Eocene Bryozoa from Hungary

From 1992 to 1996 the authors spent many weeks in the field in Hungary, Slovakia and Italy to find localities with Eocene sediments containing Bryozoa. The investigations of the Hungarian Eocene yielded an exceptionally rich collection of Bryozoa, which seems to be the richest association from the Eocene in the Alpine-Carpathian region. The preparation of samples, determination and description of species are presented in this study. The first part describes the localities examined, provides a historical background to the area and deals with the comparison and palaeoecology of Bryozoans. The second part providing detailed descriptions of the species found in systematic order.