Also known as Kleinkems
Where: Germany (47.7° N, 7.5° E: paleocoordinates 47.1° N, 4.0° E)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Salt Formation, Rupelian (33.9 - 28.1 Ma)
• "In spite of abundant fossils, index fossils are rare and, hence, the stratigraphical position of the Salt Formation members has not been totally clarified yet. The most authors regard the Fossiliferous Zone as Earliest Oligocene [29]. Schuler [43] postulates the lower part of the member to be Latest Eocene in age. A biostratigraphical age based on mammals in the hanging Haustein member (Upper Salt Formation) of the ‘Rebberg’ quarry about 35 m above the horizon of discovery covers the time interval of the Mammal Reference Level MP21 and corresponds to the Lower Stampian and Upper Priabonian, thus coinciding with Stehlin‘s ‘Grande coupure’ [47]. So the stratigraphical position of the Fossiliferous Zone member seems to be close to the Eocene–Oligocene boundary." Wappler et al., 2005
Environment/lithology: lacustrine - large; marl and limestone
Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils
Preservation: adpression
Collection methods: Repository: Naturhistorisches Museum, Basel, Switzerland
Primary reference: N. Theobald. 1937. Les insectes fossiles des terrains oligocènes de France. Bulletin Mensuel (Mémoires) de la Société des Sciences de Nancy 1:1-473 [M. Clapham/J. Karr]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 122407: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Jered Karr on 25.12.2011, edited by Matthew Clapham
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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Aeshnidae indet., "Aeschna heterofasciata n. sp." = Aeshna heterofasciata
"Aeschna heterofasciata n. sp." = Aeshna heterofasciata Theobald 1937 hawker dragonfly Coll Mieg de Bale R 786
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Coleoptera indet. Linnaeus 1758 beetle | |
Harpalus dilatatus n. sp., Harpalus cf. oustaleti, "Harpalus offusus" = Harpalus obtusus, Pterostichus molestus n. sp., Anchomenus bipunctatus, Trechus capito
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Elateridae indet., Selatosomus miegi n. sp.
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Cucujiformia indet. Lameere 1938 beetle | |
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Saperda densipunctata n. sp.
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Donacia dubia n. sp., Chrysochloa pulchra, Galerucella sp., Galerucella emarginata n. sp., Psylliodes difficilis, Psylliodes defiguratus n. sp., Cryptocephalus pitoni n. sp.
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Ceutorhynchus miegi n. sp., Hylobius sp., Lachnopus dilatatus n. sp., Cleonus foersteri n. sp., Cleonus sp., Sitona lata n. sp., "Sitona cf. margarum" = Protainophthalmus margarus, "Cleonus cf. sexsulcatus" = Rhytidoderes sexsulcatus
"Sitona cf. margarum" = Protainophthalmus margarus Germar 1849 snout beetle Coll Mieg de Bale R 819, 87
"Cleonus cf. sexsulcatus" = Rhytidoderes sexsulcatus Heer 1856 snout beetle Coll Mieg de Bale R 807(433)
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Ditylus lienharti n. sp.
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Thanasimus ostenderus n. sp.
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"Hydrobius crassipunctatus" = Escheria crassipunctata
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Bracon diffusiventre n. sp.
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? Pimpla seyrigi n. sp., "? Pimpla indura n. sp." = Lycorina indura, Cremastus primus n. sp., Parapimpla rhenana n. gen. n. sp.
"? Pimpla indura n. sp." = Lycorina indura Theobald 1937 ichneumon wasp NMBA 1323 [Coll Mieg de Bale R 865(587)]
Parapimpla rhenana n. gen. n. sp. Theobald 1937 ichneumon wasp NMBA F1321 [Coll Mieg de Bale R 403(404)]
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"Methoca sp." = Methocha
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Formicidae indet., Formicidae indet.1, Formica cf. sepulta, Formica alsatica n. sp., Formica flori, Formica tripartita n. sp., Glaphyromyrmex oligocenicus, Oecophylla superba n. sp., Camponotus mengei, Camponotus vehemens, Drymomyrmex cf. fuscipennis, "Iridomyrmex cf. goepperti" = Ctenobethylus goepperti, Dolichoderus bruneti n. sp., Dolichoderus explicans, Dolichoderus coquandi, Dolichoderus oviformis n. sp., Dolichoderus affectus n. sp., Iridomyrmex breviantennis n. sp., "Iridomyrmex cf. geinitzi" = Yantaromyrmex geinitzi, Platythyrea cf. primaeva, "Brachyponera dubia n. sp." = Pachycondyla dubia, "Euponera cf. calcarea" = Pachycondyla calcarea, "Euponera calcarea n. sp." = Pachycondyla calcarea, "Euponera globiventris n. sp." = Pachycondyla globiventris, Myrmicites sp., "Myrmicidae indet." = Myrmicinae, Solenopsis superba, "Solenopsis major n. sp." = Solenopsis alena, Solenopsis foersteri, Solenopsis blanda, Solenopsis valida, Solenopsis maxima, "Aphaenogaster maculipes n. sp." = Paraphaenogaster maculipes, "Gesomyrmex expectans n. sp." = Eoformica expectans, Gesomyrmex miegi n. sp., "Sima klebsi" = Tetraponera klebsi, Lioponera sp.
