Where: Bayern, Germany (48.9° N, 11.1° E: paleocoordinates 40.1° N, 19.2° E)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• local area-level geographic resolution
When: Hybonoticeras hybonotum ammonoid zone, Solnhofen Formation, Early/Lower Tithonian (150.8 - 145.0 Ma)
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: lagoonal or restricted shallow subtidal; lithified lime mudstone
Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils
Preservation: adpression
Reposited in the BSP
• Specimens at Palaeontological Museum of the University, Munich. Originally stored at the Bayerische Staatssammlung für Paläontologie und Geologie, Munich (BSPGM).
Primary reference: E. F. Germar. 1839. Die versteinerten Insecten Solenhofens. Nova Acta Physico-Medica Academiae Caesareae Leopoldino-Carolinae Naturae Curiosorum 19(1):187-222 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 123985: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 05.02.2012, edited by Andrew Spencer-Lee and Jered Karr
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Polychaeta | |
Geophilus proavus n. sp.6
Geophilus proavus n. sp.6 Germar 1842 | |
Insecta | |
Mourloniella solenhofensis n. gen. n. sp.17
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Locusta prisca n. sp.
Locusta prisca n. sp. Germar 1839 grasshopper | |
"Elcana oppenheimi n. sp." = Panorpidium oppenheimi12, "Elcana amanda" = Elcana lithophila23, "Locusta amanda n. sp." = Elcana lithophila10
"Elcana oppenheimi n. sp." = Panorpidium oppenheimi12 Handlirsch 1906 grasshopper Elcana amanda in Oppenheim, 1881 (pl 30, fig 17)
"Elcana amanda" = Elcana lithophila23 Germar 1842 grasshopper no. 122-124, 183, 190 (Meunier, 1898), 123 figured by Oppenheim
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Gryllidae "indet. 3"27 Laicharting 1781 true crickets Nrs. 1846, 1845/94/82 - Leuchtenberg coll, from Eichstatt
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Pycnophlebia deichmuelleri n. sp.27, Pycnophlebia robusta n. sp.27, Pycnophlebia minor n. sp.12, "Locusta speciosa n. sp." = Pycnophlebia speciosa
Pycnophlebia deichmuelleri n. sp.27 Zeuner 1939 hump-winged cricket State collection No 107, unnumbered (counterpart in BMNH In. 37132)
Pycnophlebia minor n. sp.12 Handlirsch 1906 hump-winged cricket State collection 250/1; One of P. speciosa in Meunier, 1898 (pl 17, fig 47)
"Locusta speciosa n. sp." = Pycnophlebia speciosa Germar 1839 hump-winged cricket Bavarian state collection 249; no. 107 figured by Oppenheim (no. 106, 108-117, 121 in Meunier, 1898)
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"Cyrtophyllites musicus n. sp." = Cyrtophyllites rogeri12
"Cyrtophyllites musicus n. sp." = Cyrtophyllites rogeri12 Oppenheim 1888 hump-winged cricket No 62 (Leuchtenberg)
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"Phaneroptera germari n. sp." = Locustopsis germari6
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"Musca lithophila n. sp." = Lithoblatta lithophila
"Musca lithophila n. sp." = Lithoblatta lithophila Germar 1839 cockroach no. 96-102, 147-161, 163-167, 169-178, 186 (Meunier, 1898)
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Progeotrupes jurassicus n. sp.23
Progeotrupes jurassicus n. sp.23 Oppenheim 1888 cockroach No. 214 (Meunier, 1898); Handlirsch Pl XLV fig 28
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"Chresmoda obscura n. gen. n. sp." = Chresmoda obscura, "Pygolampis gigantea n. gen. n. sp." = Chresmoda obscura, "Halometra minor n. sp." = Chresmoda obscura23, "Sternarthron zitteli n. gen. n. sp." = Chresmoda obscura8
"Pygolampis gigantea n. gen. n. sp." = Chresmoda obscura Germar 1839 winged insect No. 91-95, 105 (includes Germar's originals; Meunier, 1898)
"Halometra minor n. sp." = Chresmoda obscura23 Germar 1839 winged insect BSPGM AS I 822 (probably also specimen 414 of Haase)
