PBDB Collection

Brunstatt, horizon d2 (Oligocene of France)

Where: France (47.7° N, 7.3° E: paleocoordinates 47.1° N, 3.8° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Early/Lower Oligocene (33.9 - 28.4 Ma)

• Lutz (1997) and Mai (1995) assign the age of Brunstatt and Kleinkems to the Lower Oligocene, but Mai (1995) also allocated Brunstatt to the Mammal Reference Level MP20 which corresponds to the Priabonian (37.2–33.9 Ma) in the latest part of the Eocene. Thus, the stratigraphical position of Brunstatt and Kleinkems seems to be close to the Eocene-Oligocene boundary.

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: lacustrine - large; lithified marl

• Deposited on the shore of a very large shallow saline lake (with an area of several hundred square kilometres) with episodical intrusion of fresh water.

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Preservation: mold/impression, adpression

Primary reference: B. Förster. 1891. Die Insekten der "Plattigen Steinmergels" von Brunstatt. Abhandlungen zur Geologischen Specialkarte von Elsass-Lothringen, Band 3 1:335-593 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 121473: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 04.12.2011, edited by Jered Karr

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Taxonomic list

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Insecta
Hemiptera - Heterogastridae	Heterogaster famosus n. sp., Heterogaster cf. radobojanus, Heterogaster sundgoviensis Heterogaster famosus n. sp. Förster 1891 true bug Heterogaster cf. radobojanus Heer 1853 true bug Heterogaster sundgoviensis Theobald 1937 true bug
Hemiptera - Rhyparochromidae	Pachymerus detectus n. sp., Aphanus contractus Pachymerus detectus n. sp. Förster 1891 seed bug Aphanus contractus Theobald 1937 seed bug
Hemiptera - Cydnidae	Cydnus sp., Cydnus parvus n. sp., Cydnus maximus n. sp., Cydnus acriscutatus n. sp., Brachypelta retrita n. sp., Cydnus brevicrassus n. sp., Cydnus cf. brevicollis, "Cydnus scutatus n. sp." = Cydnus armiger, Cydnus cf. atavinus, Cydnus solutus, "Cydnus cf. haidingeri" = Cydnopsis haidingeri Cydnus sp. Fabricius 1803 burrowing bug Cydnus parvus n. sp. Förster 1891 burrowing bug Cydnus maximus n. sp. Förster 1891 burrowing bug Cydnus acriscutatus n. sp. Förster 1891 burrowing bug Brachypelta retrita n. sp. Förster 1891 burrowing bug Cydnus brevicrassus n. sp. Förster 1891 burrowing bug Cydnus cf. brevicollis Heer 1853 burrowing bug "Cydnus scutatus n. sp." = Cydnus armiger Förster 1891 burrowing bug Cydnus cf. atavinus Heer 1853 burrowing bug Cydnus solutus Förster 1891 burrowing bug "Cydnus cf. haidingeri" = Cydnopsis haidingeri Heer 1853 burrowing bug
Hemiptera - Scutelleridae	Eurygaster granulosus n. sp. Eurygaster granulosus n. sp. Förster 1891 metallic shield bug
Hemiptera - Pentatomidae	"Eusarcoris cf. pinguis" = Eysarcoris, "Eusarcoris cf. prodromus" = Eysarcoris, "Eusarcoris humilis n. sp." = Eysarcoris, "Eusarcoris nuda n. sp." = Eysarcoris, "? Arma contusa n. sp." = Eysarcoris mammillata, Pentatoma rigosum n. sp., Pentatoma venosum n. sp., Pentatoma fatale n. sp., Eurydema retrorsum "Eusarcoris cf. pinguis" = Eysarcoris stink bug "Eusarcoris cf. prodromus" = Eysarcoris stink bug "Eusarcoris humilis n. sp." = Eysarcoris stink bug "Eusarcoris nuda n. sp." = Eysarcoris stink bug "? Arma contusa n. sp." = Eysarcoris mammillata Förster 1891 stink bug Pentatoma rigosum n. sp. Förster 1891 stink bug Pentatoma venosum n. sp. Förster 1891 stink bug Pentatoma fatale n. sp. Förster 1891 stink bug Eurydema retrorsum Theobald 1937 stink bug
Hemiptera - Aphrophoridae	"Aphrophora pulchra n. sp." = Aphrophora pulchra, "Aphrophora antiqua n. sp." = Aphrophora pulchra "Aphrophora pulchra n. sp." = Aphrophora pulchra Förster 1891 froghopper "Aphrophora antiqua n. sp." = Aphrophora pulchra Förster 1891 froghopper