Formicidae indet. Latreille 1802 ant
Formica tripartita n. sp. Theobald 1937 ant
Drymomyrmex cf. fuscipennis Wheeler 1915 ant
"Iridomyrmex cf. goepperti" = Ctenobethylus goepperti Mayr 1868 ant Coll Mieg de Bale R 289(73), 351(635), 28, 886(382), 28
Dolichoderus coquandi Theobald 1937 ant
"Euponera cf. calcarea" = Pachycondyla calcarea Theobald 1937 ant
"Euponera calcarea n. sp." = Pachycondyla calcarea Theobald 1937 ant Coll Mieg de Bale R 147, 35, 116, 701
"Euponera globiventris n. sp." = Pachycondyla globiventris Theobald 1937 ant Coll Mieg de Bale R 609, 682, 558
Myrmicites sp. Förster 1891 ant
"Myrmicidae indet." = Myrmicinae Lepeletier de Saint-Fargeau 1835 ant Coll Mieg de Bale R 126, 188, 247, 738
Solenopsis superba Förster 1891 ant
Solenopsis foersteri Theobald 1937 ant
Solenopsis valida Förster 1891 ant
"Aphaenogaster maculipes n. sp." = Paraphaenogaster maculipes Theobald 1937 ant Coll Mieg de Bale R 244, 510, 93
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Gerris parabdominalis n. sp.
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"Nabis maculata" = Nabis maculatus
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Aphanus contractus n. sp.
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Cydnus tertiarius, Cydnus cf. sagittifer, Cydnus dignus, Cydnus cristatus n. sp., Cydnus cf. brevicollis, Cydnus armiger, Cydnus brevicrassus, Cydnus cf. pygmaeus, Cydnus solutus, Cydnus cf. archaicus
Cydnus cf. archaicus Meunier 1915 burrowing bug | |
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"Eusarcoris nuda" = Eysarcoris, Eurydema retrorsum n. sp.
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Orthacanthacris rhenana n. sp.
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Termopsis gracilipennis n. sp.
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"Limnobia deferi n. sp." = Limonia deferi
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Chironomus sp. Meigen 1803 non biting midge Coll Mieg de Bale R 260, 256, 679(508), 242(198), 1023(961)
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Agromyza incerta n. sp.
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Bibionidae indet., "Plecia gigantea n. sp." = Penthetria gigantea, "Plecia luteipennis n. sp." = Penthetria gigantea, "Plecia miegi n. sp." = Penthetria gigantea, "Plecia crassiventris n. sp." = Penthetria gigantea, "Plecia claripennis n. sp." = Penthetria claripennis, "Plecia variegata n. sp." = Penthetria claripennis, "Plecia varia n. sp." = Penthetria claripennis, "Plecia difficilis n. sp." = Penthetria claripennis, "Plecia graciosa n. sp." = Penthetria claripennis, "Plecia subterranea n. sp." = Penthetria subterranea, "Plecia cf. lugens" = Penthetria lugens, Dilophus sp.2, Bibiodes sp.2, "Bibio baumbergeri n. sp." = Bibio baumbergeri, "Bibio parenti n. sp." = Bibio baumbergeri, "Bibio dislocata n. sp." = Bibio dislocatus, "Bibio consolida n. sp." = Bibio dislocatus, "Plecia macroventris n. sp." = Bibio dislocatus, Plecia sp., "Plecia cf. lapidaria" = Plecia pinguis, Plecia conica n. sp., Plecia inflata, "Plecia foersteri n. sp." = Plecia foersteri, "Plecia foersteri" = Plecia foersteri2, "Plecia splendida" = Plecia foersteri, "Plecia oviformis n. sp." = Plecia foersteri
Bibionidae indet. Fleming 1821 march fly
"Plecia gigantea n. sp." = Penthetria gigantea Theobald 1937 march fly Coll Mieg de Bale R 970, 619, 914(888) Mullhouse Museum 156
"Plecia luteipennis n. sp." = Penthetria gigantea Theobald 1937 march fly Coll Mieg de Bale R 2000(963), 34
"Plecia miegi n. sp." = Penthetria gigantea Theobald 1937 march fly Coll Mieg de Bale R 891(2004), 97, 971
"Plecia crassiventris n. sp." = Penthetria gigantea Theobald 1937 march fly Coll Mieg de Bale R 934, 638, 401
"Plecia claripennis n. sp." = Penthetria claripennis Theobald 1937 march fly Coll Mieg de Bale R 864
"Plecia graciosa n. sp." = Penthetria claripennis Theobald 1937 march fly Coll Mieg de Bale R 979(845), 645(651), 662, 797(1000), 995
"Plecia subterranea n. sp." = Penthetria subterranea Theobald 1937 march fly Coll Mieg de Bale R 868, 2002, 241
"Plecia cf. lugens" = Penthetria lugens Oustalet 1870 march fly
"Bibio baumbergeri n. sp." = Bibio baumbergeri Theobald 1937 march fly Coll Mieg de Bale R 2003, 833, 481, 849
"Bibio consolida n. sp." = Bibio dislocatus Theobald 1937 march fly
Plecia sp. Wiedemann 1823 love bug
"Plecia cf. lapidaria" = Plecia pinguis von Heyden and von Heyden 1865 love bug
"Plecia foersteri n. sp." = Plecia foersteri Theobald 1937 love bug
"Plecia foersteri" = Plecia foersteri2 Theobald 1937 love bug Coll Mieg de Bale R 542(664), 352, 424, 533, 626, 922
"Plecia splendida" = Plecia foersteri Theobald 1937 love bug Coll Mieg de Bale R 861, 517, 780, 1012
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Mycetophilidae indet., Leia gracillima, Leia longipes, Allactoneura veiti n. sp., "Rhymosia foersteri n. sp." = Rymosia foersteri
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Symphoromyia marginata n. sp.
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Heleomyza oligocenica n. sp.
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Sphegina abrasa n. sp.
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Dolichopus incertus n. sp.
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Leptogaster falloti n. sp.
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Phytomyza vetusta n. sp.
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