Brunstatt, Mulhouse (Strassburg collection) (Oligocene of France)

Where: Alsace, France (47.7° N, 7.3° E: paleocoordinates 47.1° N, 3.8° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Early/Lower Oligocene (33.9 - 28.4 Ma)

Environment/lithology: lacustrine - large; lithified marl

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: adpression

Collection methods: Repository: Universität Srassburg collection

Primary reference: W. Hess. 1895. Beitrag zur Kenntnis der tertiären Agrioniden: eine neue Lestes-Art aus dem plattigen Steinmergel von Brunstatt bei Mülhausen i. E. Inaugural-Dissertation zur Erlangung der Philosophischen Doctorwürde Vorgelegt der Hohen Philosophischen Facultät der Universität Basel 1-15 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 113963: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Jered Karr on 08.08.2011

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Taxonomic list

Insecta
 Odonata - Lestidae
"Lestes foersteri n. sp." = Lestes forsterii
"Lestes foersteri n. sp." = Lestes forsterii Hess 1895 spread-winged damselfly