"Sternarthron zitteli n. gen. n. sp." = Chresmoda obscura8 Germar 1839 winged insect BSPGM 413.1870.VII.45 (specimen 413 of Haase), 1964.XXIII.164 (?Dresden specimen of Haase)
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"Naucoris carinata n. sp." = Palaeoheteroptera carinata23, "Palaeoheteroptera carinata n. gen. n. sp." = Palaeoheteroptera carinata18, "Naucoris lapidarius" = Palaeoheteroptera lapidaria23
"Naucoris carinata n. sp." = Palaeoheteroptera carinata23 Meunier 1900 winged insect 84A, B, C (Meunier, 1898); No. 410 (Meunier, 1900)
"Palaeoheteroptera carinata n. gen. n. sp." = Palaeoheteroptera carinata18 Meunier 1900 winged insect No. 409-2
"Naucoris lapidarius" = Palaeoheteroptera lapidaria23 Weyenbergh 1869 winged insect No. 46, 48, 49, 87 (Oppenheim figured) (Meunier, 1898) (Fig 297 in Frickhinger, 1994)
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"Sphaerodema jurassicum n. sp." = Sphaerodemopsis jurassica23
"Sphaerodema jurassicum n. sp." = Sphaerodemopsis jurassica23 Oppenheim 1888 creeping water bug No. 127 (Meunier, 1898) (Fig 298 in Frickhinger, 1994)
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Laccotrephes incertus n. sp.25
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"Nepa primordialis n. sp." = Mesonepa primordialis, Scarabaeides deperditus n. gen. n. sp., Stygeonepa foersteri5
"Nepa primordialis n. sp." = Mesonepa primordialis Germar 1839 giant water bug No. 38-43, 47, 81A (Germar illustrated type), 81B, 81C (Meunier, 1898)
Scarabaeides deperditus n. gen. n. sp. Germar 1839 giant water bug Meunier 1896 mentions No. 317/318, 400 (Munster coll.), 323/324 (Leuchtenberg), 76, 1846
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Pelonecta solnhofeni n. gen. n. sp.25
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"Rhipidorhabdus schroeteri" = Myrmicium schroeteri22, "Fabellovena compressa n. sp." = Myrmicium schroeteri22, "Rhipidorhabdus gracilis n. sp." = Myrmicium schroeteri22, "Rhipidorhabdus minimus n. sp." = Myrmicium schroeteri22, "Fabellovena elegans n. sp." = Myrmicium schroeteri22, "Fabellovena karschi n. sp." = Myrmicium schroeteri22, "Apiaria antiqua n. gen. n. sp." = Myrmicium schroeteri, "Belostomum elongatum n. sp." = Myrmicium elongatum, ? Apiaria oppenheimi n. sp.12
"Apiaria antiqua n. gen. n. sp." = Myrmicium schroeteri Germar 1839 winged insect
"Belostomum elongatum n. sp." = Myrmicium elongatum Germar 1839 winged insect | |
Apiaria lapidea n. sp.6
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Archotaulius bavaricus n. gen. n. sp.12
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"Corydalis vetusta n. gen. n. sp." = Corydalus vetustus23
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"Apochrysa excelsa" = Gigantotermes excelsus23 Oppenheim 1888 lacewing Three mentioned by Oppenheim (Frickhinger illustrates one: Fig 271)
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"Hageniotermes zitteli n. sp." = Mesochrysopa zitteli16
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"Ricania hospes n. sp." = Mesopsychopsis hospes
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"Curculionites striata n. sp." = Curculionites striatus23, Oryctites fossilis n. sp.23, Amarodes pseudozabrus24
"Curculionites striata n. sp." = Curculionites striatus23 Oppenheim 1888 beetle BSPG AS V 23 (No. 226, Meunier, 1898)
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"Actea sphinx n. gen. n. sp." = Actea sphinx6, "Prodytiscus eichstaettensis n. sp." = Actea sphinx23, "Silphites cetoniformis n. sp." = Actea sphinx23, "Ditomoptera dubia n. gen. n. sp." = Ditomoptera dubia, "Cerambycites dubius n. sp." = Ditomoptera dubia5, "Prodytiscus longispinosus" = Pseudohydrophilus avitus23
"Actea sphinx n. gen. n. sp." = Actea sphinx6 Münster 1842 beetle Two more probably used by Oppenheim (BSPG AS V 15, 16)
