List of Erinaceidae and Dimylidae from the Late Miocene of Slovakia

<p><span>The families Erinaceidae</span><span> and Dimylidae are represented in the Late Miocene localities of Slovakia (Borský Svätý Jur, Krásno, Pezinok, Šalgovce, Studienka, Triblavina) by at least six hedgehog species ("<em>Schizogalerix</em>" <em>voesendorfensis</em>, <em>Schizogalerix</em> cf. <em>moedlingensis</em>, <em>Lantanotherium</em> <em>sanmigueli</em>, <em>Atelerix</em> cf. <em>depereti</em>, <em>Atelerix</em> aff. <em>depereti</em>, cf. <em>Postpalerinaceus</em> sp., Erinaceinae gen. and sp. indet.) and two dimylid species (<em>Plesiodimylus</em> <em>chantrei</em>, <em>Metacordylodon</em> aff. <em>schlosseri</em>). The material of <em>Lantanotherium</em> <em>sanmigueli</em> from the western Carpathians is investigated, revealing a broad variability in all samples. Additionally, deciduous premolars of <em>Lantanotherium</em> are described for the first time. Erinaceid species are frequent in the Vallesian but their abundance strongly declines afterwards. As an exception, <em>Schizogalerix</em> reentered the Danube and Vienna basins during MN11, likely from eastern Europe. Erinaceinae displays a low diversity during the Late Miocene of central Europe, which tends to support a pan-European diversity phenomenon. The humidity-dependent Dimylidae species are abundant during the late Vallesian. Rare finds of Plesiodimylus confirm the survival of this family into early MN11 in the Pannonian region. </span></p>