Geiseltal (GPIUH collection) (Eocene of Germany)

Where: Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany (51.3° N, 12.0° E: paleocoordinates 48.3° N, 7.7° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Lutetian (47.8 - 41.3 Ma)

• The coallayer is at the border of Cusien to Lutetian

•Franzen & Haubold 1986: lower Middle Eocene

Environment/lithology: mire or swamp; lignite and shale

• Geiseltal comes from a swampy environment. Subsidence caused by dissolution of underlying salts and anhydrite ("volcanic basin" is the closest tectonic setting category).

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: adpression

Collection methods: bulk,

• Repository: Geological-Paläontological Museum of the University of Hamburg (GPIUH)

Primary reference: H. Haupt. 1956. Beitrag zur Kenntnis der eozänen Arthopodenfauna des Geiseltales. Nova Acta Leopoldina 18(128):1-89 [M. Clapham/J. Karr]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 114060: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Jered Karr on 09.08.2011, edited by Matthew Clapham

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Arachnida
 Opiliones - Trogulidae
Trogulus longipes n. sp.
Trogulus longipes n. sp. Haupt 1956 harvestman
G 55/2
Insecta
  -
Idomastotermes mysticus n. gen. n. sp.
Idomastotermes mysticus n. gen. n. sp. Haupt 1956 insect
G 55/16ab
 Dicondylia -
Odonata indet.
Odonata indet. Fabricius 1793 dragonfly
G 55/21, 22 wing & abdomen fragment
 Odonata -
Orthaeschnites primus n. gen. n. sp.
Orthaeschnites primus n. gen. n. sp. Haupt 1956 dragonfly
G 55/20
 Ephemeroptera -
Parabaetis eocaenicus n. gen. n. sp.
Parabaetis eocaenicus n. gen. n. sp. Haupt 1956 mayfly
G 55/23
 Dicondylia -
Architermes simplex n. gen. n. sp., Blattodea indet.
Architermes simplex n. gen. n. sp. Haupt 1956 winged insect
G 55/19
Blattodea indet. Latreille 1810 cockroach
G 55/13, 14, 15 identifiable fragments and possible egg sac
 Blattodea - Ectobiidae
Telmablatta impar n. gen. n. sp., Isoplates longipennis n. gen. n. sp.
Telmablatta impar n. gen. n. sp. Haupt 1956 cockroach
G 55/11
Isoplates longipennis n. gen. n. sp. Haupt 1956 cockroach
G 55/12
 Blattodea -
Eotermes multivenosus n. gen. n. sp., Parallelophora anomala n. gen. n. sp., Parallelophora acuta n. sp.
Eotermes multivenosus n. gen. n. sp. Haupt 1956 cockroach
G 55/17
Parallelophora anomala n. gen. n. sp. Haupt 1956 cockroach
G 55/9
Parallelophora acuta n. sp. Haupt 1956 cockroach
G 55/10
 Trichoptera -
Amechanites costatus n. sp.
Amechanites costatus n. sp. Haupt 1956 caddisfly
G 55/26
 Trichoptera - Kalophryganidae
Kalophryganea eocaenica n. gen. n. sp.
Kalophryganea eocaenica n. gen. n. sp. Haupt 1956 caddisfly
G 55/25
 Coleoptera - Chrysomelidae
Chrysomelites azureus n. sp., Chrysomelites cupreus n. sp., Chrysomelites bisornatus n. sp., Chrysomelites foveolatus n. sp., Eosagra sp., Paracassida detrita n. sp., Paracassida punctillata n. gen. n. sp., Paracassida bisangulata n. sp., Paracassida aurichalcea n. sp., Eomelasoma incostata n. sp., Eomelasoma scutellata n. sp., Eochrysomela ornata n. gen., Eochrysomela pustulata n. sp., Eochrysomela punctator n. sp., Eochrysomela indecorata n. sp., Hemisphaericosites sphaericus n. gen. n. sp., Eogaleruca punctipennis n. gen. n. sp., Eogaleruca minor n. sp., Eogaleruca irregularis n. sp., Plateumaris fallax n. sp., Donacia sp., "Donacia vicina n. sp." = Donacia haupti, "Donacia curticollis n. sp." = Donacia geiseltali, Donacia minuta n. sp., Donacia pterobrachys n. sp., Donacia obtusa n. sp., Eodonacia paludosa n. sp., Eodonacia goeckei n. gen. n. sp., Hemidonacia insolita n. gen. n. sp., Cryptocephalites rugifer n. sp., Cryptocephalites elongatus n. sp., Cryptocephalites rugosus n. sp., Cryptocephalites auratus n. gen. n. sp.
