Where: Niedersachsen, Germany (51.8° N, 10.1° E: paleocoordinates 51.9° N, 9.8° E)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Piacenzian (3.6 - 2.6 Ma)
• MN16/17 land mammal ages
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: pond; lithified marl
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: mold/impression, adpression
Collection methods: Repository: Geologisch-Paläontologischen Institute, Universität Göttingen. Includes material collected by Straus (52-30), Jordan (583), Schmidt (598), and Gersdorf (599).
Primary reference: K. Kernbach. 1967. Über die bisher im Pliozän von Willershausen gefundenen Schmetterlings und Raupenreste. Bericht der Naturhistorischen Gesellschaft zu Hannover 111:103-106 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 109196: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 13.05.2011, edited by Evangelos Vlachos
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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Chelydra strausi n. sp.20
Chelydra strausi n. sp.20 Schmidt 1966 turtle GPIG/GZG W05873a (holotype), near-complete juvenile specimen
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Brachyptera schmidti n. sp.9
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Ulmeriella willershausensis n. sp.27 Weidner 1967 termite GZG 14181 (579-1), 16240 (579-2), 15582 (579-3), 16292 (579-4)
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Reticulitermes pliozaenicus n. sp.29
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Orthoptera indet.17 Olivier 1789 grasshopper GZG 52-12372 (583-25, Pentatomidae indet. in Jordan 1967), 52-14659 (583-42, Heteroptera indet in Jordan 1967)
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Sphingonotus sp.6 Fieber 1852 band-winged grasshopper GZG 2068 (584-6), 8201 (584-7), 9176 (584-8), 9540 (584-9), 12340 (584-10), 12622 (584-11)
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"Zaraea sp." = Abia24
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Formicidae indet.24, Formicinae indet.24, Camponotites silvestris n. gen. n. sp.24, Camponotini indet.24, Camponotus sp.24, Myrmicinae indet.24
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Ichneumoninae indet.24, Ichneumoninites sulfatorius n. gen. n. sp.24, Pimplites praeparatus n. gen. n. sp.24, "Lissonotinae indet." = Atrophini24
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Sialis strausi n. sp.9
Sialis strausi n. sp.9 Illies 1967 alderfly GZG 11522 (594-1), 10326 (594-2), 16235 (594-3), 8144 (594-4), 16152 (594-5)
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Hypochrysa hercyniensis n. sp.19
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Coleoptera indet.3 Linnaeus 1758 beetle GZG 11733 (599-36), 8728 (599-39); 21 additional specimens in Gersdorf 1971; 20 in Gersdorf 1976; 12011 (583-270, Pentatomidae in Jordan 1967), 14048 (583-38, Heteroptera in Jordan), 13834 (583-40, Heteroptera in Jordan)
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Harpalinae indet.3, Lebia sp.3, Calosoma maderae5, Calosoma sycophanta3, Calosoma inquisitor3, "Brachynus sp." = Brachinus5
Calosoma sycophanta3 Linnaeus 1758 forest caterpillar hunter GZG 15146 (599-1); 22477 (52-30.152) in Gersdorf, 1976
Calosoma inquisitor3 Linnaeus 1758 ground beetle GZG 2064a (599-2); 23965 (52-30.163) in Gersdorf, 1976
"Brachynus sp." = Brachinus5 Weber 1801 ground beetle GZG 14048 (583-38) ("indet Wanze" in Jordan, 1967)
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Cerambycidae indet.21, Monochamoides willershausensis n. gen. n. sp.21, Lepturinae indet.21, Lamiinae indet.21, Saperdini indet.21, ? Saperda sp.5, "Saperdopsis robusta n. gen. n. sp." = Saperda robusta21, "Acanthocinus schmidti n. sp." = Acanthocinus schmidti21, "Pseudonepa bitarsalis n. gen. n. sp." = Acanthocinus schmidti11, "Dorcadionini indet." = Lamiini21, Prioninae indet.21, Cerambycinae indet.21, Xylotrechus sp.16
Cerambycidae indet.21 Latreille 1802 longhorned beetle GZG 598-1; 599-57 in Gersdorf 1969; 11711 (599-64) in Gersdorf 1971; 6 additional in Gersdorf 1976
Lepturinae indet.21 Latreille 1802 longhorned beetle GZG 9177 (598-7), 598-8, GZG 20700 (52-30.137) in Gersdorf 1976
