Where: Kaliningrad, Russian Federation (54.9° N, 19.9° E: paleocoordinates 53.9° N, 15.2° E)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
When: Priabonian (38.0 - 33.9 Ma)
• According to Aleksandrova and Zaporozhets (2008), the higher parts of the Prussian Formation (including the Blaue Erde or Blue Earth) belong to the Charlesdowniea clathrata angulosa dinocyst Zone. Based on its index species, this zone is concurrent to Zone W13 established in the Parisian basin (Châteauneuf and Gruas-Cavagnetto 1978), where it is correlated with nannoplankton zones NP18–NP21 (Powell, 1992) of the Priabonian. In the Paleogene zonation of northwestern Europe, the first occurrence of Thalassiphora fenestrata is designated at the base of the dinocyst Subzone D12b (36.20 +/- 0.1 Ma), which is correlated with zones NP18 (terminal part)–NP20 of the Priabonian (Luterbacher et al., 2004).
Environment/lithology: terrestrial; amber
Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils
Preservation: amber
Reposited in the AMNH
Primary reference: F. M. Hull. 1945. A revisional study of the fossil Syrphidae. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 95:251-355 [C. Labandeira/C. Labandeira/M. Clapham]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 123493: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Arram Noshirvan on 24.01.2012, edited by Matthew Clapham and Annabelle Louderback
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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Garmitermes succineus n. gen. n. sp.11
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Reticulitermes antiquus11 Germar 1813 termite AMNH B-JWJ-359, C88891-B, B-JH-Iso1, B-JH-Iso3, B-JH-Iso5
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"Adicophasma spinosa n. gen. n. sp." = Adicophasma spinosum10
"Adicophasma spinosa n. gen. n. sp." = Adicophasma spinosum10 Engel and Grimaldi 2004 gladiator B-1025
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Pityococcus moniliformalis n. sp.35
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Arctorthezia baltica n. sp.34
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Archaeibalia succinica n. gen. n. sp.28
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"Aulacidea succinea n. sp." = Kinseycynips succinea27
"Aulacidea succinea n. sp." = Kinseycynips succinea27 Kinsey 1919 wasp From Konigsberg, temporarily at Harvard according to Kinsey; later found in Kinsey collection at AMNH
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Brevivulva electroma n. gen. n. sp.15
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Gonatocerus janzeni n. sp.24, Archigonatocerus balticus n. gen. n. sp.24, Archigonatocerus longivena n. sp.24, ? Eustochus sp.25
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Aspidopleura baltica n. gen. n. sp.15
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Pterandrophysalis plasmans n. sp.2, Mirufens illusionis n. sp.2, Szelenyia terebrae n. sp.2, Palaeogramma eos n. gen. n. sp.2
Pterandrophysalis plasmans n. sp.2 Burks et al. 2015 chalcid wasp UCRC_ENT 00237976 (deposited AMNH)
Palaeogramma eos n. gen. n. sp.2 Burks et al. 2015 chalcid wasp AMNH UCRC_ENT 00237969, 00237968 (both deposited AMNH), 00237912
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Metapelma archetypon n. sp.15
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Butiokeras costae n. gen. n. sp.1
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Chartocerus azizae n. sp.3
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Palaeocharis rex n. gen. n. sp.23
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Centrodora brevispinae n. sp.2, Glaesaphytis interregni n. gen. n. sp.2, Phtuaria fimbriae n. gen. n. sp.2
Centrodora brevispinae n. sp.2 Burks and Heraty 2015 chalcid wasp UCRC_ENT 00237973 (deposited AMNH), 00237915
Glaesaphytis interregni n. gen. n. sp.2 Burks and Heraty 2015 chalcid wasp UCRC_ENT 00237971 (deposited AMNH)
Phtuaria fimbriae n. gen. n. sp.2 Burks and Heraty 2015 chalcid wasp UCRC_ENT 00237978 (deposited AMNH)
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Perilampus pisticus n. sp.23
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Coriotela lasallei n. gen. n. sp.1
