Aix-en-Provence (MNHN Paris Coll) (Oligocene of France)
Where: Bouches-Du-Rhone, France (43.5° N, 5.5° E)
• Paleocoordinates: 39.0° N, 8.8° E (Wright 2013)
• coordinate estimated from map
• local area-level geographic resolution
When: Niveau du gypse d'Aix Formation, Chattian (27.3 - 23.0 Ma)
• "The ‘insect formation’ is 2.5 m thick, divided in two parts that correspond to two very different environmental conditions. The first (lower) episode is remarkable by its lateral monotony of facies on a distance of 6 km at least, in the outcrops observed on the northwest of Aix-en-Provence. This lower episode is distinguished from the rest of the ‘insect formation’ and from the whole formation of Aix-en-Provence by the presence of a very numerous thin limestone laminae. The second (upper) episode is remarkable by the presence of many silici- fied laminae. The fauna in this level is also very well preserved"….This collection consists of unspecified layers
Environment/lithology: lacustrine - large; lithified limestone
• This lacustrine formation was deposited in a very large but shallow-water lake, with variable salinity and near the marine coast (Nury 1990, Nury & Thomassin 1994). Irregular basins formed during extension of the European platform in the Oligocene resulting from the formation of the West-European rift system.
• The deposit presents an alternation of limestone and marls with gypsum.
Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils
Preservation: mold/impression, adpression
Reposited in the MNHN
Primary reference: F. Meunier. 1915. Nouvelles recherches sur quelques insectes des Plâtrières d'Aix en Provence. Verhandelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen te Amsterdam 18(5):1-17 [M. Clapham/J. Karr/M. Clapham]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 122501: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Jered Karr on 31.12.2011, edited by Matthew Clapham
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Taxonomic list
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Coenagrionidae "indet. C"10, Coenagrionidae "indet. D"10, Argiinae "indet. A"10, Argiinae "indet. B"10
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Ulmeriella aquisextana n. sp.4 Nel 1986 termite MNHN IPM-R.07443 (Nel no. 1358); IPM-R.54242 in Nel & Paicheler 1993
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Protobacillometra oligocenica n. gen. n. sp.9
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? Neides oligocenicus n. sp.5
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Dolichoderus coquandi n. sp.15, "Brachyponera dubia" = Pachycondyla dubia15, "Camponotus saussurei n. sp." = Camponotites theobaldi15, "Camponotus longiventris n. sp." = Camponotites longiventris15, "Formica minutula" = Lasius occultatus15, Lasius epicentrus n. sp.15, Formica sp.15, Formica latinodosa n. sp.15, Formica sepulta n. sp.15, "Aphaenogaster maculata" = Paraphaenogaster maculata15, Formica oculata15
"Camponotus longiventris n. sp." = Camponotites longiventris15 Theobald 1937 ant Coll Museum Paris Am 2, 18
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"Pompilus coquandi n. sp." = Pompilinites coquandi15, "Pompilus fasciatus n. sp." = Pompilites fasciatus15
"Pompilus coquandi n. sp." = Pompilinites coquandi15 Theobald 1937 spider wasp Coll Museum Paris Am 1
"Pompilus fasciatus n. sp." = Pompilites fasciatus15 Theobald 1937 spider wasp Coll Museum Paris Am 11
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"Apis aquisextusensis n. sp." = Apis (Synapis) henshawi7 Cockerell 1907 Henshaw's honey bee MNHN-LP-R.08381, 08382, 10421
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"Methoca sp." = Methocha15
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"Diospilus verus n. sp." = Taphaeus verus15
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"Promethes tilloyi n. sp." = Zagryphus tilloyi15, "? Nemeritis longicornis n. sp." = Dimophora longicornis15, Ophion annulatus n. sp.15, ? Demophorus fumipennis n. sp.15, Exetastes postornata n. sp.15, "Pimpla antiqua n. sp." = Lithoserix antiquus13, ? Pimpla saussurei15
