Where: West Virginia (39.9° N, 81.5° W: paleocoordinates 9.3° S, 20.3° W)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• local area-level geographic resolution
When: Westphalian (318.1 - 306.9 Ma)
• "From Coal blum about 400 feet above Hornton conglomerate."
Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported and coal
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: mold/impression
Reposited in the USNM
Primary reference: A. Handlirsch. 1906. Revision of American Paleozoic insects. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 29(1441):661-820 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 125247: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Jered Karr on 07.03.2012
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Insecta | |
Polyetoblatta calopteryx n. gen. n. sp.
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