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
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Insecta | |
"Lestes foersteri n. sp." = Lestes forsterii
"Lestes foersteri n. sp." = Lestes forsterii Hess 1895 spread-winged damselfly |