Where: Kaliningrad, Russian Federation (54.9° N, 19.9° E: paleocoordinates 53.9° N, 15.2° E)
• local area-level geographic resolution
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 class: mesofossils
Preservation: amber
Collection methods: surface (float)
• Specimens at the Zoological Museum of the Humboldt Museum fur Naturkunde (University of Berlin)
Primary reference: G. Ulmer. 1912. Die Trichopteren des baltischen Bernsteins. Beiträge zur Naturkunde Preussens 10:1-380 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 123757: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Arram Noshirvan on 28.01.2012, edited by Matthew Clapham, Amy Delelli and Annabelle Louderback
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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"Ceratocheilus eridanus" = Toxorhina (Ceratocheilus) eridanus1, Dactylolabis (Dactylolabis) vetusta1, Pseudolimnophila (Baltilimnophila) pulcherrima n. sp.14
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Tricyphona electrina n. sp.1
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"Electra formosa" = Trecela formosa9
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Pipiza (Pseudopipiza) antiqua n. sp.10, Pipiza (Pseudopipiza) europa n. sp.10, Palaeoascia uniappendiculata10, Palaeosphegina elegantula10, Spheginascia biappendiculata10
Palaeoascia uniappendiculata10 Meunier 1904 hover fly T.M.B.3 (H201), H202, T.M.B.10 (H203), 2 (H206), 4 P.M.B. (H208), P.M.B. 5 (H207), P.M.B. 6 (H210)
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Pallopterites electrica n. gen. n. sp.8
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Phyllomyza jaegeri n. sp.8
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"Nevermannia cerberus" = Ectemnia cerberus4
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"Heterotrypus septentrionalis n. sp." = Electrogryllus septentrionalis2
"Heterotrypus septentrionalis n. sp." = Electrogryllus septentrionalis2 Chopard 1936 spider cricket ZMHB, collection of Recent Orthoptera
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"Arthropterillus kolbei n. sp." = Succinarthropterus kolbei22
"Arthropterillus kolbei n. sp." = Succinarthropterus kolbei22 Wasmann 1926 ant nest beetle Arthropterus kuhli in Kolbe, 1925
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"Apion (Electrapion) kuntzeni n. sp." = Electrapion kuntzeni21
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"Dolophilus aequalis" = Wormaldia aequalis, "Dolophilus medius" = Wormaldia media
"Dolophilus aequalis" = Wormaldia aequalis Hagen 1856 finger-net caddisfly Nr. 546 (Zoolog. Museum Berlin)
"Dolophilus medius" = Wormaldia media Ulmer 1912 finger-net caddisfly Nr. 561, u409, u408 (Zoolog. Museum Berlin)
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Holocentropus consobrinus, Holocentropus atratus, Holocentropus echinatus n. sp., Holocentropus affinis, Holocentropus incertus, Holocentropus vetustus, Nyctiophylax claviger, Plectrocnemia rostrata, Plectrocnemia clavata, Plectrocnemia spinigera, Plectrocnemia lata, Plectrocnemia tubulosa, Plectrocnemia protensa, Plectrocnemia barbata
Holocentropus incertus Pictet and Hagen 1856 caddisfly 437, 554, 442, 2 unnumbered (Zoological Museum
Plectrocnemia lata Pictet and Hagen 1856 caddisfly
Plectrocnemia barbata Pictet and Hagen 1856 caddisfly | |
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Rhyacophila succinea n. sp.24, Rhyacophila quadrata n. sp.25, Rhyacophila palaeofurcata n. sp.24, Rhyacophila palaeobaltica n. sp.24, Rhyacophila electroscissa n. sp.24
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Electrotrichia subtilis24, Agraylea glaesaria n. sp.24, Agraylea cumsacculo n. sp.24, Allotrichia clara n. sp.24, Allotrichia superba n. sp.24
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Electragapetus elegans n. sp.24, Electragapetus intectus n. sp.24, Electragapetus scitulus24, Electragapetus novus n. sp.24
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Maniconeurodes ruedigerwagneri n. sp.24
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Electroapatania fossilis n. gen. n. sp.24
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Electrocryptochia wigginsi n. gen. n. sp.24
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"Beraeodes pectinata" = Beraeodes pectinatus
"Beraeodes pectinata" = Beraeodes pectinatus Ulmer 1912 caddisfly Nr. 399; additional specimen in Wichard 2013
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Marilia succinea n. sp.24
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Erotesis aequalis24, Electrotriaenodes hexapterus n. gen. n. sp.24, Electroadicella succina n. sp.24, Electroadicella bitterfeldi n. gen. n. sp.24, Electroadicella eocaenica n. sp.24, Triplectides rudis, Triplectides rudis24
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Baltimartyria rasnitsyni n. sp.17
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Depressarites blastuliferella n. sp.20
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"Borkhausenites vicinella n. sp." = Paraborkhausenites vicinella20, "Borkhausenites implicatella n. sp." = Oecophorinites implicatellus20, "Borkhausenites crassella n. sp." = Oecophorinites crassellus20, "Borkhausenites angustipennella n. sp." = Oecophorinites angustipennellus20, "Borkhausenites ingentella n. sp." = Oecophorinites ingentellus20
