Where: Denmark (56.9° N, 8.9° E: paleocoordinates 52.4° N, 5.6° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Fur Formation, Ypresian (56.0 - 47.8 Ma)
• Fossils found between layers +25 & +30
•Earliest Early Eocene "An Early Eocene age of 54.04 ± 0.14 Ma has been determined for layer +19 and 54.52 ± 0.05 Ma for layer −17 by the Ar40–Ar39 method (Chambers et al. 2003).
Environment/lithology: offshore ramp; lithified diatomite and volcaniclastic
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: adpression
Primary reference: S. Andersen. 2001. Silky lacewings (Neuroptera: Psychopsidae) from the Eocene-Paleocene transition of Denmark with a review of the fossil record and comments on phylogeny and zoogeography. Insect Systematics & Evolution 32:419-438 [M. Clapham/J. Karr/M. Clapham]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 113029: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Jered Karr on 19.07.2011, edited by Matthew Clapham
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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"Gomphaeschna paleocenica n. sp." = Plesigomphaeschnaoides paleocenica4
"Gomphaeschna paleocenica n. sp." = Plesigomphaeschnaoides paleocenica4 Madsen and Nel 1997 true dragonfly NR 2 coll. Madsen
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? Theronia nigriscutum n. sp.3
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Mesypochrysa nielseni n. sp.5
Mesypochrysa nielseni n. sp.5 Makarkin and Perkovsky 2023 green lacewing MGUH 34285 (Nielsen GM 2023.55)
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Palaeopsychops abruptus, Palaeopsychops quadratus n. sp.1, Palaeopsychops maculatus n. sp., Palaeopsychops angustifasciatus n. sp., Palaeopsychops latifasciatus
Palaeopsychops maculatus n. sp. Andersen 2001 moth lacewing |