Chrysomelites azureus n. sp. Haupt 1956 leaf beetle
G 55/132
Chrysomelites cupreus n. sp. Haupt 1956 leaf beetle
G 55/133
Chrysomelites bisornatus n. sp. Haupt 1956 leaf beetle
G 55/131
Chrysomelites foveolatus n. sp. Haupt 1956 leaf beetle
G 55/129, 130
Eosagra sp. Haupt 1950 frog-legged beetle
G 55/85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94
Paracassida detrita n. sp. Haupt 1956 tortoise beetle
G 55/127
Paracassida punctillata n. gen. n. sp. Haupt 1956 tortoise beetle
G 55/124
Paracassida bisangulata n. sp. Haupt 1956 tortoise beetle
G 55/125, 126
Paracassida aurichalcea n. sp. Haupt 1956 tortoise beetle
G 55/128
Eomelasoma incostata n. sp. Haupt 1956 leaf beetle
G 55/117
Eomelasoma scutellata n. sp. Haupt 1956 leaf beetle
G 55/116
Eochrysomela ornata n. gen. Haupt 1950 leaf beetle
G 55/111
Eochrysomela pustulata n. sp. Haupt 1956 leaf beetle
G 55/112
Eochrysomela punctator n. sp. Haupt 1956 leaf beetle
G 55/106-110
Eochrysomela indecorata n. sp. Haupt 1956 leaf beetle
G 55/113, 114
Hemisphaericosites sphaericus n. gen. n. sp. Haupt 1956 leaf beetle
G 55/115
Eogaleruca punctipennis n. gen. n. sp. Haupt 1956 leaf beetle
G 55/118-120
Eogaleruca minor n. sp. Haupt 1956 leaf beetle
G 55/123
Eogaleruca irregularis n. sp. Haupt 1956 leaf beetle
G 55/121, 122
Plateumaris fallax n. sp. Haupt 1956 reed leaf beetle
G 55/81
Donacia sp. Fabricius 1775 leaf beetle
G 55/83, 84 larva & Pupae
"Donacia vicina n. sp." = Donacia haupti Goecke 1959 leaf beetle
G 55/75
"Donacia curticollis n. sp." = Donacia geiseltali Goecke 1959 leaf beetle
G 55/76
Donacia minuta n. sp. Haupt 1956 leaf beetle
G 55/78
Donacia pterobrachys n. sp. Haupt 1956 leaf beetle
G 55/80
Donacia obtusa n. sp. Haupt 1956 leaf beetle
G 55/77
Eodonacia paludosa n. sp. Haupt 1956 leaf beetle
G 55/73, 74
Eodonacia goeckei n. gen. n. sp. Haupt 1956 leaf beetle
G 55/69, 70, 71
Hemidonacia insolita n. gen. n. sp. Haupt 1956 leaf beetle
G 55/82
Cryptocephalites rugifer n. sp. Haupt 1956 leaf beetle
G 55/97, 102, 99, 100
Cryptocephalites elongatus n. sp. Haupt 1956 leaf beetle
G 55/105
Cryptocephalites rugosus n. sp. Haupt 1956 leaf beetle
G 55/101, 102, 103, 104
Cryptocephalites auratus n. gen. n. sp. Haupt 1956 leaf beetle
G 55/95, 96
 Coleoptera - Curculionidae
"Otiorrhynchites densepunctatus n. gen. n. sp." = Otiorhynchites densepunctatus, "Sitonites egregius n. gen. n. sp." = Sitonitellus egregius, Mononychites rotundatus n. gen. n. sp., Mononychites punctipennis n. sp.
"Otiorrhynchites densepunctatus n. gen. n. sp." = Otiorhynchites densepunctatus Haupt 1956 snout beetle
G 55/135
"Sitonites egregius n. gen. n. sp." = Sitonitellus egregius Haupt 1956 snout beetle
G 55/134
Mononychites rotundatus n. gen. n. sp. Haupt 1956 snout beetle
G 55/136, 137
Mononychites punctipennis n. sp. Haupt 1956 snout beetle
G 55/138
 Coleoptera - Tenebrionidae
Eodromus agilis, Eodromus parvus n. sp., Eodromus punctatostriatus
Eodromus agilis Meunier 1921 darkling beetle
G 55/59, 60
Eodromus parvus n. sp. Haupt 1956 darkling beetle
G 55/68
Eodromus punctatostriatus Haupt 1950 darkling beetle
G 55/63, 65, 66
 Coleoptera -
Potamophilites angustifrons n. gen. n. sp.
Potamophilites angustifrons n. gen. n. sp. Haupt 1956 beetle
G 55/56
 Coleoptera - Elateridae
Eopyrophorus mixtus, Elaterites longus n. sp.
Eopyrophorus mixtus Haupt 1950 click beetle
G 55/54
Elaterites longus n. sp. Haupt 1956 click beetle
G 55/53
 Coleoptera - Buprestidae
