Klitgarden, Mors (Copenhagen collection) (Eocene of Denmark)

Where: Denmark (56.9° N, 8.8° E: paleocoordinates 52.4° N, 5.5° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Fur Formation, Ypresian (56.0 - 47.8 Ma)

• 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). Between Ash layers +25 & +30

Environment/lithology: offshore ramp; lithified diatomite and volcaniclastic

• The depositional environment was in the Palaeocene–Eocene precursor of the North Sea, which was an almost or entirely enclosed inland body, open to the Atlantic at least at times (Bonde 1997).
• "The Danish insects discussed here are from the marine Fur Formation, about 50-60 m of diatomite and tephra layers, which, with the Ølst Formation, constitute the Mo-clay in the northern Jutland region" Archibald & Makarkin, 2006

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: adpression

Collection methods: Repository: Geological Museum, University of Copenhagen

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 113069: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Jered Karr on 20.07.2011, edited by Graeme Lloyd

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Taxonomic list

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Aves
 Neornithes -
Morsoravis sedilis n. gen. n. sp.1
Morsoravis sedilis n. gen. n. sp.1 Bertelli et al. 2010 bird
MGUH 28930
Insecta
 Orthoptera - Gryllidae
Gryllidae "indet sp 3"2, Gryllidae "indet sp 5"2
Gryllidae "indet sp 3"2 Laicharting 1781 true crickets
KL 95, S 8
Gryllidae "indet sp 5"2 Laicharting 1781 true crickets
KL 16/7/94, D 3
 Neuroptera - Ithonidae
Palaeopsychops abruptus n. sp.
Palaeopsychops abruptus n. sp. Andersen 2001 moth lacewing
1Bertelli et al. 2010; 2Rust 1999