PBDB Collection

Chernyi Yar (Pleistocene of Russian Federation)

Where: Astrakhan, Russian Federation (48.1° N, 46.1° E: paleocoordinates 48.1° N, 46.1° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Late/Upper Pleistocene (0.1 - 0.0 Ma)

• Atelian beds

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: pond; unlithified lignite and unlithified claystone

• Interpreted as an oxbow lake by Fedorov (1957)

• Carbonaceous layer (3-5 cm thick) containing easily identifiable macroscopic reed remains, overlain without a visible break by blush lumpy clays containing abundant Dreissena poylmorpha

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Primary reference: F. G. Bidashko, K. P. Proskurin, and A. G. Shatrovskii. 1995. Paleogeography of the lower Volga at the end of Atelian time based on entomological and botanical data. Paleontological Journal 30:332-336 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 125794: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 24.03.2012

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Taxonomic list

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Insecta
-	Insecta indet. Insecta indet. Linnaeus 1758 insect pupa
Dicondylia -	Coleoptera indet. Coleoptera indet. Linnaeus 1758 beetle
Coleoptera - Haliplidae	Haliplidae indet. Haliplidae indet. crawling water beetle elytron
Coleoptera - Carabidae	Carabidae indet., Carabus clathratus, Dyschirius sp., "Dyschirius cf. luticola" = Dyschiriodes luticola, Patrobus sp., Bembidion (Emphanes) sp., Bembidion sp., Bembidion minimum, Pogonus (Pogonoidius) punctulatus, Amara sp., Amara ex gr. aenea, "Chlaenius ex gr. nigricornis" = Chlaeniellus nigricornis, Pterostichus ex gr. vernalis, Pterostichus (? Argutor) sp., Blethisa multipunctata, Elaphrus ex gr. riparius Carabidae indet. Latreille 1802 ground beetle 3 elytra, 1 head, 2 prothorax, 2 abdominal sterna Carabus clathratus Linnaeus 1761 ground beetle elytra Dyschirius sp. Bonelli 1810 ground beetle 1 complete, 3 elytra, 1 pronotum, 1 abdominal sternum "Dyschirius cf. luticola" = Dyschiriodes luticola Chaudoir 1850 ground beetle complete beetle Patrobus sp. Dejean 1821 ground beetle 2 elytra, 1 head Bembidion (Emphanes) sp. Latreille 1802 ground beetle 3 elytra, 1 head/pronotum Bembidion sp. Latreille 1802 ground beetle 10 elytra, 1 abdomen, 2 metathorax Bembidion minimum Fabricius 1792 ground beetle complete beetle Pogonus (Pogonoidius) punctulatus Dejean 1828 ground beetle 2 elytra Amara sp. Bonelli 1810 ground beetle head+pronotum Amara ex gr. aenea De Geer 1774 ground beetle complete beetles "Chlaenius ex gr. nigricornis" = Chlaeniellus nigricornis Fabricius 1787 ground beetle head+pronotum Pterostichus ex gr. vernalis Panzer 1796 ground beetle elytron Pterostichus (? Argutor) sp. Dejean 1821 ground beetle elytra Blethisa multipunctata Linnaeus 1758 ground beetle 1 elytron, 1 pronotum Elaphrus ex gr. riparius Linnaeus 1758 ground beetle elytron
Coleoptera - Dytiscidae	Ilybius fenestratus, Agabus sp., Hydroporinae indet., "Coelambus parallelogrammus" = Hygrotus (Leptolambus) parallellogrammus, Graphoderus austriacus Ilybius fenestratus Fabricius 1781 predaceous diving beetle elytra Agabus sp. Leach 1817 predaceous diving beetle 6 elytra, 1 pronotum, 1 metathorax Hydroporinae indet. Aubé 1836 predaceous diving beetle 6 complete beetles, 11 abdomens, 1 head, 7 metathorax, 6 abdominal sterna "Coelambus parallelogrammus" = Hygrotus (Leptolambus) parallellogrammus Ahrens 1812 predaceous diving beetle 1 elytron, 1 abdomen, 1 complete beetle Graphoderus austriacus Sturm 1834 predaceous diving beetle elytra
