Shar-Tolgoy (PIN collection 4271) (Cretaceous of Mongolia)

Where: Mongolia (46.1° N, 100.7° E: paleocoordinates 47.0° N, 100.4° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

When: Shar-Tolgoy Formation (Bon-Tsagaan Group), Aptian (125.0 - 113.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: lacustrine; argillaceous, silty marl

Size class: mesofossils

Preservation: mold/impression

Reposited in the PIN

Primary reference: A. V. Alexeev. 2008. New Jewel Beetles (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) and Similar Beetles from the Cretaceous and Early Paleogene of Asia. Paleontological Journal 42:53-59 [M. Clapham/J. Karr]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 103273: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Jered Karr on 25.01.2011, edited by Matthew Clapham

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Insecta
 Coleoptera -
Cretofalselaterium baiankhongoricum n. gen. n. sp.
Cretofalselaterium baiankhongoricum n. gen. n. sp. Alexeev 2008 beetle
 Coleoptera - Pleocomidae
Cretocoma tologoica n. gen. n. sp.6, Archescarabaeus mesozoicus n. gen. n. sp.10
Cretocoma tologoica n. gen. n. sp.6 Nikolajev 2002 rain beetle
PIN 4271/217
Archescarabaeus mesozoicus n. gen. n. sp.10 Nikolajev 2010 rain beetle
PIN 4271/222 (said to come from Baissa, but collection number is inconsistent)
 Coleoptera - Trogidae
Paratrox medvedevi n. gen. n. sp.9, Cretomorgus ikhbogdensis n. gen. n. sp.8
Paratrox medvedevi n. gen. n. sp.9 Nikolajev 2009 hide beetle
PIN 4271/210
Cretomorgus ikhbogdensis n. gen. n. sp.8 Nikolajev 2007 hide beetle
PIN 4271/211
 Coleoptera -
Holcorobeus atrosulcatus7
Holcorobeus atrosulcatus7 Nikolajev 1992 scarab beetle
PIN 4271/220
 Coleoptera - Brentidae
Mongolocar orcinus n. gen. n. sp.4, Palaeocar princeps n. gen. n. sp.4
Mongolocar orcinus n. gen. n. sp.4 Gratshev and Legalov 2011 weevil
PIN 4271/289 (4271/288, 290 in Legalov 2015)
Palaeocar princeps n. gen. n. sp.4 Gratshev and Legalov 2011 weevil
PIN 4271/287 (4271/286, 291 in Legalov 2015)
 Coleoptera - Eulichadidae
Lasiosyne punctata n. sp.14
Lasiosyne punctata n. sp.14 Yan 2012 forest stream beetle
PIN 4271/259
 Coleoptera - Eucnemidae
Cretopoena gratshevi n. gen. n. sp.
Cretopoena gratshevi n. gen. n. sp. Alexeev 2008 false click beetle
 Coleoptera - Buprestidae
Metabuprestium ichbogdoense n. sp.2, Metabuprestium shartologoiense n. sp.1, Metabuprestium dundulense1
Metabuprestium ichbogdoense n. sp.2 Alexeev 2009 jewel beetle
PIN 4271/242
Metabuprestium shartologoiense n. sp.1 Alexeev 1995 jewel beetle
PIN 4271/243
Metabuprestium dundulense1 Alexeev 1995 jewel beetle
PIN 4271/239
 Coleoptera -
Priacma oculata n. sp.13
Priacma oculata n. sp.13 Ponomarenko 1997 beetle
PIN 4271/182 (outcrop 381, bed 1)
 Coleoptera - Ommatidae
"Tetraphalerus longicollis" = Omma longicolle13
"Tetraphalerus longicollis" = Omma longicolle13 Ponomarenko 1997 beetle
PIN 4271/176, 179 (outcrop 368, bed 5)
 Coleoptera -
"Notocupes dundulaensis" = Brachilatus dundulaensis12, Notocupes elegans12, Priacma longicapitis n. sp.13
"Notocupes dundulaensis" = Brachilatus dundulaensis12 Ponomarenko 1994 beetle
PIN 4271/185 (outcrop 382/5), 168 (outcrop 368/4)
Notocupes elegans12 Ponomarenko 1994 beetle
PIN 4271/167 (outcrop 368/4), 187 (outcrop 382/5), 170 (outcrop 368/4), 178 (outcrop 368/5)
Priacma longicapitis n. sp.13 Ponomarenko 1997 beetle
PIN 4271/186 (outcrop 382, bed 5), 175 (outcrop 368, bed 5)
 Coleoptera - Carabidae
Antemnacrassa albomaculata n. sp.7
Antemnacrassa albomaculata n. sp.7 Nikolajev 2004 ground beetle
PIN 4271/212
 Blattaria - Caloblattinidae
Nuurcala coloris n. sp.5
Nuurcala coloris n. sp.5 Kováčová 2022 cockroach
PIN 4271/9, 15
 Blattodea - Mastotermitidae
"Valditermes acutipennis n. sp." = Khanitermes acutipennis11
"Valditermes acutipennis n. sp." = Khanitermes acutipennis11 Ponomarenko 1988 termite
PIN 4271/1
 Alienoptera - Umenocoleidae
Vitisma okata n. sp.5
Vitisma okata n. sp.5 Kováčová 2022 winged insect
PIN 4271/22
 Diptera - Mycetophilidae
Prospeolepta brevicubita n. sp.3
Prospeolepta brevicubita n. sp.3 Blagoderov 2000 fungus gnat
PIN 4271/1481, 1482
1Alexeev 1995; 2Alexeev 2009; 3Blagoderov 2000; 4Gratshev and Legalov 2011; 5Kováčová 2022; 6Nikolajev 2002; 7Nikolajev 2004; 8Nikolajev 2007; 9Nikolajev 2009; 10Nikolajev 2010; 11Ponomarenko 1988; 12Ponomarenko 1994; 13Ponomarenko 1997; 14Yan 2012