Khrene Cap (Miocene of Ukraine)

Also known as PIN Collection 4703

Where: Kerch, Ukraine (45.4° N, 36.4° E: paleocoordinates 46.0° N, 40.4° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Late/Upper Miocene (11.6 - 5.3 Ma)

Environment/lithology: deep-water; lithified siliciclastic sediments

• "Fossilization of the remains took pace at the depth of at least 200 m and a the distance of 50 km away from the shore" Klimaszewski, 2003

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: adpression

Reposited in the PIN

Primary reference: A. Nel, J. F. Petrulevičius, and E. A. Jarzembowski. 2005. New fossil Odonata from the European Cenozoic (Insecta: Odonata: Thaumatoneuridae, Aeshnidae, Idionychidae, Libellulidae). Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie - Abhandlungen 235(3):343-380 [M. Clapham/L. Edwards/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 127948: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Lindy Edwards on 30.05.2012

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Taxonomic list

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Insecta
 Odonata - Libellulidae
Libellula ukrainensis n. sp.
Libellula ukrainensis n. sp. Nel et al. 2005 common skimmer
PIN 4703/1