Where: Auvergne, France (45.7° N, 3.2° E: paleocoordinates 45.0° N, 0.1° W)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Rupelian (33.9 - 28.1 Ma)
• Stampian (=Rupelian)
Environment/lithology: lacustrine - large; lithified, white marl
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: adpression
Reposited in the MNHN
• Deposited at the Museum of Corent, France
Primary reference: E. Oustalet. 1870. Recherches sur les insectes fossiles des terrains Tertiaires de la France, première partie, insectes fossiles de l'Auvergne. Annales des Sciences Géologiques, Paris 2(3):1-178 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 127630: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Amy Delelli on 19.05.2012, edited by Matthew Clapham
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Insecta | |
Penthetria vaillantii n. sp., Plecia nigrescens n. sp.
Penthetria vaillantii n. sp. Oustalet 1870 fly
Plecia nigrescens n. sp. Oustalet 1870 fly | |
Bibionidae indet., Bibionidae indet., Protomyia fusca n. sp., Bibio robustus n. sp., "Bibio lartetii" = Plecia larteti, "Protomyia inflata n. sp." = Plecia inflata, "Bibio edwardsii n. sp." = Plecia bucklandi, "Protomyia sauvagei n. sp." = Plecia sauvagei, "Protomyia longipennis n. sp." = Plecia longipennis, Plecia pallida n. sp., "Protomyia joannis" = Plecia joannis, Bibio cylindratus n. sp., Protomyia formicoides n. sp., Protomyia adusta, Bibio marginatus n. sp., "Plecia major" = Bibio major, Bibio minor n. sp., "Protomyia blanchardi n. sp." = Penthetria blanchardi, "Protomyia incerta n. sp." = Penthetria incerta, "Protomyia lugens n. sp." = Penthetria lugens, Bibio macer n. sp., "Protomyia longa" = Penthetria longa, "Protomyia rubescens n. sp." = Penthetria rubescens, Bibio alacris n. sp.
Bibionidae indet. Fleming 1821 march fly
Bibionidae indet. Fleming 1821 march fly
Protomyia fusca n. sp. Oustalet 1870 march fly
Bibio robustus n. sp. Oustalet 1870 march fly
"Bibio lartetii" = Plecia larteti Oustalet 1870 love bug
"Protomyia inflata n. sp." = Plecia inflata Oustalet 1870 love bug
"Bibio edwardsii n. sp." = Plecia bucklandi Heer 1849 love bug In "Dusodyle" not marl (MNHN-LP-R.06669)
"Protomyia sauvagei n. sp." = Plecia sauvagei Oustalet 1870 love bug
"Protomyia longipennis n. sp." = Plecia longipennis Oustalet 1870 love bug
Plecia pallida n. sp. Oustalet 1870 love bug
"Protomyia joannis" = Plecia joannis Oustalet 1870 love bug
Bibio cylindratus n. sp. Oustalet 1870 love bug
Protomyia formicoides n. sp. Oustalet 1870 march fly
Protomyia adusta Oustalet 1870 march fly
"Plecia major" = Bibio major Oustalet 1870 march fly
"Protomyia blanchardi n. sp." = Penthetria blanchardi Oustalet 1870 march fly
"Protomyia incerta n. sp." = Penthetria incerta Oustalet 1870 march fly
"Protomyia lugens n. sp." = Penthetria lugens Oustalet 1870 march fly
Bibio macer n. sp. Oustalet 1870 march fly
"Protomyia longa" = Penthetria longa Heer 1849 march fly
"Protomyia rubescens n. sp." = Penthetria rubescens Oustalet 1870 march fly
Bibio alacris n. sp. Oustalet 1870 march fly | |
Stratiomys heberti Oustalet 1870 soldier fly | |
"Eunectes antiquus n. sp." = Eretes antiquus
"Eunectes antiquus n. sp." = Eretes antiquus Oustalet 1870 predaceous diving beetle | |
Cleonus arvernensis n. sp., Bagous atavus n. sp., Hylobius deletus n. sp., Anisorhynchus effossus n. sp., Plinthus redivivus n. sp.
Cleonus arvernensis n. sp. Oustalet 1870 snout beetle
Bagous atavus n. sp. Oustalet 1870 snout beetle
Hylobius deletus n. sp. Oustalet 1870 snout beetle
Anisorhynchus effossus n. sp. Oustalet 1870 snout beetle
Plinthus redivivus n. sp. Oustalet 1870 snout beetle | |
Laccobius priscus n. sp.
Laccobius priscus n. sp. Oustalet 1870 water scavenger beetle | |
Libellula minuscula n. sp.
Libellula minuscula n. sp. Oustalet 1870 common skimmer | |
Anthophorites gaudryi n. sp.
Anthophorites gaudryi n. sp. Oustalet 1870 insect |