"Prodytiscus eichstaettensis n. sp." = Actea sphinx23 Münster 1842 beetle BSPG AS V 17 (No. 205, Meunier, 1898)
"Silphites cetoniformis n. sp." = Actea sphinx23 Münster 1842 beetle BSPG AS I 727 (No. 231, Meunier, 1898)
"Ditomoptera dubia n. gen. n. sp." = Ditomoptera dubia Germar 1839 beetle
"Cerambycites dubius n. sp." = Ditomoptera dubia5 Germar 1839 beetle No. 219 (Oppenheim fig., Munster coll.), 232 (Germar type, Munster coll.), 220 (Leuchtenberg coll) (Fig 290 in Frickhinger, 1994)
"Prodytiscus longispinosus" = Pseudohydrophilus avitus23 von Heyden 1847 beetle BSPG AS V 18, 19 (No. 21, Meunier, 1898 - figured by Oppenheim)
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"Procarabus reticulatus n. sp." = Notocupes reticulatus23, "Procarabus tripartitus n. sp." = Conexicoxa tripartita23
"Procarabus reticulatus n. sp." = Notocupes reticulatus23 Oppenheim 1888 beetle BSPG AS I 730 (No. 205, Meunier, 1898)
"Procarabus tripartitus n. sp." = Conexicoxa tripartita23 Oppenheim 1888 beetle BSPG AS I 726 (No. 207, Meunier, 1898)
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"Elaterites priscus n. sp." = Malmelater priscus23
"Elaterites priscus n. sp." = Malmelater priscus23 Oppenheim 1888 beetle BSPG AS V 25 (No. 223, Meunier, 1898)
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? Pyrochroophana maior n. sp.23, "Buprestites suprajurensis n. sp." = Pyrochroophana suprajurensis23, "Elaterites robustus n. sp." = Pyrochroophana robusta23, "Procarabus zitteli n. sp." = Omma zitteli23
? Pyrochroophana maior n. sp.23 Handlirsch 1906 beetle No. 227 (presumably) = Buprestis suprajurensis in Meunier, 1898
"Buprestites suprajurensis n. sp." = Pyrochroophana suprajurensis23 Oppenheim 1888 beetle No. 228 (Oppenheim figured specimen; Meunier, 1898)
"Elaterites robustus n. sp." = Pyrochroophana robusta23 Oppenheim 1888 beetle No. 222 (Meunier, 1898)
"Procarabus zitteli n. sp." = Omma zitteli23 Oppenheim 1888 beetle BSPG AS V 24 (No. 206, Meunier, 1898)
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Cerambycinus dubius n. sp.
Cerambycinus dubius n. sp. Germar 1839 longhorned beetle | |
Pseudothyrea oppenheimi n. gen. n. sp.12
Pseudothyrea oppenheimi n. gen. n. sp.12 Handlirsch 1906 jewel beetle BSPG AS I 732 (No. 233, Meunier, 1898)
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"Silphites angusticollis n. sp." = Parasilphites angusticollis23, "Chrysomelites minimus n. sp." = Microcoleopteron minimum23, "Chrysomelites jurassicus n. sp." = Prochrysomela jurassica23, Carabicina decipiens n. sp.6
"Silphites angusticollis n. sp." = Parasilphites angusticollis23 Oppenheim 1888 beetle No. 221 (Meunier, 1898)
"Chrysomelites minimus n. sp." = Microcoleopteron minimum23 Oppenheim 1888 beetle No. 212 (Meunier, 1898)
"Chrysomelites jurassicus n. sp." = Prochrysomela jurassica23 Oppenheim 1888 beetle No. 210 (Meunier, 1898)
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"Heterophlebia eximia n. sp." = Tarsophlebia eximia1, "Euphaea longiventris n. sp." = Tarsophlebia eximia10, "? Tarsophlebia longissima n. sp." = Tarsophlebia eximia12
"Heterophlebia eximia n. sp." = Tarsophlebia eximia1 Hagen 1862 winged insect BSPGM AS VI 44 (Hagen mentions Nr. 60, 62, 64, 68, 98)
"Euphaea longiventris n. sp." = Tarsophlebia eximia10 Hagen 1862 winged insect Probably from this collection, but likely lost
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"Agrion latreillei n. sp." = Stenophlebia latreillei, "Heterophlebia aequalis n. sp." = Stenophlebia latreillei10, "Heterophlebia amphitrite n. sp." = Stenophlebia amphitrite2, Stenophlebia phryne11
"Agrion latreillei n. sp." = Stenophlebia latreillei Germar 1839 dragonfly BSPG 1870/VII/35 (lectotype), 1964 XXIII, AS I 1022, Libelle Malm-Zeta 3, 1960/I/311, 1983/I/15(2)