Lamiinae indet.21 Latreille 1825 longhorned beetle GZG 15646 (598-12); GZG 21442 (52-30.134) in Gersdorf 1976
"Saperdopsis robusta n. gen. n. sp." = Saperda robusta21 Schmidt 1967 longhorned beetle GZG 12524 (598-13)
"Acanthocinus schmidti n. sp." = Acanthocinus schmidti21 Schmidt 1967 longhorned beetle GZG 10437 (598-10), 12836 (598-11)
"Pseudonepa bitarsalis n. gen. n. sp." = Acanthocinus schmidti11 Schmidt 1967 longhorned beetle GZG 13549 (583-37)
Cerambycinae indet.21 Latreille 1802 longhorned beetle GZG 11156 (598-2), 2062 (598-5), 2063 (598-6)
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Chrysomelidae indet.3 Latreille 1802 leaf beetle GZG 13631 (Saperdopsis robusta in Schmidt, 1967), 12839
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Curculionidae indet.4 Latreille 1802 snout beetle GZG 14285 (599-30), 17917 (599-63); 20933 (52-30.138), 52-30.007 in Gersdorf 1976
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Coccinellidae indet.3, Coccinellinae indet.3, Chilocorini indet.3, Coccinellini indet.3, Harmonia sp.3, Halyzia sp.3
Coccinellidae indet.3 Latreille 1807 ladybird beetle GZG 2039 (599-18) 2066 (599-20), 15696 (599-21)
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Buprestidae indet.3 Leach 1815 jewel beetle GZG 13577 (599-10), 13464 (599-58); 599-68 in Gersdorf, 1971; 52-30.158 in Gersdorf, 1976
Buprestini indet.5 Leach 1815 jewel beetle GZG 221182 (52-30.133); 583-9 (Acanthosomatidae indet. in Jordan, 1967)
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Cantharidae indet.4 Imhoff 1856 soldier beetle GZG 12840 Mundlos (599-37), 9178 (599-; 22203 (52-30.153) in Gersdorf, 197635)
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Elateridae indet.3 Leach 1815 click beetle GZG 12841 coll. Mundlos (599-9); 23487 (52-30.165) in Gersdorf, 1976
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Staphylinidae indet.4, Micropeplus macrofulvus n. sp.5, Necrophorus pliozaenicus n. sp.3, ? Staphylininae indet.3, Oxytelini indet.10, "Pliosyntomium schmidti n. gen. n. sp." = Paederus schmidti14, Pliosilpha strausi n. gen. n. sp.3, "Xylodrepa sexcarinata" = Dendroxena sexcarinata3, Tachinus sp.10, ? Aleocharinae indet.10
"Xylodrepa sexcarinata" = Dendroxena sexcarinata3 Motschulsky 1861 rove beetle ssp. pliocaenica; GZG 14202 (599-7)
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Cupes praeglacialis n. sp.5
Cupes praeglacialis n. sp.5 Gersdorf 1976 reticulated beetle GZG 19924 (52-30.130), 18289 (52.30-131)
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Eriocranites hercynicus n. gen. n. sp.
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Geometridites jordani n. sp., Geometridites repens n. gen. n. sp.
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Cerurites wagneri n. gen. n. sp.
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Noctuites gersdorfi n. sp.
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Stigmellites pliotityrellus n. sp., Stigmellites heringi n. gen. n. sp.
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Sphingidites weidneri n. gen. n. sp., Gallerites keleri n. gen. n. sp.
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Heteroptera indet.11 Latreille 1810 true bug GZG 8129 (583-16), 13570 (583-39), 14767 (583-41), 11729 (583-43); in Popov 2007: 18037, 18264
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"Macrocranum pliozani n. gen. n. sp." = Macrocranum pliozaeni11 Jordan 1967 milkweed bug GZG 12639 (583-33)
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Tesseratomoides maximus n. gen. n. sp.11
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Ovalocoris parva n. gen. n. sp.11
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Suspectocoris grandis n. gen. n. sp.11, Pseudopalomena incerta n. gen. n. sp.11, "Pentatomoides dubius n. sp." = Rhomboidea dubia11, Rhomboidea macroptera n. gen. n. sp.11, Halynoides brunneus n. gen. n. sp.11, "Pentatomoides incertus n. sp." = Carpocoroides incertus11, "Carpocoroides latus n. sp." = Carpocoroides latus11, "Carpocoroides punctatus n. sp." = Carpocoroides latus11, "Pentatomoides atratus n. sp." = Pentatomoides atratus11, "Pentatomoides atratus" = Pentatomoides atratus17, "Apodiphus robustus n. sp." = Pentatomoides atratus11, "Pentatomoides echinodes n. sp." = Pentatomoides atratus11
