Also known as Canadian amber
Where: Alberta, Canada (49.8° N, 111.7° W: paleocoordinates 57.2° N, 76.9° W)
• coordinate estimated from map
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Taber coal Member (Foremost Formation), Middle Campanian (83.5 - 70.6 Ma)
• Foremost Formation is likely middle Campanian in age, see Fowler et al. 2017 supplementary data for more details on age constraints of the Foremost Formation.
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: terrestrial; amber
Size class: mesofossils
Preservation: original chitin, amber
Collected by J.F. McAlpine, Daze, Cooper in 1974
• Specimens sometime given CAS numbers, sometimes CNC numbers, but all are deposited in the Canadian National Collection.
Primary reference: A. G. Ponomarenko. 1981. New Dryinidae (Hymenoptera) from the late Cretaceous of the Taymyr and Canada. Paleontological Journal 15(1):115-120 [M. Clapham/J. Karr/J. Karr]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 122384: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 23.12.2011, edited by Jered Karr
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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Canaphis albertensis n. gen. n. sp.7
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Aphidinius constrictus n. gen. n. sp.7
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Goerania petiolata n. gen. n. sp.8
Goerania petiolata n. gen. n. sp.8 Liu and Engel 2007 wasp Number not given, but only other Cynipoid listed in Skidmore (1999) is CAS 1135
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Canapone dentata n. gen. n. sp.4
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"Avodryinus canadensis n. gen. n. sp." = Dryinus canadensis
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Ahstemiam cellula n. gen. n. sp.11
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Heleageron arenatus n. gen. n. sp.1, Adelohelea glabra n. gen.1, "Protoculicoides ciliatus n. sp." = Atriculicoides ciliatus2, Atriculicoides globosus1, Leptoconops (Leptoconops) primaevus1, Culicoides tyrrelli1, Culicoides obuncus1, Culicoides filipalpis1, Culicoides canadensis1, Palaeobrachypogon vetus n. sp.1, Palaeobrachypogon remmi n. sp.1
"Protoculicoides ciliatus n. sp." = Atriculicoides ciliatus2 Borkent 2012 biting midge CAS 1015, 1231
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Cretomiastor ferejunctus n. gen. n. sp.5
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Collembola | |
Oncobrya decepta n. gen. n. sp.3
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