Where: England, United Kingdom (52.0° N, 2.0° W: paleocoordinates 37.2° N, 1.0° E)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Rhaetian to Rhaetian (208.5 - 196.5 Ma)
• Brodie's material came from upper Rhaetian to lower Hettangian strata
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: marine; lithified shale and lithified limestone
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: mold/impression
Collected by Rev. P.B. Brodie; reposited in the BMNH, USNM
• Purchased by British Museum in 1898. Some material given by Brodie to Mr. Lacoe, who donated it to the US National Museum.
Primary reference: P. B. Brodie. 1845. A History of the Fossil Insects in the Secondary Rocks of England Accompanied by a Particular Account of the Strata in which they Occur, and of the Circumstances Connected with their Preservation 1-130 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 124688: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 21.02.2012, edited by Jered Karr
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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? Libellula decapitata n. sp.5
? Libellula decapitata n. sp.5 Selys-Longchamps 1850 dragonfly Specimen in pl 9, fig 1 ("appears to be the head of a dragon-fly")
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Meshemipteron incertum n. gen. n. sp.1
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"Hagla similis n. sp." = Hagla gracilis3 Giebel 1856 hump-winged cricket Specimen in pl 8, fig 6 (specimen lost, according to Zeuner 1939)
"Hagla anglica n. sp." = Hagla gracilis4 Giebel 1856 hump-winged cricket Specimen in pl 10, fig 5 (specimen lost, according to Zeuner 1939)
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"Orthophlebia communis" = Orthophlebia liassica1, "Orthophlebia lata n. sp." = Orthophlebia liassica3
"Orthophlebia lata n. sp." = Orthophlebia liassica3 Mantell 1844 scorpionfly Specimen in pl 10, fig 11
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Nematophlebia plicata n. gen. n. sp.1
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Coleoptera indet. Linnaeus 1758 beetle | |
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Hadrocephalus liasinus n. sp.4, Hadrocephalus minor n. sp.4, Hadrocephalus anglicus n. gen. n. sp.4, Notokistus brodiei n. gen. n. sp.4
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"Holcoptera confluens n. sp." = Holcoptera schlotheimi1
"Holcoptera confluens n. sp." = Holcoptera schlotheimi1 Giebel 1856 beetle Lacoe 3482, 3483, 3498 (USNM 61407)
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"Omma liassica" = Omma liassicum2
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Glaphyroptula anglica n. sp.1, Brodiola nana n. gen. n. sp.4, Anhydrophilus brodiei n. gen. n. sp.4, Pseudotelephorus haueri1, Pseudotelephorus grandis n. sp.1, Pseudotelephorus punctulatus n. sp.1
Anhydrophilus brodiei n. gen. n. sp.4 Handlirsch 1906 beetle Specimen in pl 6, fig 30 ("a globular aquatic beetle")
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Hemerobius higginsi n. sp.
Hemerobius higginsi n. sp. Brodie 1845 insect |