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Epinomeuta truncatipennella n. gen. n. sp.20, Epinomeuta acutipennella n. sp.20, "Epinomeuta inversella n. sp." = Plutellites inversellus20, "Epinomeuta minorella n. sp." = Plutellites minorellus20
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Argyresthites balticella n. sp.20
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Prophalonia gigas n. gen. n. sp.20
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"Prophalonia acutitarsella n. sp." = Adelites acutitarsellus20
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Electrolictus antiquus n. gen. n. sp.5
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Ctenoplectrella cockerelli5, "Ctenoplectrella viridiceps" = Ctenoplectrella viridiceps5, "Ctenoplectrella splendens n. sp." = Ctenoplectrella viridiceps11, Glyptapis sp.5, "Glyptapis fuscula" = Glyptapis fuscula5, "Glyptapis fuscula" = Glyptapis fuscula30, "Glyptapis reducta" = Glyptapis fuscula30, "Glyptapis reticulata" = Glyptapis fuscula30, Glyptapis mirabilis30
"Ctenoplectrella viridiceps" = Ctenoplectrella viridiceps5 Cockerell 1909 mason bee MB.I.1940 (ZMHB), MB.I.1941 (ZMHB),
"Ctenoplectrella splendens n. sp." = Ctenoplectrella viridiceps11 Cockerell 1909 mason bee NB.I.1949 (ZMHB) (Konigsberg block 49a, or Berendt 49a fide Engel, 2011)
"Glyptapis fuscula" = Glyptapis fuscula5 Cockerell 1909 mason bee MB.I.1936 (ZMHB), MB.I.1937 (ZMHB)
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Apidae indet.5, "Electrapis minuta n. sp." = Roussyana palmnickenensis11, "Electrapis tornquisti" = Electrapis (Mesomelissa) tornquisti5, "Protobombus basilaris" = Protobombus (Thnetobombus) basilaris5, "Protobombus tristellus" = Protobombus (Protobombus) tristellus5, Trigona (Hypotrigona) eocenica n. sp.12
"Electrapis minuta n. sp." = Roussyana palmnickenensis11 Roussy 1937 bee NB.I.1945 (Konigsberg block 50a, or Berendt 50a fide Engel, 2011)
"Electrapis tornquisti" = Electrapis (Mesomelissa) tornquisti5 Cockerell 1908 bee MB.I.1947 (ZMHB), MB.I.1948 (ZMHB)
"Protobombus tristellus" = Protobombus (Protobombus) tristellus5 Cockerell 1909 bee MB.I.1943 (ZMHB)
Trigona (Hypotrigona) eocenica n. sp.12 Kelner-Pillault 1970 stingless bee MB.I.1946 (ZMHB) (Konigsberg block 15; or Berendt 15 fide Engel, 2011)
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"Macromischa beyrichi" = Vollenhovia beyrichi16, "Sima ocellata" = Tetraponera ocellata23, "Iridomyrmex constrictus" = Yantaromyrmex constrictus23, "Iridomyrmex geinitzi" = Yantaromyrmex geinitzi23, "Hypoclinea geinitzi" = Yantaromyrmex geinitzi16, "Iridomyrmex goepperti" = Ctenobethylus goepperti23, "Hypoclinea goepperti" = Ctenobethylus goepperti16, "Hypoclinea tertiaria" = Dolichoderus tertiarius16, Formica flori16, Formica palaeopolonica n. sp.3, "Formica constricta" = Cataglyphoides constricta23, "Gesomyrmex hoernesi" = Gesomyrmex hoernesi23, "Dimorphomyrmex theryi" = Gesomyrmex hoernesi23, Oecophylla brischkei16, Plagiolepis klinsmanni23, Prenolepis henschei16, Lasius schiefferdeckeri16, "Camponotus mengei" = Eocamponotus mengei23, Paraneuretus tornquisti n. sp.23
"Iridomyrmex geinitzi" = Yantaromyrmex geinitzi23 Mayr 1868 ant 242, 276, 281, 303, 312, 304, 307, 295
"Iridomyrmex goepperti" = Ctenobethylus goepperti23 Mayr 1868 ant 240, 243, 247, 251, 257, 258, 294, 308, 314 etc
"Hypoclinea goepperti" = Ctenobethylus goepperti16 Mayr 1868 ant No. 1,2,6-8,13,15,16,18-20,23-25,27,28,33,40,42-45,49
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"Eodipoena germanica n. sp." = Lasaeola germanica18, Eomysmena aviceps n. sp.28, "Eomysmena moritura" = Eomysmena moritura18, "Eodipoena consulta n. sp." = Eomysmena moritura18, "Astodipoena crassa n. gen. n. sp." = Eomysmena crassa18, "Eodipoena kaestneri n. sp." = Eomysmena kaestneri18, "Theridium simplex" = Theridion simplex18, "Nanomysmena gracilis n. gen. n. sp." = Clya gracilis18
Eomysmena aviceps n. sp.28 Wunderlich 2008 cobweb spider Eomysmena moritura sensu P. 1942, in Petrunkevitch 1958
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"Elucus quaesitus n. sp." = Anandrus quaesitus18, "Viocurus fossilis n. gen. n. sp." = Acrometa cristata18, "Liticen setosus" = Acrometa setosus18, "Theridiometa samlandica" = Acrometa samlandica18
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Ero aberrans n. sp.18
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Myro extinctus n. sp.18
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Machilla setosa n. gen. n. sp.18
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"Adulatrix parva" = Sosybius parva18, "Adulatrix decumana" = Sosybius decumana18, "Adulatrix fusca" = Sosybius fusca18
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Phrurolithus fossilis n. sp.18, Cryptoplanus paradoxus n. gen. n. sp.18, "Ablator lanatus n. sp." = Cryptoplanus lanatus18, Eomazax pulcher n. gen. n. sp.18
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"Paruroctea blauvelti" = Mizalia blauvelti18
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