Pad Semen (PIN collection 2385) (Cretaceous of Russian Federation)

Where: Russian Federation (51.7° N, 113.4° E: paleocoordinates 54.8° N, 111.6° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

When: Argun Formation, Early/Lower Aptian (121.4 - 122.5 Ma)

• Correlated with Turga locality and Mongolian sites (also with Yixian Formation) based on presence of Ephemeropsis trisetalis, Lycoptera, Bairdestheria, and based on macroplants and palynomorphs.

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithified siliciclastic sediments

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Preservation: mold/impression, adpression

Reposited in the PIN

Primary reference: L. V. Arnoldi, V. V. Zherikhin, L. M. Nikritin and A. G. Ponomarenko. 1977. Mezozoiskie zhestkokryiye. Akademiya Nauk SSSR, Trudy Paleontologicheskogo Instituta 161:1-204 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 123220: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 14.01.2012

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Arachnida
 Araneae -
Cretohexura coylei n. gen. n. sp.2
Cretohexura coylei n. gen. n. sp.2 Eskov and Zonshtein 1990 spider
PIN 2385/418
Insecta
 Hemiptera - Archijassidae
Myangadina tetrops11
Myangadina tetrops11 Shcherbakov 1988 true bug
PIN 2385/461-463 (outcrop 325/3-4, 5-7, profile V/18-19 m)
 Dicondylia - Susumaniidae
Prosusumania semenica n. gen. n. sp.3
Prosusumania semenica n. gen. n. sp.3 Gorochov 1988 winged insect
PIN 2385/450
 Hymenoptera - Angarosphecidae
"Bestiola communis" = Cretobestiola communis10
"Bestiola communis" = Cretobestiola communis10 Pulawski and Rasnitsyn 1999 apoid wasp
PIN 2385/2392
 Hymenoptera - Sepulcidae
Trematothorax ingodensis n. sp.9, Pamparaphilius semen n. sp.9
Trematothorax ingodensis n. sp.9 Rasnitsyn 1993 stem sawfly
PIN 2385/2395 (T. 1, bed 7)
Pamparaphilius semen n. sp.9 Rasnitsyn 1993 stem sawfly
PIN 2385/402 (outcrop 325)
 Raphidioptera - Mesoraphidiidae
Archeraphidia baisensis7
Archeraphidia baisensis7 Ponomarenko 1993 snakefly
PIN 2385/417
 Coleoptera - Carabidae
Antemnacrassa geminata n. sp.5
Antemnacrassa geminata n. sp.5 Nikolajev 2004 ground beetle
PIN 2385/1055, 1061, 1080, 1090, 1093
 Coleoptera - Pleocomidae
Proteroscarabaeus yeni
Proteroscarabaeus yeni Grabau 1923 rain beetle
PIN 2385/2
 Coleoptera - Lucanidae
Cretolucanus longus n. gen. n. sp.6, Cretolucanus ordinarius n. sp.6, Cretolucanus sibericus n. sp.6
Cretolucanus longus n. gen. n. sp.6 Nikolajev 2007 stag beetle
PIN 2385/1053
Cretolucanus ordinarius n. sp.6 Nikolajev 2007 stag beetle
PIN 2385/1089
Cretolucanus sibericus n. sp.6 Nikolajev 2007 stag beetle
PIN 2385/1063
 Coleoptera - Glaphyridae
Cretoglaphyrus olenguicus n. sp.6, Cretoglaphyrus transbaikalicus n. sp.6, Cretoglaphyrus calvescens n. sp.6, Cretoglaphyrus zherikhini n. sp.6, Cretoglaphyrus leptopterus n. sp.6
Cretoglaphyrus olenguicus n. sp.6 Nikolajev 2005 bumble bee scarab beetle
PIN 2385/1206
Cretoglaphyrus transbaikalicus n. sp.6 Nikolajev 2005 bumble bee scarab beetle
PIN 2385/1
Cretoglaphyrus calvescens n. sp.6 Nikolajev 2005 bumble bee scarab beetle
PIN 2385/937
Cretoglaphyrus zherikhini n. sp.6 Nikolajev 2005 bumble bee scarab beetle
PIN 2385/1201
Cretoglaphyrus leptopterus n. sp.6 Nikolajev 2005 bumble bee scarab beetle
PIN 2385/1224
 Coleoptera - Scarabaeidae
Prototrox transbaikalicus n. gen. n. sp.4, "Proteroscarabaeus baissensis" = Lithoscarabaeus baissensis
Prototrox transbaikalicus n. gen. n. sp.4 Nikolajev 2000 scarab beetle
PIN 2385/1096
"Proteroscarabaeus baissensis" = Lithoscarabaeus baissensis Nikritin 1977 scarab beetle
PIN 2385/1, 5
 Coleoptera - Buprestidae
Metabuprestium cuneomaculatum n. sp.1, Cretothyrea optanda n. gen. n. sp.1, ? Acmaeoderimorpha emersa n. sp.1
Metabuprestium cuneomaculatum n. sp.1 Alexeev 1996 jewel beetle
PIN 2385/924
Cretothyrea optanda n. gen. n. sp.1 Alexeev 1996 jewel beetle
PIN 2385/1235
? Acmaeoderimorpha emersa n. sp.1 Alexeev 1996 jewel beetle
PIN 2385/993
 Coleoptera -
Zygadenia sibirica n. sp.8, Zygadenia sinitzae n. sp.8, Zygadenia semen n. sp.8
Zygadenia sibirica n. sp.8 Ponomarenko 2000 beetle
PIN 2385/1046, 192, 920, 1044, 1049, 1207
Zygadenia sinitzae n. sp.8 Ponomarenko 2000 beetle
PIN 2385/1040, 158, 912, 1210
Zygadenia semen n. sp.8 Ponomarenko 2000 beetle
PIN 2385/1042, 157, 911, 1043, 1045, 1227
 Coleoptera - Ommatidae
Cionocoleus sibiricus n. sp.8, "Brochocoleus minor n. sp." = Diluticupes minor8
Cionocoleus sibiricus n. sp.8 Ponomarenko 2000 beetle
PIN 2385/175
"Brochocoleus minor n. sp." = Diluticupes minor8 Ponomarenko 2000 beetle
PIN 2385/1047
 Coleoptera -
Priacma striata n. sp.8
Priacma striata n. sp.8 Ponomarenko 2000 beetle
PIN 2385/1222, 912
1Alexeev 1996; 2Eskov and Zonshtein 1990; 3Gorochov 1988; 4Nikolajev 2000; 5Nikolajev 2004; 6Nikolajev 2007; 7Ponomarenko 1993; 8Ponomarenko 2000; 9Rasnitsyn 1993; 10Rasnitsyn et al. 1999; 11Shcherbakov 1988