Coleoptera - Gyrinidae	Gyrinus sp., Gyrinus minutus Gyrinus sp. Geoffroy 1762 whirligig beetle elytra Gyrinus minutus Fabricius 1798 whirligig beetle elytra
Coleoptera - Histeridae	Histeridae indet. Histeridae indet. Gyllenhal 1808 clown beetle pronotum
Coleoptera - Hydrophilidae	Hydrophilidae indet., Cercyon tristis, Cercyon marinus, Berosus signaticollis, Berosus spinosus, Berosus luridus, Hydrochara sp., Hydrochara flavipes, Hydrochara cf. caraboides, Enochrus sp., Enochrus quadripunctatus, ? Anacaena sp. Hydrophilidae indet. Latreille 1802 water scavenger beetle 7 elytra, 16 uncertain sclerites Cercyon tristis Illiger 1801 water scavenger beetle 19 elytra, 1 pronotum, 6 complete beetles, 1 abdomen (two ID from genitalia) Cercyon marinus Thomson 1853 water scavenger beetle 10 elytra, 2 complete beetles (ID from genitalia) Berosus signaticollis Charpentier 1825 water scavenger beetle 4 elytra, 3 pronotum Berosus spinosus Steven 1808 water scavenger beetle complete beetle Berosus luridus Linnaeus 1761 water scavenger beetle elytra Hydrochara sp. Berthold 1827 water scavenger beetle elytra Hydrochara flavipes Steven 1808 water scavenger beetle 1 elytron, 1 pronotum Hydrochara cf. caraboides Linnaeus 1758 lesser silver water beetle head Enochrus sp. Thomson 1859 water scavenger beetle elytra Enochrus quadripunctatus Herbst 1797 water scavenger beetle head+pronotum ? Anacaena sp. Thomson 1859 water scavenger beetle elytron
Coleoptera - Scarabaeidae	Aphodius sp., Aphodius (Nialus) sp., Aphodius (Plagiogonus) sp., Aphodius (Agrilinus) sp., Aphodius (Acrossus) sp., "Aphodius kraatzi" = Liothorax kraatzi Aphodius sp. Hellwig 1798 scarab beetle uncertain sterna Aphodius (Nialus) sp. Mulsant and Rey 1870 scarab beetle 1 elytron, 1 abdomen Aphodius (Plagiogonus) sp. Mulsant 1842 scarab beetle elytron Aphodius (Agrilinus) sp. Mulsant and Rey 1870 scarab beetle elytron Aphodius (Acrossus) sp. Mulsant 1842 scarab beetle elytra "Aphodius kraatzi" = Liothorax kraatzi Harold 1868 scarab beetle elytron
Coleoptera - Staphylinidae	Staphylinidae indet., Aclypea cf. calva Staphylinidae indet. Latreille 1802 rove beetle 4 elytra, 1 complete beetle, 1 head, 2 abdominal sterna Aclypea cf. calva Reitter 1885 rove beetle elytron
Coleoptera - Dermestidae	Dermestes sp., Dermestes cf. laniarius Dermestes sp. Linnaeus 1758 skin beetle elytron Dermestes cf. laniarius Illiger 1801 skin beetle abdomen
Coleoptera - Anthicidae	Anthicidae indet. Anthicidae indet. Latreille 1819 ant like flower beetle pronotum
Coleoptera - Coccinellidae	Coccinellidae indet. Coccinellidae indet. Latreille 1807 ladybird beetle abdominal sternum
Coleoptera - Curculionidae	Curculionidae indet., "Notaris bimaculatus" = Tournotaris bimaculatus, Notaris sp., Bagous cf. argillaceus, Lixus sp., Lixus cf. paraplecticus Curculionidae indet. Latreille 1802 snout beetle elytra "Notaris bimaculatus" = Tournotaris bimaculatus Fabricius 1787 snout beetle 1 complete beetle, 1 head+pronotum, 13 elytra Notaris sp. Germar 1817 snout beetle elytra Bagous cf. argillaceus Gyllenhal 1836 snout beetle elytra Lixus sp. Fabricius 1801 snout beetle elytron Lixus cf. paraplecticus Linnaeus 1758 snout beetle elytron
Coleoptera - Chrysomelidae	Chrysomelidae indet., Donacia sp., Donacia clavipes, Chrysolina sp., Chaetocnema sp. Chrysomelidae indet. Latreille 1802 leaf beetle pronotum Donacia sp. Fabricius 1775 leaf beetle 19 elytra, 3 pronotum, 3 complete beetles Donacia clavipes Fabricius 1792 leaf beetle elytra Chrysolina sp. Moltschulsky 1860 leaf beetle pronotum Chaetocnema sp. Stephens 1831 flea beetle elytron
Coleoptera - Dryopidae	Dryops sp. Dryops sp. Olivier 1791 long toed water beetle 13 elytra, 5 pronotum, 6 abdomen