"Promethes tilloyi n. sp." = Zagryphus tilloyi15 Theobald 1937 ichneumon wasp Coll Museum Paris Am 8 (MNHN.F.24392)
"? Nemeritis longicornis n. sp." = Dimophora longicornis15 Theobald 1937 ichneumon wasp Coll Museum Paris Am 12 (MNHN.F.B24398)
"Pimpla antiqua n. sp." = Lithoserix antiquus13 Saussure 1852 ichneumon wasp Coll Museum Paris 21 (MNHN.F.B24391); Theobald said that this specimen was different from Saussure's holotype, but it is likely the same (Spasojevic et al., 2022)
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Nothochrysa oligocenica n. sp.11
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Staphylinus prodromus12, Staphylinus priscus12, Staphylinus aquisextanus n. sp.12, Staphylinus calvus12, "Staphylinus (Ocypus) provincialis n. sp." = Ocypus provincialis12, Stenus gypsi n. sp.12, "Erinnys deleta n. sp." = Lithoplanes deleta12
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Geotrupes atavus n. sp.12
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Chrysomela matheroni12, Gonioctena curtisii n. sp.12, "Chrysomela matrona n. sp." = Plagiodera lyelliana12, Cassida blancheti12
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Cleonus inflexus12, "Sitones margarum" = Protainophthalmus margarus12, "Brachyderes longipes" = Protainophthalmus asperulus12, "Cleonus marcelli" = Protainophthalmus asperulus12, "Brachyderes aquisextanus" = Protainophthalmus asperulus12, Hipporhinus heeri15, Hipporhinus heerii12, "Hipporhinus reynesii" = Rhytidoderes sexsulcatus12
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Polystichus hopei n. sp.12
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"Mycomyia curvithoracis n. sp." = Mycomya curvithoracis15, Mycetophila confusa15, Mycetophila cf. morio15, "Mycetophila meigeniana" = Gnoriste meigeniana15
"Mycomyia curvithoracis n. sp." = Mycomya curvithoracis15 Theobald 1937 fungus gnat Coll Museum Paris Am 27
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"Plecia livida" = Plecia livida15, "Plecia brevipennis" = Plecia livida15, "Plecia guinieri" = Plecia lygaeoides15, "Plecia bucklandi" = Plecia bucklandi15, "Plecia gracilis" = Plecia bucklandi15, "Plecia dilatativentris" = Plecia bucklandi15, "Plecia elegans" = Plecia bucklandi15, "Plecia splendida" = Plecia foersteri15, Bibiodes provincialis n. sp.14, Bibio sp.15, Bibio curtisi15, Bibio spectabilis15, Bibio aquaesextiae n. sp.14, "Bibio curtisii" = Bibio curtisii14, "Bibio romani" = Bibio curtisii15, "Bibio serresi" = Bibio curtisii15, Bibio disjectus15, Dilophus sp.14, "Plecia cf. lugens" = Penthetria lugens15, Penthetria nervisinuata14
Bibiodes provincialis n. sp.14 Skartveit and Nel 2017 march fly MNHN Aix 1079, 23, 62, 543, 676, 959
Bibio spectabilis15 Theobald 1937 march fly Coll Museum Paris Am 78; 15 in Skarveti & Nel 2017 (Aix 6, 10, 11, 52, 107, 161, 309, 845, 1090, 1299, 1307, 1377, 1446, 1447, P25)
Bibio aquaesextiae n. sp.14 Skartveit and Nel 2017 march fly MNHN Aix 152, 309, 416,421, 532, 610, 1010, 1014, 1294, 1436, 1452
Penthetria nervisinuata14 Theobald 1937 march fly MNHN Aix 332, 428, 645, 752, 779, 799, 884, 890, 926, 965, 974, 1013, 1061,1085, 1332, 1337, 1347, 1404, P26
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"Chilosia oligocenica n. sp." = Cheilosia oligocenica15
"Chilosia oligocenica n. sp." = Cheilosia oligocenica15 Theobald 1937 hoverfly Coll Museum Paris Am 24
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Tetanocera alireticulata n. sp.15
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"Pterophorus oligocenicus n. sp." = Merrifieldia oligocenicus2
"Pterophorus oligocenicus n. sp." = Merrifieldia oligocenicus2 Bigot et al. 1986 moth Oustalet collection
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Drassodes sextii n. sp.1
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Attoides eresiformis n. gen. n. sp.3
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1Berland 1939; 2Bigot et al. 1986; 3Brongniart 1877; 4Nel 1986; 5Nel 1992; 6Nel et al. 1994; 7Nel et al. 1999; 8Nel and Paicheler 1993; 9Nel and Paicheler 1993; 10Nel and Papazian 1990; 11Ngô-Muller et al. 2019; 12Oustalet 1874; 13Saussure 1852; 14Skartveit and Nel 2017; 15Theobald 1937; 16Zeuner 1939