"Heterophlebia aequalis n. sp." = Stenophlebia latreillei10 Germar 1839 dragonfly Hagen, 1866 mentions Nr. 36, 39, 41 (possibly including 1862 type)
"Heterophlebia amphitrite n. sp." = Stenophlebia amphitrite2 Hagen 1862 dragonfly AS I 1025 Munich Museum (Hagen, 1866 mentions Nr. 29, 30, 31 86)
Stenophlebia phryne11 Hagen 1862 dragonfly BSPG 1960/I/311 (attributed to S. latreillei in Nel et al., 1993); Hagen 1866 mentions Nr. 37, 38, 40, 42, 43, 87, 88)
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Lithoaeschnidium viohli n. gen. n. sp.21, "Libellula densa n. sp." = Misofaeschnidium densum3, Brunetaeschnidium sp.3, "Aeschna gigantea n. sp." = Urogomphus giganteus, "Petalura eximia n. sp." = Urogomphus giganteus10
Lithoaeschnidium viohli n. gen. n. sp.21 Nel and Martínez-Delclòs 1993 small darner BSPGM 17 (Urogomphus giganteus in Meunier 1898; pl 7, fig 13)
"Aeschna gigantea n. sp." = Urogomphus giganteus Germar 1839 small darner BSPGM AS VII 791 (Germar's second specimen AS VII 795 is Aeschogomphus intermedius)
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"Agrion gracile n. sp." = Nannogomphus bavaricus15, "Agrion vetustum n. sp." = Nannogomphus vetustus9
"Agrion gracile n. sp." = Nannogomphus bavaricus15 Handlirsch 1906 true dragonfly No. 50 (Leuchtenberg)
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"Libellula longialata n. sp." = Cymatophlebia longialata
"Libellula longialata n. sp." = Cymatophlebia longialata Germar 1839 true dragonfly BSP AS VII 792 (holotype), AS VII 796 (?paratype), AS VI 36 (Meunier, 1898 pl 11, fig 23)
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"Aeschna muensteri n. sp." = Mesuropetala muensteri, "Mesuropetala koehleri" = Mesuropetala muensteri20
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Aeschnogomphus intermedius n. sp.13 Munster 1839 true dragonfly BSPGM AS VII 795, ASV 38 (figured by Malz & Schroder, 1979)
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Isophlebia aspasia11 Hagen 1862 dragonfly BSPG BL 1955 47a-b, 1958 44 K, AS I 1023 (Hagen mentions Nr. 26, 27, 59)
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"Euphaea multinervis n. sp." = Euphaeopsis multinervis4
"Euphaea multinervis n. sp." = Euphaeopsis multinervis4 Hagen 1862 dragonfly Formerly in Museum of Munich, now SMF VI 45a,b
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"Euphaea areolata n. sp." = Pseudoeuphaea areolata4, "Euphaea filosa n. sp." = Pseudoeuphaea filosa10, Pseudoeuphaea obscura n. sp.4, Pseudoeuphaea falsificata n. sp.4, Agrion exhaustum n. sp.15, Agrion hecticum n. sp.15
"Euphaea areolata n. sp." = Pseudoeuphaea areolata4 Hagen 1862 dragonfly Hagen's holotype, and No. 93 (mentioned in Handlirsch, 1906)
Pseudoeuphaea obscura n. sp.4 Handlirsch 1906 dragonfly "Ailes d'Euphaea" and Euphaea longiventris in Meunier, 1898 (pl 8, fig 14)
Pseudoeuphaea falsificata n. sp.4 Handlirsch 1906 dragonfly Euphaea longiventris specimen in Meunier, 1898 (pl 26, figs 81,82)
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"Ephemera mortua" = Hexagenites cellulosus23, "Ephemera multinervosa n. sp." = Hexagenites cellulosus23
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"Sciara prisca n. sp." = Mesephemera prisca, "Ephemera speciosa n. sp." = Mesephemera prisca23, "Ephemera procera" = Mesephemera procera23, "Tineites lithophilus n. sp." = Mesephemera lithophila6
"Sciara prisca n. sp." = Mesephemera prisca Germar 1839 mayfly | |
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Xiphosura | |
"Limulus walchii" = Mesolimulus walchi19, "Limulus intermedius n. sp." = Mesolimulus walchi19, "Limulus ornatus n. sp." = Mesolimulus walchi19
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Reptilia | |
Eurysternum wagleri n. sp.14
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