Where: Gansu, China (37.9° N, 102.6° E: paleocoordinates 38.4° N, 102.7° E)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
When: Xiagou Formation, Late/Upper Aptian (122.5 - 112.0 Ma)
• Formation is Late Aptian, based on radiometric constraints of 120.3 Ma near the base, 115.5 Ma in the middle part, and 112.4 Ma in the base of the overlying Zhonggou Formation (Zheng et al., 2021).
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: lacustrine - large; shale
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: adpression
Reposited in the NIGPAS
Primary reference: P. Vršanský. 2003. Umenocoleoidea - an amazing lineage of aberrant insects (Insecta, Blattaria). AMBA Projekty 7(1):1-32 [M. Clapham/J. Karr/M. Clapham]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 138919: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Jered Karr on 02.02.2013
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Insecta | |
Blattapterix gansu n. gen. n. sp.
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