Buprestis margineaurata, "Buprestis (Cypriacis) cupreostriata n. sp." = Buprestis cupreostriata, "Stizonotus immaculatus n. sp." = Philanthaxia immaculata, "Eoanthaxites rubididorsum n. sp." = Anthaxia rubididorsa, Anthaxia geiseltalensis n. sp., "Eoanthaxites quadrimaculatus n. sp." = Anthaxia quadrimaculata, "Anthaxia unicolor" = Anthaxia haupti, "Eoanthaxites pumilus n. sp." = Anthaxia weidlichi, "Eoanthaxites reticulatus n. sp." = Anthaxia viridicyanea, "Eoanthaxites maculipennis n. sp." = Anthaxia maculipennis, "Eoanthaxites punctifer n. sp." = Anthaxia punctifera, "Stizonotus rivalis n. sp." = Lampetis weigelti, "Stizonotus ornatus n. sp." = Psiloptera ornata, Psiloptera fasciata, "Stizonotus puncticollis n. sp." = Psiloptera puncticollis, Psiloptera incerta, "Stizonotus sp." = Psiloptera
Buprestis margineaurata Weidlich 1987 jewel beetle
G 85/51, 85/52
"Buprestis (Cypriacis) cupreostriata n. sp." = Buprestis cupreostriata Weidlich 1987 jewel beetle
G. 85/53 Ce
"Stizonotus immaculatus n. sp." = Philanthaxia immaculata Haupt 1956 jewel beetle
G 55/41, 44, 46
"Eoanthaxites rubididorsum n. sp." = Anthaxia rubididorsa Haupt 1956 jewel beetle
G 55/39
Anthaxia geiseltalensis n. sp. Weidlich 1987 jewel beetle
G 85/56
"Eoanthaxites quadrimaculatus n. sp." = Anthaxia quadrimaculata Haupt 1956 jewel beetle
G 55/36, 37
"Anthaxia unicolor" = Anthaxia haupti Bílý 1995 jewel beetle
G 85/55 Ce
"Eoanthaxites pumilus n. sp." = Anthaxia weidlichi Bílý 1996 jewel beetle
G 55/34
"Eoanthaxites reticulatus n. sp." = Anthaxia viridicyanea Weidlich 1987 jewel beetle
G 55/35
"Eoanthaxites maculipennis n. sp." = Anthaxia maculipennis Haupt 1956 jewel beetle
G 55/38
"Eoanthaxites punctifer n. sp." = Anthaxia punctifera Haupt 1956 jewel beetle
G 55/33
"Stizonotus rivalis n. sp." = Lampetis weigelti Pongrácz 1935 jewel beetle
G 55/48
"Stizonotus ornatus n. sp." = Psiloptera ornata Haupt 1956 jewel beetle
G 55/47
Psiloptera fasciata Haupt 1950 jewel beetle
G 85/28, 29
"Stizonotus puncticollis n. sp." = Psiloptera puncticollis Haupt 1956 jewel beetle
G 55/49
Psiloptera incerta Weidlich 1987 jewel beetle
G 85/15, 85/16 Ce
"Stizonotus sp." = Psiloptera Dejean 1833 jewel beetle
G 55/50
 Coleoptera - Ptinidae
Niptus denserugosus n. sp., Niptus rugosopunctatus n. sp.
Niptus denserugosus n. sp. Haupt 1956 spider beetle
G 55/58
Niptus rugosopunctatus n. sp. Haupt 1956 spider beetle
G 55/57
 Coleoptera - Hydrophilidae
"Georyssus magnus n. sp." = Georissites magnus
"Georyssus magnus n. sp." = Georissites magnus Haupt 1956 water scavenger beetle
G 55/55
 Coleoptera - Carabidae
Ataktosites palustris n. sp., Elaphrotites densus n. sp., Carabites ellipticus n. sp.
Ataktosites palustris n. sp. Haupt 1956 ground beetle
G 55/29, 30, 31
Elaphrotites densus n. sp. Haupt 1956 ground beetle
G 55/28
Carabites ellipticus n. sp. Haupt 1956 ground beetle
G 55/27
 Hemiptera - Issidae
Issites glaber n. gen. n. sp.
Issites glaber n. gen. n. sp. Haupt 1956 planthopper
Holotype was destroyed while waiting to dry
 Hemiptera - Ricaniidae
"Eoricania reticulata n. gen. n. sp." = Neoricania reticulata, Eoperlites paradoxus n. gen. n. sp.
"Eoricania reticulata n. gen. n. sp." = Neoricania reticulata Haupt 1956 planthopper
G 55/3, 4
Eoperlites paradoxus n. gen. n. sp. Haupt 1956 planthopper
G 55/24
 Hemiptera - Nogodinidae
Eobladina antiqua n. gen. n. sp.
Eobladina antiqua n. gen. n. sp. Haupt 1956 planthopper
G 55/5
 Hemiptera - Flatidae
Giselia scalaris n. sp., Giselia multifurcata n. gen. n. sp.
Giselia scalaris n. sp. Haupt 1956 planthopper
G 55/7
Giselia multifurcata n. gen. n. sp. Haupt 1956 planthopper
G 55/6
Myriapoda
  -
Juloites quadripustulatus n. gen. n. sp.
Juloites quadripustulatus n. gen. n. sp. Haupt 1956