Baissa (PIN collection 3064, bed 15) (Cretaceous of Russian Federation)

Where: Buryatia, Russian Federation (53.3° N, 112.1° E: paleocoordinates 56.0° N, 108.5° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Zaza Formation, Aptian (125.0 - 113.0 Ma)

• C. longipoda, E. trisetalis and Lycoptera all occur in the Zaza Formation indicating that this formation could be correlated with the upper Yixian Formation and the lower Jiufotang Formation in western Liaoning, which have a duration of 122.5-120 Ma. So it is possible to assign the Zaza Formation to an Aptian age. Also correlated with Barremian-Aptian based on plants and pollen.

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: lacustrine - large; lithified marl and lithified, carbonaceous siltstone

• "The water body is reconstructed as an intermontane lake with the depth of 20 - 30 meters (LYAMINA 1980) situated within a granite massif. The presence of thick layers of the bituminous shales shows that the lake was meromictic, with the oxygen deficiency and high hydrogen sulphur level in the hypolimnion. However, the oxygenated epilimnion should be thick, with a lower boundary well beneath the limit of episodic wave action because no suffocation events are documented. The abundance of caddisflies, dobsonfly larvae and other groups intolerant to oxygen deficiency shows that in more shallow areas the water was clear and well-oxygenated even near the bottom. The lake ecosystem was highly productive as indicated by its complex trophic structure (Fig. 2) with several levels of predators up to the large sturgeon-like fish Stychopterus as well as by the extremely high abundance of planetonivorous phantom midges (SINICHENKOVA & ZHERIKHIN 1996)." ZHERIKHIN et al., 1999

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: mold/impression

Reposited in the PIN

Primary reference: J. M. Carpenter and A. P. Rasnitsyn. 1990. Mesozoic Vespidae. Psyche 97(1-2):1-20 [M. Clapham/J. Karr]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 119498: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Jered Karr on 28.10.2011, edited by Matthew Clapham, Arram Noshirvan and Lindy Edwards

