Grassy Lake, Medicine Hat (CNC June 1974 collection) (Cretaceous of Canada)

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

Insecta
 Hemiptera -
Canaphis albertensis n. gen. n. sp.7
Canaphis albertensis n. gen. n. sp.7 Heie 2006 aphid
CAS 1180
 Hemiptera - Mesozoicaphididae
Mesozoicaphis canadensis7 Heie 1992 aphid
CAS 1146b, 1186 (3 specimens)
 Hemiptera - Palaeoaphididae
Longiradius foottitti7 Heie 2006 aphid
CAS 976
 Hemiptera -
Aphidinius constrictus n. gen. n. sp.7
Aphidinius constrictus n. gen. n. sp.7 Heie 2006 aphid
CAS 1146
 Hymenoptera - Liopteridae
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
 Hymenoptera - Serphitidae
Serphites bruesi9 McKellar and Engel 2011 wasp
CAS 983,1137
Serphites paradoxus9 Brues 1937 wasp
CAS 935
Jubaserphites ethani n. gen. n. sp.9 McKellar and Engel 2011 wasp
CAS 968
 Hymenoptera - Formicidae
Canapone dentata n. gen. n. sp.4
Canapone dentata n. gen. n. sp.4 Dlussky 1999 ant
CAS 1156
 Hymenoptera - Dryinidae
"Avodryinus canadensis n. gen. n. sp." = Dryinus canadensis
"Avodryinus canadensis n. gen. n. sp." = Dryinus canadensis Ponomarenko 1981 wasp
CAS 1130
 Hymenoptera - Maimetshidae
Ahstemiam cellula n. gen. n. sp.11
Ahstemiam cellula n. gen. n. sp.11 McKellar and Engel 2011 wasp
CAS 1038
 Neuroptera - Berothidae
Berothidae indet.10 Handlirsch 1906 beaded lacewing
CAS 1096 (egg and larva)
 Diptera - Ceratopogonidae
Heleageron arenatus n. gen. n. sp.1 Borkent 1995 biting midge
CAS 985, 1040a (2 specimens), 1040b
Adelohelea glabra n. gen.1 Borkent 1995 biting midge
CAS 1089
"Protoculicoides ciliatus n. sp." = Atriculicoides ciliatus2 Borkent 2012 biting midge
CAS 1015, 1231
Atriculicoides globosus1 Boesel 1937 biting midge
CAS 947a, 1059
Leptoconops (Leptoconops) primaevus1 Borkent 1995 biting midge
CAS 929 (2 specimens)
Culicoides tyrrelli1 Boesel 1937 biting midge
CAS 944
Culicoides obuncus1 Borkent 1995 biting midge
CAS 1019
Culicoides filipalpis1 Remm 1976 biting midge
CAS 948, 986, 1015
Culicoides canadensis1 Boesel 1937 biting midge
CAS 1027, 1154
Palaeobrachypogon vetus n. sp.1 Borkent 1995 biting midge
CAS 1198
Palaeobrachypogon remmi n. sp.1 Borkent 1995 biting midge
CAS 947b
 Diptera - Atelestidae
Nemedromia telescopica n. sp.6 Grimaldi and Cumming 1999 fly
CAS 920
Nemedromia campania n. gen. n. sp.6 Grimaldi and Cumming 1999 fly
CAS 1091A
 Diptera - Cecidomyiidae
Cretomiastor ferejunctus n. gen. n. sp.5
Cretomiastor ferejunctus n. gen. n. sp.5 Gagné 1977 gall midge
CAS 1163b,c
Collembola
 Entomobryomorpha - Oncobryidae
Oncobrya decepta n. gen. n. sp.3
Oncobrya decepta n. gen. n. sp.3 Christiansen and Pike 2002 springtail
CAS 1094
 Entomobryomorpha - Isotomidae
Protoisotoma sp.3 Christiansen and Pike 2002 springtail
CAS 1234