East Providence (Carboniferous to of the United States)

Where: Rhode Island (41.8° N, 71.4° W: paleocoordinates 9.4° S, 11.8° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Westphalian C to Westphalian C (314.6 - 307.5 Ma)

• Allegheny or Connemaugh series (probably Allegheny), equivalent to upper Westphalian

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithified siliciclastic sediments

• Narragansett rift basin

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: mold/impression

Primary reference: A. Handlirsch. 1906. Revision of American Paleozoic insects. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 29(1441):661-820 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 114462: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 15.08.2011, edited by Jered Karr

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Taxonomic list

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Insecta
 Paoliida - Blattinopsidae
Microblattina perdita n. gen. n. sp.
Microblattina perdita n. gen. n. sp. Scudder 1895 winged insect
Coll lacoe 2092a
 Blattodea - Archimylacridae
Etoblattina latebricola n. sp.
Etoblattina latebricola n. sp. Scudder 1895 cockroach
Coll Lacoe 2091 ab
 Palaeodictyoptera -
Heolus providentiae n. gen. n. sp.
Heolus providentiae n. gen. n. sp. Handlirsch 1906 winged insect