Where: West Virginia (38.1° N, 82.1° W: paleocoordinates 10.0° S, 21.2° W)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Westphalian (318.7 - 307.5 Ma)
• Mittleres Obercarbon
Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithified lithology not reported
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: mold/impression
Reposited in the USNM
Primary reference: A. Handlirsch. 1906. Revision of American Paleozoic insects. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 29(1441):661-820 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 123988: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 05.02.2012, edited by Jered Karr
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Insecta | |
"Palaeodictyopteron" virginianum n. sp. Handlirsch 1906 winged insect |