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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Pamita hannahdaltonae n. gen. n. sp.29
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Dolichurus heevansi n. sp.31
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Ctenoplectrella viridiceps7, Ctenoplectrella phaeton n. sp.16, Ctenoplectrella grimaldii7, Glaesosmia genalis n. gen. n. sp.7, Glyptapis densopunctata7, Glyptapis disareolata7, Glyptapis fuscula7, 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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Paleomelitta nigripennis n. gen. n. sp.7
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"Succinapis proboscidea" = Haidomelikertes proboscidea7, Melissites trigona n. gen. n. sp.7, "Melikertes clypeatus" = Amelikertotes clypeata7, "Melikertes stilbonotus" = Melikertes (Melikertes) stilbonotus7, "Melikertes proavus" = Melikertes (Melikertes) proavus7, Succinapis micheneri7, Succinapis goeleti n. gen. n. sp.7, Electrobombus samlandensis n. gen. n. sp.7, Electrapis meliponoides7, "Electrapis martialis" = Electrapis (Mesomelissa) martialis7, "Protobombus indecisus" = Protobombus (Protobombus) indecisus7, "Protobombus hirsutus" = Protobombus (Protobombus) hirsutus7, Thaumastobombus andreniformis n. gen. n. sp.7, Liotrigonopsis rozeni n. gen. n. sp.7, Boreallodape sp.7, Boreallodape striebichi7, Boreallodape baltica n. gen. n. sp.7, Boreallodape mollyae7
"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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Metapelma archetypon n. sp.15
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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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Brevivulva electroma n. gen. n. sp.15
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Butiokeras costae n. gen. n. sp.1
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? Eustochus sp.25, Gonatocerus janzeni n. sp.24, Archigonatocerus longivena n. sp.24, Archigonatocerus balticus n. gen. n. sp.24
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Aspidopleura baltica n. gen. n. sp.15
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Pterandrophysalis plasmans n. sp.2, Szelenyia terebrae n. sp.2, Palaeogramma eos n. gen. n. sp.2, Mirufens illusionis 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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Chartocerus azizae n. sp.3
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Phtuaria fimbriae n. gen. n. sp.2, Glaesaphytis interregni n. gen. n. sp.2, Centrodora brevispinae n. sp.2
Phtuaria fimbriae n. gen. n. sp.2 Burks and Heraty 2015 chalcid wasp UCRC_ENT 00237978 (deposited AMNH)
Glaesaphytis interregni n. gen. n. sp.2 Burks and Heraty 2015 chalcid wasp UCRC_ENT 00237971 (deposited AMNH)
Centrodora brevispinae n. sp.2 Burks and Heraty 2015 chalcid wasp UCRC_ENT 00237973 (deposited AMNH), 00237915
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Perilampus pisticus n. sp.23
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Palaeocharis rex n. gen. n. sp.23
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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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"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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Arctorthezia baltica n. sp.34
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Pityococcus moniliformalis n. sp.35
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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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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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Archaeterphis hennigi n. gen. n. sp.20
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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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Eosciadocera pauciseta n. sp.17
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Palaeosphegina elegantula Meunier 1904 hover fly | |
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"Eodipoena oculata" = Eomysmena oculata32, "Eodipoena baltica n. sp." = Eomysmena baltica32, "Municeps pulcher" = Episinus pulcher32, "Flegia longimana" = Episinus longimanus32, Municeps minutus n. sp.33
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Acrometa cristata32, "Theridiometa robusta" = Acrometa robusta32, "Eogonatium robustum n. sp." = Acrometa pseudorobusta32
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Zachria peculiata n. sp.32
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"Adulatrix rufa" = Sosybius rufa32
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Inceptor dubius n. sp.32
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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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