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Insecta
 Orthoptera - Prophalangopsidae
Tettohagla problematica n. gen. n. sp.5, Baissaboilus paradoxus n. gen. n. sp.5, Tettaboilus distinctus n. sp.5
Tettohagla problematica n. gen. n. sp.5 Gorochov 1996 hump-winged cricket
PIN 3064/8331
Baissaboilus paradoxus n. gen. n. sp.5 Gorochov 1996 hump-winged cricket
PIN 3064/8333
Tettaboilus distinctus n. sp.5 Gorochov 1996 hump-winged cricket
PIN 3064/8335
 Blattodea - Ectobiidae
Piniblattella minuta26 Vršanský 1997 cockroach
PIN 3064/371
 Dicondylia - Susumaniidae
Phasmomimella antiqua8 Kuzmina 1985 winged insect
PIN 3064/430
 Hemiptera - Mimarachnidae
Saltissus eskovi25 Shcherbakov 2007 planthopper
PIN 3064/4104(4148), 4146, 4152(4160), 4159, 4167, 449
 Hemiptera - Hoploridiidae
Hoploridium dollingi21 Popov and Shcherbakov 1991 true bug
PIN 3064/4552
 Hemiptera - Palaeoaphididae
Ellinaphidinae indet.6 Kania and Wegierek 2008 aphid
PIN 3064/460, 4228, 4274, 4285, 4292, 4293, 4329, 4338, 4343, 4377, 4382, 4411, 4423, 4427, 4461, 4483, 4486, 4499, 4526, 4535, 4547
Rallotopaphis antennata6 Kania and Wegierek 2008 aphid
PIN 3064/4225
Caudaphis sp.6 Zhang et al. 1989 aphid
PIN 3064/4418
Caudaphis angustivola6 Kania and Wegierek 2008 aphid
PIN 3064/4335
Ellinaphis sp.6 Shaposhnikov 1979 aphid
PIN 3064/4480, 4505
Ellinaphis longistigma6 Kania and Wegierek 2008 aphid
PIN 3064/4232, 4328, 4364, 4376, 4424, 4501, 4510, 4518, 4529
Ellinaphis sensoriata6 Shaposhnikov 1979 aphid
PIN 3064/4524
Ellinaphis mirabila6 Kania and Wegierek 2008 aphid
PIN 3064/4484
Ellinaphis cubocrassa6 Kania and Wegierek 2008 aphid
PIN 3064/4208
Ellinaphis truncata6 Kania and Wegierek 2008 aphid
PIN 3064/4245, 4332, 4346
 Hymenoptera - Sepulcidae
Micramphilius secundus23 Rasnitsyn 1993 stem sawfly
PIN 3064/1936
Pamparaphilius vitimicus n. gen. n. sp.23 Rasnitsyn 1993 stem sawfly
PIN 3064/1935
 Hymenoptera - Praeaulacidae
Nanowestratia parvula n. gen. n. sp.22
Nanowestratia parvula n. gen. n. sp.22 Rasnitsyn 1990 wasp
PIN 3064/1958
 Hymenoptera - Vespidae
Curiosivespa antiqua n. sp. Carpenter and Rasnitsyn 1990 wasp
PIN 3064/2063
 Hymenoptera - Braconidae
Cretobraconus robustus n. sp.24 Rasnitsyn and Sharkey 1988 wasp
PIN 3064/1989
Archobraconus sp.24 Rasnitsyn and Sharkey 1988 wasp
PIN 3064/1988
Archobraconus imperfectus n. sp.24 Rasnitsyn and Sharkey 1988 wasp
PIN 3064/1990
 Lepidoptera - Micropterigidae
Palaeosabatinca zherichini n. gen. n. sp.7 Kozlov 1988 moth
PIN 3064/515
 Neuroptera - Berothidae
Mesithone proberotha n. sp.12 Makarkin 1999 beaded lacewing
PIN 3064/2403
 Neuroptera - Chrysopidae
Mesypochrysa magna n. sp.10 Makarkin 1997 green lacewing
PIN 3064/2409,2411,968
 Neuroptera - Osmylopsychopidae
Pseudopsychopsis baissensis n. sp.13 Makarkin 2010 lacewing
PIN 3064/973
 Neuroptera - Psychopsidae
Baisopsychops lambkini11 Makarkin 1997 silky lacewing
PIN 3064/960
 Neuroptera - Osmylidae
Cretosmylus sibiricus n. gen. n. sp.9
Cretosmylus sibiricus n. gen. n. sp.9 Makarkin 1990 lance lacewing
PIN 3064/1082
 Coleoptera - Buprestidae
Metabuprestium furcatorugosum n. sp.1 Alexeev 1996 jewel beetle
PIN 3064/7130
 Coleoptera - Trogidae
Avitortor ovalis n. sp.19 Nikolajev 2007 hide beetle
PIN 3064/7140
 Coleoptera - Bolboceratidae
Cretobolbus rohdendorfi n. gen. n. sp.17
Cretobolbus rohdendorfi n. gen. n. sp.17 Nikolajev 1996 dor beetle
PIN 3064/7137
 Coleoptera - Glaresidae
Lithoglaresis ponomarekoi n. gen. n. sp.19
Lithoglaresis ponomarekoi n. gen. n. sp.19 Nikolajev 2007 enigmatic scarab beetle
PIN 3064/7171(7165)
 Coleoptera - Scarabaeidae
Cretorabaeus elongatus n. gen. n. sp.16 Nikolajev 1995 scarab beetle
PIN 3064/7138
Cretaegialia rhypariformis n. gen. n. sp.20 Nikolayev 1993 scarab beetle
PIN 3064/867
Baisarabaeus rugosus18 Nikolajev 2005 scarab beetle
PIN 3064/7133, 7136, 7170
 Diptera - Ironomyiidae
"Hermaeomyia bellula n. sp." = Palaeopetia bellula14, "Hermaeomyia armata" = Palaeopetia armata14, Hermaeomyia baisica n. gen. n. sp.14, Hermaeomyia parva n. sp.14, Hermaeomyia unisaetigera14
"Hermaeomyia bellula n. sp." = Palaeopetia bellula14 Mostovski 1995 ironic fly
PIN 3064/9003, 9010
"Hermaeomyia armata" = Palaeopetia armata14 Mostovski 1995 ironic fly
PIN 3064/9009
Hermaeomyia baisica n. gen. n. sp.14 Mostovski 1995 ironic fly
PIN 3064/9002, 9004, 9006
Hermaeomyia parva n. sp.14 Mostovski 1995 ironic fly
PIN 3064/9005
Hermaeomyia unisaetigera14 Mostovski 1995 ironic fly
PIN 3064/9007
 Diptera - Platypezidae
Parnasos pessimus15 Mostovski 1995 flat-footed fly
PIN 3064/9015
Parnasos dissimilis n. sp.15 Mostovski 1995 flat-footed fly
PIN 3064/9011
Proplatypeza parva15 Mostovski 1995 flat-footed fly
PIN 3064/9013, 9016
Proplatypeza amabilis15 Mostovski 1995 flat-footed fly
PIN 3064/9014
Proplatypeza caelebs n. sp.15 Mostovski 1995 flat-footed fly
PIN 3064/9012
 Diptera - Mycetophilidae
Drepanorzeckia setifemoralis3 Blagoderov 1997 fungus gnat
PIN 3064/8795
Drepanorzeckia extrunculipennis3 Blagoderov 1997 fungus gnat
PIN 3064/8818
Drepanorzeckia plana3 Blagoderov 1997 fungus gnat
PIN 3064/8753
Palaecomoptera longimedia3 Blagoderov 1997 fungus gnat
PIN 3064/1304(1309)
Prospeolepta trapezia2 Blagoderov 1995 fungus gnat
PIN 3064/8748
Zazicia innuba2 Blagoderov 1995 fungus gnat
PIN 3064/8740, 8819, 8803, 8786
Baisodicrana incompleta2 Blagoderov 1995 fungus gnat
PIN 3064/8780
Docosia baisae4 Blagoderov 1998 fungus gnat
PIN 3064/8784