NEW RECORDS OF PARASCALOPS, NEUROTRICHUS AND CONDYLURA (TALPINAE, INSECTIVORA) FROM THE PLIOCENE OF POLAND

Four humeri, two from the locality of Podlesice (early Pliocene, early Ruscinian MN 14) and two from Weze 1 A (Pliocene, Ruscinian MN 15) ar e the basis for description of a new species of Parascalops fossilis s p. n. In Weze 2 (Pliocene, Ruscinian-Villanyian MN 15/16) one M1 and o ne humerus of Neurotrichus minor sp. n. was found. Many remains of Con dylura kowalskii Skoczen, 1976, come from the same locality as well. A single humerus of Neurotrichus polonicus Skoczen, 1980, has been foun d in Kielniki 3 B (late Villanyian MN 17). All the above mentioned Tal pidae species belong to the recent North American endemic genera and a ppeared as single species exclusively. The problem of probable migrati on or development of convergent lines is discussed.