Coriotela lasallei n. gen. n. sp.1 Burks and Heraty 2020 chalcid wasp AMNH Ba-JWJ285 (UCRCENT00237910)
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Dolichurus heevansi n. sp.31
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Paleomelitta nigripennis n. gen. n. sp.7
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Glaesosmia genalis n. gen. n. sp.7, Ctenoplectrella viridiceps7, Ctenoplectrella grimaldii7, Ctenoplectrella phaeton n. sp.16, Glyptapis disareolata7, Glyptapis fuscula7, Glyptapis densopunctata7, Protolithurgus ditomeus n. gen. n. sp.7
Ctenoplectrella viridiceps7 Cockerell 1909 mason bee B-JH 95 (AMNH), B-JH 93 (AMNH), B-JH 83 (AMNH), B-W 158 (AMNH),
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Boreallodape sp.7, Boreallodape mollyae7, Boreallodape striebichi7, Boreallodape baltica n. gen. n. sp.7, Liotrigonopsis rozeni n. gen. n. sp.7, "Succinapis proboscidea" = Haidomelikertes proboscidea7, "Melikertes stilbonotus" = Melikertes (Melikertes) stilbonotus7, "Melikertes proavus" = Melikertes (Melikertes) proavus7, "Melikertes clypeatus" = Amelikertotes clypeata7, Melissites trigona n. gen. n. sp.7, Succinapis micheneri7, Succinapis goeleti n. gen. n. sp.7, "Electrapis martialis" = Electrapis (Mesomelissa) martialis7, Electrapis meliponoides7, "Protobombus indecisus" = Protobombus (Protobombus) indecisus7, "Protobombus hirsutus" = Protobombus (Protobombus) hirsutus7, Thaumastobombus andreniformis n. gen. n. sp.7, Electrobombus samlandensis n. gen. n. sp.7
"Succinapis proboscidea" = Haidomelikertes proboscidea7 Engel 2001 bee B-JH 96 (AMNH), B-JH 99 (AMNH)
"Melikertes stilbonotus" = Melikertes (Melikertes) stilbonotus7 Engel 1998 bee B-JH 76 (AMNH), B-JH 82 (AMNH)
"Melikertes proavus" = Melikertes (Melikertes) proavus7 Menge 1856 bee B-JH 76 (AMNH), B-JH 82 (AMNH)
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"Electrostephanus (Electrostephanodes) petiolatus" = Denaeostephanus petiolatus12
"Electrostephanus (Electrostephanodes) petiolatus" = Denaeostephanus petiolatus12 Brues 1933 crown wasp AMNH B-JWJ-260
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Baltianania yantarnia n. gen. n. sp.21
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Microborus inertus n. sp.4
Microborus inertus n. sp.4 Cognato and Grimaldi 2009 bark beetle AMNH Bu1607 (JZC-Bu228 in Clarke et al., 2018); likely not from Burmese amber and possibly from Baltic amber
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Hiekeolycus winkleri n. sp.30
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Pamita hannahdaltonae n. gen. n. sp.29
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Palaeosphegina elegantula Meunier 1904 hover fly | |
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Eosciadocera pauciseta n. sp.17
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Electrophorella baltica n. gen. n. sp.5, Electrophorella grimaldii n. sp.5, "Sympycnites primaevus n. gen. n. sp." = Prohercostomus noxialis18
"Sympycnites primaevus n. gen. n. sp." = Prohercostomus noxialis18 Meunier 1907 long-legged fly AMNH L-AE133 (originally thought to be from Lebanese amber)
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Archaeterphis hennigi n. gen. n. sp.20
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Arachnida | |
Stephanobunus mitovi n. gen. n. sp.6
Stephanobunus mitovi n. gen. n. sp.6 Dunlop and Mammitzsch 2010 harvestman AMNH Ba-JVe181 (ex. J. Velten collection)
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"Eodipoena baltica n. sp." = Eomysmena baltica32, "Eodipoena oculata" = Eomysmena oculata32, "Flegia longimana" = Episinus longimanus32, Municeps minutus n. sp.33, "Municeps pulcher" = Episinus pulcher32
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"Eogonatium robustum n. sp." = Acrometa pseudorobusta32, Acrometa cristata32, "Theridiometa robusta" = Acrometa robusta32
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Zachria peculiata n. sp.32
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Inceptor dubius n. sp.32
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"Adulatrix rufa" = Sosybius rufa32
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