Where: England, United Kingdom (51.9° N, 2.2° W: paleocoordinates 36.5° N, 0.9° E)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Avicula contorta other zone, Lias Group, Rhaetian (208.5 - 201.3 Ma)
• Lower Lias
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: marine; lithified, micaceous, pyritic, white sandstone
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: mold/impression
Collected by Brodie; reposited in the BMNH
Primary reference: P. B. Brodie. 1845. A History of the Fossil Insects in the Secondary Rocks of England Accompanied by a Particular Account of the Strata in which they Occur, and of the Circumstances Connected with their Preservation 1-130 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 115222: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Jered Karr on 31.08.2011, edited by Matthew Clapham
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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"Elater vanus n. sp." = Anepismus vanus2, Coleopteron sp.3, Anhydrophilus brodiei1, "Elater redtenbacheri n. sp." = Stenelytron redtenbacheri2
"Elater vanus n. sp." = Anepismus vanus2 Giebel 1856 beetle Specimen in pl 6, fig 23 ("Buprestidae or Elateridae")
"Elater redtenbacheri n. sp." = Stenelytron redtenbacheri2 Giebel 1856 beetle Specimen in pl 6, fig 26 ("Buprestidae or Elateridae")
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"Elaterophanes socius" = Elaterophanes vetustus1 Brodie 1845 click beetle USNM Lacoe 3441, 3434, 3439 (USNM 61400) coll Brodie
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"Elater angulatus n. sp." = Mimelater angulatus2
"Elater angulatus n. sp." = Mimelater angulatus2 Giebel 1856 beetle Specimen in pl 6, fig 25 ("Buprestidae or Elateridae")
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"Orthophlebioides anglicus n. sp." = Orthophlebia anglica4, "Orthophlebia liassica" = Orthophlebia liassica6, "Orthophlebia communis n. sp." = Orthophlebia liassica
"Orthophlebia liassica" = Orthophlebia liassica6 Mantell 1844 scorpionfly BMNH I 11252, I 10763, I 478, I 10764, 32688, I 969, I 11152
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"Necrotaulius apicalis n. sp." = Austaulius furcatus6, "Necrotaulius stigmaticus n. sp." = Austaulius furcatus6, Necrotaulius sp.6
"Necrotaulius stigmaticus n. sp." = Austaulius furcatus6 Giebel 1856 winged insect BMNH I 11584 (locality given as W which probably means Wainlode)
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"Belostomum liasinum n. sp." = Dysmorphoptila liasina2
"Belostomum liasinum n. sp." = Dysmorphoptila liasina2 Giebel 1856 true bug Specimen in pl 10, fig 13
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Homopterites anglicus n. gen. n. sp.3
Homopterites anglicus n. gen. n. sp.3 Handlirsch 1906 true bug Specimen of Belostoma in Brodie 1873 (p. 16)
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"Actinoblattula brodiei n. gen. n. sp." = Caloblattina liasina3
"Actinoblattula brodiei n. gen. n. sp." = Caloblattina liasina3 Giebel 1856 cockroach Specimen in pl 8, fig 12
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Protomyrmeleon anglicanus n. gen. n. sp.5
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