Where: Svalbard and Jan Mayen (78.1° N, 14.2° E: paleocoordinates 71.6° N, 10.3° E)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Firkanten Formation, Danian to Danian (66.0 - 59.2 Ma)
• Taxodium layers were originally assumed to be of Miocene age but are now thought to be Paleocene. Fossils come from basal part of formation, probably Danian or Selandian.
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: delta plain; lithified, black shale
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: adpression
Collected by A.E. Nordenskiold in 1868
• Materials at Naturhistoriska Riksmuseet in Stockholm
Primary reference: O. Heer. 1870. Die Miocene flora und fauna Spitzbergens. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar, Ny Följd 8(7):1-98 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 122011: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 14.12.2011
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Insecta | |
"Myrmicium boreale n. sp." = Promyrmicium boreale
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"Carabites nitens n. sp." = Harpalus nitens
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"Elytridium undecimstriatum n. sp." = Helochares undecimstriatum
"Elytridium undecimstriatum n. sp." = Helochares undecimstriatum Heer 1870 water scavenger beetle NRM Ar. 47
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"Curculionites nitidulus n. sp." = Ochthebius nitidulus
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"Elytridium rugulosum n. sp." = Onthophagus spitsbergeniensis
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"Elytridium scabriusculum n. sp." = Coelocassida scabriusculum
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"Carabites hyperboreus n. sp." = Stigmodera hyperboreus
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"Elater ehrenswaerdi n. sp." = Semiotus ehrenswaerdi, "Elater holmgreni n. sp." = Athous holmgreni, "Curculionites taxodii n. sp." = Lissomus taxodii
"Elater ehrenswaerdi n. sp." = Semiotus ehrenswaerdi Heer 1870 click beetle NRM Ar. 54a(b); c and d are plant fragments
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Hymenopterites deperditus n. gen. n. sp.
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Donacia parvula | |
Donacia parvula n. sp.
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Silpha deplanata | |
Silpha deplanata n. sp.
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Elytridium deplanatum | |
Elytridium deplanatum n. sp.
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Chrysomelites thulensis | |
Chrysomelites thulensis n. sp.
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Blatta hyperborea | |
Blatta hyperborea n. sp.
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Curculionites thoracicus | |
Curculionites thoracicus n. sp.
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Laccophilus parvulus | |
Laccophilus parvulus n. sp.
Laccophilus parvulus n. sp. Heer 1870 | |
Donacia smithiana | |
Donacia smithiana n. sp.
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Chrysomelites lindhageni | |
Chrysomelites lindhageni n. sp.
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Curculionites costulatus | |
Curculionites costulatus n. sp.
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Pythonidium metallicum | |
Pythonidium metallicum n. gen. n. sp.
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Hydrobius nauckhoffi | |
Hydrobius nauckhoffi n. sp.
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