Suspectocoris grandis n. gen. n. sp.11 Jordan 1967 stink bug GZG 4214 (583-3) (9164 (583-30) is counterpart)
"Carpocoroides latus n. sp." = Carpocoroides latus11 Jordan 1967 stink bug GZG 8531 (583-17), 3989 (583-14), 2991 (583-8); 54/7 (583-5, Pentatomidae in Jordan 1967), 12098, 30701
"Pentatomoides atratus n. sp." = Pentatomoides atratus11 Jordan 1967 stink bug GZG 12627 (583-22); in Popov 2007: GZG 52-30701
"Pentatomoides atratus" = Pentatomoides atratus17 Jordan 1967 stink bug GZG 13673 (583-28), 10496 (583-18), 10578 (583-26)
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"Nabis strausi n. sp." = Willershausenia strausi12
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"Cydnopsis affinis n. sp." = Aphelocheirus (Aphelocheirus) affinis11, "Atoposita angulosa n. gen. n. sp." = Aphelocheirus (Aphelocheirus) affinis11, "Cydnopsis ventralis n. sp." = Aphelocheirus (Aphelocheirus) affinis11, "Coreoidus latus n. gen. n. sp." = Aphelocheirus (Aphelocheirus) affinis11
"Cydnopsis affinis n. sp." = Aphelocheirus (Aphelocheirus) affinis11 Jordan 1967 true bug GZG 3449 (583-13), 60/23 (583-7); in Popov 2007: 10636, 12669
"Atoposita angulosa n. gen. n. sp." = Aphelocheirus (Aphelocheirus) affinis11 Jordan 1967 true bug GZG 12037 (583-35
"Cydnopsis ventralis n. sp." = Aphelocheirus (Aphelocheirus) affinis11 Jordan 1967 true bug GZG 3986 (583-6), 2830 (583-12)
"Coreoidus latus n. gen. n. sp." = Aphelocheirus (Aphelocheirus) affinis11 Jordan 1967 true bug GZG 2594 (583-11), 5982 (583-15), 12626 (583-31)
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Pachymerus nigropedis n. sp.11
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Cicadidae indet.26, Cicada aff. orni15, Cicada aff. lodosi15, Tibicina sp.15, Tibicina aff. haematodes15, Tibicina lata n. sp.15, Tibicina boulardi n. sp.15
Cicadidae indet.26 Latreille 1802 cicada GZG 11005 (593-10); 15113, 15114, 15826, 18044 40308, 40310 in Moulds et al. (2023)
Tibicina aff. haematodes15 Scopoli 1763 cicada GZG 11684 (593-1), 12351 (593-2), 11030 (593-3), 13308 (593-4), 11666 (593-5), 11178 (593-6), 13689 (593-7), 593-11, 3987 (593-12), 5144 (593-13)
Tibicina lata n. sp.15 Moulds et al. 2023 cicada GZG.W.14592; 11666 (Tibicina haematodes in Wagner, 1967), 13308 (Tibicina haematodes in Wagner, 1967), 16688, 23091
Tibicina boulardi n. sp.15 Moulds et al. 2023 cicada GZG.W.17632; 8816, 9132, 11178 (Tibicina haematodes in Wagner, 1967), 13689 (Tibicina haematodes in Wagner, 1967), 15412, 16175, 16879, 17330, 61908
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Gomphidae indet.22 Rambur 1842 clubtail dragonfly GZG 10567 (600-3), 13622 (600-4),14273 (600-5), 13621 (600-6), 15242 (600-7), 13200 (600-8), 10565 (600-9)
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"Aeschnidae indet." = Aeshnidae22
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Sciara strausi n. sp.13 Kohring and Schlüter 1993 dark-winged fungus gnat GZG 16965, 16506, 16537, 16815, 17408, 17498, 17498a, 21339a, 21749
Sciara willershausensis n. sp.13 Kohring and Schlüter 1993 dark-winged fungus gnat GZG 20439, 17499a, 17511a
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Bibio sp.2, Bibio soldatus n. sp.2, Bibio vixdus n. sp.2, Bibio enormus n. sp.2, Bibio constringtus n. sp.2, Bibio tenuis n. sp.2, Bibio tripus n. sp.2, Bibio similis n. sp.2, Bibio latiantennatus n. sp.2, Bibio contererus n. sp.2, Bibio cruciformis n. sp.2, Bibio praecidus n. sp.2, Bibio albangulus n. sp.2, Bibio acaptus n. sp.2, Bibio carnificus n. sp.2, Bibio dormitus n. sp.2, Bibio anasiformis n. sp.2, Bibio nebulosus n. sp.2, Bibio mancus n. sp.2, Bibio deflectus n. sp.2, Bibio medioalbus n. sp.2, Bibio discerptus n. sp.2, Dilophus magnus n. sp.2, Plecia sp.2
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Pseudophrisson primus n. gen. n. sp.2
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"? Oxyna pluvia n. sp." = Toxoneura pluvia2
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? Diploneura maxima n. sp.2
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Philodromidites hercynicus n. gen. n. sp.25
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Segestriites cromei n. gen. n. sp.25
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