Where: Illinois (41.3° N, 88.4° W: paleocoordinates 4.6° S, 23.4° W)
• coordinate estimated from map
• local area-level geographic resolution
When: Francis Creek Shale Member (Carbondale Formation), Westphalian D (311.4 - 306.9 Ma)
Environment/lithology: deltaic; lithified, concretionary, ferruginous mudstone
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: mold/impression
Collected by Egan
Primary reference: A. L. Melander. 1903. Some additions to the Carboniferous terrestrial arthropod fauna of Illinois. Journal of Geology 11(2):178-198 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 122523: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 02.01.2012
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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Protodictyon pulchripenne n. gen. n. sp.
Protodictyon pulchripenne n. gen. n. sp. Melander 1903 winged insect Chicago Academy of Sciences 4749 (both given same number)
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"Eucaenus attenuatus n. sp." = Eucaenus ovalis
"Eucaenus attenuatus n. sp." = Eucaenus ovalis Scudder 1885 winged insect Chicago Academy of Sciences 4749 (both given same number)
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