Blattodea - Blattidae	Blatta sundgaviensis n. sp. Blatta sundgaviensis n. sp. Förster 1891 cockroach
Hymenoptera - Chrysididae	Chrysis amoena n. sp. Chrysis amoena n. sp. Förster 1891 cuckoo wasp
Hymenoptera - Formicidae	"Camponotus miserabilis n. sp." = Camponotites vehemens, "Camponotus compactus n. sp." = Camponotites compactus, Oecophylla praeclara n. sp., "Hypoclinea explicans n. sp." = Dolichoderus explicans, "Attopsis privata n. sp." = Solenopsis privata, "Attopsis blanda n. sp." = Solenopsis blanda, "Attopsis acuta n. sp." = Solenopsis blanda, Solenopsis superba "Camponotus miserabilis n. sp." = Camponotites vehemens Förster 1891 ant "Camponotus compactus n. sp." = Camponotites compactus Förster 1891 ant Oecophylla praeclara n. sp. Förster 1891 weaver ant "Hypoclinea explicans n. sp." = Dolichoderus explicans Förster 1891 ant "Attopsis privata n. sp." = Solenopsis privata Förster 1891 ant "Attopsis blanda n. sp." = Solenopsis blanda Förster 1891 ant "Attopsis acuta n. sp." = Solenopsis blanda Förster 1891 ant Solenopsis superba Förster 1891 ant
Coleoptera - Carabidae	Anchomenus bipunctatus n. sp., Trechus capito n. sp., Harpalus obtusus n. sp., Amara procera n. sp., "Amara sinuata n. sp." = Amara foersteri, Bembidium laevigatum n. sp. Anchomenus bipunctatus n. sp. Förster 1891 ground beetle Trechus capito n. sp. Förster 1891 ground beetle Harpalus obtusus n. sp. Förster 1891 ground beetle Amara procera n. sp. Förster 1891 ground beetle "Amara sinuata n. sp." = Amara foersteri Handlirsch 1907 ground beetle Bembidium laevigatum n. sp. Förster 1891 ground beetle
Coleoptera - Dytiscidae	"Escheria convexa n. sp." = Copelatus convexus "Escheria convexa n. sp." = Copelatus convexus Förster 1891 predaceous diving beetle
Coleoptera - Tenebrionidae	Pseudocistela gracilis n. sp. Pseudocistela gracilis n. sp. Förster 1891 comb-clawed beetle
Coleoptera - Coccinellidae	"Chilocorus politus n. sp." = Chilocorus foersteri "Chilocorus politus n. sp." = Chilocorus foersteri Ukrainsky 2010 ladybird beetle
Coleoptera - Cerambycidae	? Cerambycites sp. ? Cerambycites sp. Deichmüller 1886 longhorned beetle
Coleoptera - Chrysomelidae	"Haltica difficilis n. sp." = Psylliodes difficilis, Agelasa sessilis n. sp., Galerucella affinis n. sp. "Haltica difficilis n. sp." = Psylliodes difficilis Förster 1891 flea beetle Agelasa sessilis n. sp. Förster 1891 leaf beetle Galerucella affinis n. sp. Förster 1891 leaf beetle
Coleoptera - Curculionidae	Ceutorhynchus crassirostris n. sp., Ceutorhynchus obliquus n. sp., Larinus longirostris n. sp., Smicronyx antiquus n. sp. Ceutorhynchus crassirostris n. sp. Förster 1891 snout beetle Ceutorhynchus obliquus n. sp. Förster 1891 snout beetle Larinus longirostris n. sp. Förster 1891 snout beetle Smicronyx antiquus n. sp. Förster 1891 snout beetle
Coleoptera - Anthribidae	"Urodon cinctus n. sp." = Bruchela cincta "Urodon cinctus n. sp." = Bruchela cincta Förster 1891 fungus weevil
Coleoptera - Brentidae	Apion parvum n. sp. Apion parvum n. sp. Förster 1891 weevil
Coleoptera - Nitidulidae	Meligethes detractus n. sp. Meligethes detractus n. sp. Förster 1891 sap beetle
Coleoptera -	Escheria dimidiata n. sp. Escheria dimidiata n. sp. Förster 1891 beetle
Coleoptera - Buprestidae	Anthaxia beneckei n. sp. Anthaxia beneckei n. sp. Förster 1891 jewel beetle
Diptera - Tipulidae	Tipula "sp. 1", Tipula "sp. 2" Tipula "sp. 1" Linnaeus 1758 crane fly Tipula "sp. 2" Linnaeus 1758 crane fly
Diptera - Bibionidae	Plecia "sp. 1", Plecia "sp. 2", Plecia cf. rhenana, Plecia cf. pallida, Plecia foersteri, Plecia luctuosa Plecia "sp. 1" Wiedemann 1823 love bug Plecia "sp. 2" Wiedemann 1823 love bug Plecia cf. rhenana von Heyden and von Heyden 1865 love bug Plecia cf. pallida Oustalet 1870 love bug Plecia foersteri Theobald 1937 love bug And several others Plecia luctuosa von Heyden and von Heyden 1865 love bug
Diptera - Empididae	? Empis macrophthalma ? Empis macrophthalma Förster 1891 dagger fly