Where: Dominican Republic (19.6° N, 70.6° W: paleocoordinates 19.4° N, 69.5° W)
• coordinate based on political unit
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Burdigalian to Burdigalian (20.4 - 13.8 Ma)
• Age controversial, with the youngest proposed age of 20-15 mya based on foraminifera and the oldest as 45-30 mya based on coccoliths. Most of the amber is secondarily deposited in turbiditic sandstones.
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: terrestrial; amber
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: soft parts, original chitin, amber
Reposited in the SMNS
Primary reference: R. Kinzelbach. 1979. Das erste neotropische Fossil der Fächerflügler (Stuttgarter Bernsteinsammlung: Insecta, Strepsiptera). Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde Serie B (Geologie und Paläontologie) 52:1-14 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 122474: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 29.12.2011, edited by Jered Karr, Amy Delelli and Annabelle Louderback
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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Arachnolithulus longipes n. sp.67
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? Coryssocnemis velteni n. sp.67
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Selenops beynai n. sp.51
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Tetragnatha pristina n. sp.49
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Komisumena rosae n. gen. n. sp.33
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"Tarantula resinae n. sp." = Phrynus resinae43
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Cryptocheiridium antiquum n. sp.48
Cryptocheiridium antiquum n. sp.48 Schawaller 1981 pseudoscorpion SMNS Do-553-K-2, 553-K-1, 553-K-3, 570-K-1
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"Tityus ambarensis n. sp." = Microtityus ambarensis50, "Centruroides beynai n. sp." = Centruroides nitidus44
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Malacostraca | |
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Protosphaeroniscus tertiarius n. sp.53
Protosphaeroniscus tertiarius n. sp.53 Schmalfuss 1980 isopod SMNS Do-1494-K-1, Do-1503K-1, Do-1433-K(x2); Do-2989-E, Do-3239-M, Do-3352-M, Do-457-K in Schmalfuss 1984
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Philosciidae indet.54 Kinahan 1857 isopod SMNS Do-3348-M, Do-3315-M, Do-3382-M, Do-3331-M, Do-700-K, Do-1910-B, Do-3868-M,Do-496-K, Do-389-K, Do-430-K
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Pseudarmadillo tuberculatus n. sp.54 Schmalfuss 1984 isopod SMNS Do-4157-M-1, Do-4156-M-1, Do-3349-M
Pseudarmadillo cristatus n. sp.54 Schmalfuss 1984 isopod SMNS Do-2403-K-1, Do-3381-M-1, Do-4612-B(x6), Do-579-K, Do-457-K(x2)
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Insecta | |
Ablabesmyia electrohispaniolana n. sp.19
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Heteromyia dominicana n. sp.59
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Pachygaster hymenaea n. sp.21
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"Lutzomyia (Trichopygomyia) schleei n. sp." = Psathyromyia (Forattiniella) schleei34
"Lutzomyia (Trichopygomyia) schleei n. sp." = Psathyromyia (Forattiniella) schleei34 Peñalver and Grimaldi 2006 sand fly SMNS Do-5514-M (8 male, 37 female, 8 indet)
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Hagenulites hitchingsi n. gen. n. sp.57, Borinquena maculata n. sp.57, ? Borinquena caeciliana n. sp.57
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Ischnura velteni n. sp.10
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Carventus bechlyi n. sp.22
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Phymacysta stysi n. sp.17
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Psallops popovi n. sp.23
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Alumeda nigricans n. gen. n. sp.41, Alumeda dominicana n. sp.41, Alumeda antilliana n. sp.41, Malacopus wygodzinskyi n. sp.40
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Riegerochterus baehri n. gen. n. sp.42
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Palaeorionis longicaudis n. gen. n. sp.11
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Triclistus levii n. sp.61
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Thaumatodryinus miocenicus30, Dryinus alamellatus n. sp.32, Dryinus rasnitsyni n. sp.31, Harpactosphecion sucinum30
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Gnamptogenys levinates n. sp.2, Gnamptogenys pristina n. sp.2, Acanthostichus hispaniolicus n. sp.14, Cylindromyrmex antillanus n. sp.15, Leptomyrmex neotropicus n. sp.3, Odontomachus spinifer n. sp.12, Anochetus conisquamis n. sp.12, Anochetus corayi n. sp.1, Anochetus ambiguus n. sp.12, Anochetus brevidentatus12, Anochetus lucidus n. sp.12, Anochetus dubius n. sp.12, Anochetus exstinctus n. sp.12, Proceratium dominicanum n. sp.8, Paraponera dieteri n. sp.5, "Trachymyrmex primaevus n. sp." = Mycetomoellerius primaevus4, Cephalotes dieteri n. sp.16, Cephalotes serratus16, Cephalotes integerrimus16, Cephalotes alveolatus16, Cephalotes hispaniolicus n. sp.16, Cephalotes squamosus16, Cephalotes caribicus n. sp.16, Cephalotes obscurus16, Strumigenys electrina n. sp.7, Strumigenys schleeorum n. sp.7, Pheidole sp.6, Pheidole primigenia n. sp.6, Aphaenogaster amphioceanica n. sp.13
Leptomyrmex neotropicus n. sp.3 Baroni Urbani 1980 ant SMNS Do-996 (9 workers); in Baroni-Urbani & Wilson: Do-4931-M (4 workers), Do-4484-M (4 workers)
"Trachymyrmex primaevus n. sp." = Mycetomoellerius primaevus4 Baroni Urbani 1980 ant SMNS Do-377-K-1-9 (numbers 7-9 donated to NHMB as PE154/1-3)
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Protelencholax schleei n. gen. n. sp.
