerem predstavljata temeljit pregled o vseh najdbah fosilnih ‘elv v Sloveniji, med vrsticami pa tudi opozarjata na napake pri poimenovanjih vrst in na odtujevanje naravne dedi{~ine iz na{e domovine.
Problematika in popravek
Prebrali smo prispevek spo{tovanega gospoda prof. dr. Kurta Heissig-a z naslovom »Ein Oberkiefer von Anthracohyus (Mammalia, ? Artiodactyla) aus dem Eozän Jugoslawiens«, ki ga je objavil v reviji »Mitt. Bayer. Staatsslg. Paläont. hist. Geol.« v Münchnu leta 1990. V navedenem ~lanku je K. Heissig opisal novo vrsto sesalca iz Motnika v Sloveniji, ki jo je poimenoval Ant-hracohyus slavonicus n. sp. (slika 1).
Pri obrazlo‘itvi in izvoru vrstnega imena Heissig (1990, 58) pi{e: »Derivatio nomi-
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nis: Slawonien = älterer Name für Slowenien«. Ime »Slawonien« nikoli ni bilo staro ime za Slovenijo, temve~ je staro in {e vedno veljavno ime za pokrajino Slavonijo, ki je v vzhodnem delu Hrva{ke. Od znanstvenika, ki postavlja nova vrstna imena in jih poimenuje po dolo~eni dr‘avi ali njeni pokrajini, bi pri~akovali, da se bo pred tem posvetoval z nekom iz dr‘ave od koder izvirajo fosilni ostanki. ^e bi to napravil, do tak{nih nedopustnih zmot ali napak, ne bi nikoli pri{lo.
O zgoraj omenjeni najdbi in odkupu fosilnega ostanka iz Motnika ter napa~nem poimenovanju vrste po Slavoniji namesto po Sloveniji, sta prva opozorila Jurkov{ek & Kolar-Jurkov{ek  (1994, 83).
Ker je od takrat minilo 11 let, od objave nove vrste iz Motnika pa 15 let in popravka v isti bavarski reviji nismo zasledili, je prav, da se ta napaka enkrat popravi. Zato popravljamo zavajajo~e vrstno ime in predlagamo za opisane fosilne zobe iz Motnika (slika 1) novo korigirano in ustrezno vrstno ime »slovenicus« torej Anthracohyus slovenicus nom. emend.
Gospodu dr. Kurtu Heissig-u smo sicer zelo hvale‘ni, da je ugotovil novo obliko fosilnega sesalca na obmo~ju na{e dr‘ave. Prav tako smo zadovoljni, da je za vrsto Meninat-herium telleri Abel iz Motnika ugotovil, da pripada drugemu rodu in sicer rodu Proh-yracodon, ki je iz dru‘ine Hyracodontidae in ne pripada dru‘ini Rhinocerotidae.
Slika 1. Zobje iz zgornje ~eljustnice vrste Anthracohyus slovenicus iz Motnika v Sloveniji. Slika povzeta po H e i s s i g -u (1990, 59, Abb. 1), x 1,3
Figure 1. The teeth from upper jaw of species Anthracohyus slovenicus from Motnik in Slovenia. The picture resumed after H e i s s i g (1990, 59, Abb. 1), x 1,3
Correction of the species name of
Tertiary mammal from Motnik in
Slovenia
Introduction
For a longer time we have been collecting data on vertebrate finds from Tertiary beds in Slovenia with special attention to mammal remains. Within the examined literature we came across a contribution by Heissig (1990) who described a new mammal species from Motnik, and Jurkov{ek & Kolar-Jurkov{ek (1994) work providing a thorough review of fossil tortoise finds in Slovenia. The last authors between the lines also called attention to errors in attributing names to species, and to alienation of natural heritage from our country.
Problem and correction
We read the contribution of honorable colleague prof. dr. Kurt Heissig entitled »Ein Oberkiefer von Anthracohyus (Mammalia, ? Artiodactyla) aus dem Eozän Jugo-slawiens«(»An upper jaw of Anthracohyus (Mammalia, ? Artiodactyla) from the Eocene of Yugoslavia«) published in the journal »Mitt. Bayer. Staatsslg. Paläont. hist. Geol.« in Munich in 1990. In the cited paper K. Heissig described a new mammal species from Motnik in Slovenia which he named Anthracohyus slavonicus n. sp. (figure 1).
In explanation on origin of the species name Heissig (1990, 58) wrote: »Derivatio nominis: Slawonien = älterer Name für Slo-
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wenien (Slavonia = older name for Slove-nia)«. The name »Slawonien« never was an old name for Slovenia, but an old and still valid name for the historic province of Sla-vonia which is situated in the eastern part of Croatia. We would expect from a scientist who appoints new specific names, and derives them after certain country or its province, to consult in advance someone from the country of origin of the fossil remains. By acting in this way, such inadmissible errors would not happen.
The mentioned find, the purchase of the fossil specimen from Motnik and incorrect naming of species after Slavonia instead of Slovenia were first considered by Jurkov-{ek & Kolar-Jurkov{ek (1994, 83).
As since then 11 years passed, and 15 years since the publication of new species from Motnik, and no correction in the Bavarian journal appeared, it is time that this error becomes finally corrected. We therefore correct the misleading specific name and propose for the described fossil teeth from Motnik (figure 1) the new corrected, and appropriate
species name »slovenicus«, consequently Ant-hracohyus slovenicus nom. emend.
We are very grateful to Dr. Kurt Heissig for determining a new form of fossil mammal in an area of our country. We also appreciate his establishing an other affiliation of the species Meninatherium telleri Abel from Motnik, namely to genus Prohyraco-don, that belongs to family Hyracodontidae, and not to family Rhinocerotidae.
Zahvala
Za prevode v angle{~ino se zahvaljujem prof. dr. Simonu Pircu.
Literatura – Reference
H e i s s i g , K. 1990: Ein Oberkiefer von Ant-hracohyus (Mammalia, ? Artiodactyla) aus dem Eozän Jugoslawiens. – Mitt. Bayer. Staatsslg. Paläont. hist. Geol., 30, 57-64. München.
Jurkov{ek, B. & Kolar-Jurkov{ek T. 1994: Fosilne ‘elve v Sloveniji (Fossil turtles in Slovenia). – Geologija (1993), 36, 75-93, Ljubljana.