Oyun'-Khaya locality (PIN collection 3604) (Cretaceous of Russian Federation)

Where: Sakha, Russian Federation (64.2° N, 126.3° E: paleocoordinates 68.7° N, 115.3° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Eksenya-Khaya Formation, Aptian (125.0 - 113.0 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: mold/impression

Reposited in the PIN

Primary reference: A. V. Alexeev. 2000. On Mesozoic Buprestids (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) from Russia, Kazakhstan, and Mongolia. Paleontological Journal 34(Suppl 3):S323-S326 [C. Labandeira/A. Spencer-Lee/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 124280: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Amy Delelli on 10.02.2012, edited by Matthew Clapham

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Taxonomic list

Insecta
 Coleoptera - Buprestidae
Metabuprestium oyunchaiense n. sp. Alexeev 2000 jewel beetle
PIN 3604/9