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Paraphloeostiba dominicana n. sp.25, Osoriellus sp.24, Neosorius "sp. 1"24, Neosorius "sp. 2"24, Thoracophorus palaeobrevicristatus n. sp.24, Liberiana sp.24, Nacaeus dominicanensis n. sp.24, Lispinomimus atavus n. gen. n. sp.24
Thoracophorus palaeobrevicristatus n. sp.24 Irmler 2003 rove beetle SMNS Do-189-K, Do-4177-M, Do-2405-K
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"Hesiodobates antiquus n. gen. n. sp." = Nesocyrtosoma antiquum28
"Hesiodobates antiquus n. gen. n. sp." = Nesocyrtosoma antiquum28 Kaszab and Schwaller 1984 darkling beetle SMNS Do-3240-M-1
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Quasipirhidius luzziae9 Batelka et al. 2011 wedge shaped beetle SMNS Do-5733, 5735, 5737, 5738 (3 specimens), 5739 (Jan Batelka amber collection)
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"Mitosoma rhinoceroide n. sp." = Cenocephalus rhinoceroide47
"Mitosoma rhinoceroide n. sp." = Cenocephalus rhinoceroide47 Schawaller 1981 ambrosia beetle SMNS Do-119-K-1, 2, 3, 4; Do-718-K-1
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"Micromalthus anansi n. sp." = Micromalthus debilis36
"Micromalthus anansi n. sp." = Micromalthus debilis36 LeConte 1878 telephone pole beetle SMNS Do-623-K
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"Ochrotrichia doehleri n. sp." = Ochrotrichia (Ochrotrichia) doehleri62
"Ochrotrichia doehleri n. sp." = Ochrotrichia (Ochrotrichia) doehleri62 Wichard 1981 microcaddisfly SMNS Do-5703
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Atopsyche perlucida n. sp.66
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Cubanoptila longiscapa n. sp.66
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"Helicopsyche scaloida" = Helicopsyche (Feropsyche) scaloida26, "Helicopsyche electra n. sp." = Helicopsyche (Feropsyche) electra26, "Helicopsyche voigti n. sp." = Helicopsyche (Feropsyche) voigti26
"Helicopsyche scaloida" = Helicopsyche (Feropsyche) scaloida26 Johanson and Wichard 1996 snail-case caddisfly SMNS Do-5720 (formerly Wichard DB 11)
"Helicopsyche electra n. sp." = Helicopsyche (Feropsyche) electra26 Johanson and Wichard 1996 snail-case caddisfly SMNS Do-5698 (formerly Wichard DB 12)
"Helicopsyche voigti n. sp." = Helicopsyche (Feropsyche) voigti26 Johanson and Wichard 1996 snail-case caddisfly SMNS Do-5699 (formerly Wichard DB 13)
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Phylloicus velteni n. sp.66
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Cernotina pulchra n. sp.66
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Chimarra palaedominicana n. sp.64, Chimarra dommeli n. sp.64, Chimarra resinae n. sp.64, "Chimarra succini n. sp." = Chimarra (Chimarrita) succini63, Chimarra (Chimarrita) palaenova n. sp.66
"Chimarra succini n. sp." = Chimarra (Chimarrita) succini63 Wichard 1983 finger-net caddisfly SMNS Do-3386-M-1
Chimarra (Chimarrita) palaenova n. sp.66 Wichard 2007 finger-net caddisfly SMNS Do-5713, 4121-M, 5718
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Eospilopsyllus kobberti n. gen. n. sp.38
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Enoplea | |
Heydenius dominicus n. sp.39
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