Insektenmergel, Schambelen, Aargau (Jurassic of Switzerland)
Where: Switzerland (47.5° N, 8.2° E: paleocoordinates 36.5° N, 11.2° E)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Insektenmergel Formation, Angulata (201.3 - 196.5 Ma)
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: offshore; lithified, black claystone
Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils
Preservation: mold/impression, adpression, replaced with pyrite
Collection methods: quarrying, chemical, mechanical,
• Repository: Zurich Museum
Primary reference: O. Heer. 1852. Die Lias-Insel des Aargau's. Zwei Geologische Vorträge Gehalten im März 1852 1:1-15 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 131766: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Jered Karr on 29.07.2012, edited by Matthew Clapham
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
• "Unfortunately, the black marl, in which the Swiss insects included, are very much weathered pyrite and despite the careful storage so that the valuable Heers types, which are all available in the Zurich Museum, Will in a short time be lost to science. Many pieces have already been defaced, and it is therefore entirely dependent on inadequate Heers figures." Handlirsch, 1906
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Cyclocoris pinguis n. gen. n. sp.2
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"Aeschna hageni n. sp." = Anisozygopteron hageni2
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Protocoris planus n. sp. Heer 1852 true bug | |
"Cercopidium morio n. sp." = Archijassus morio2, "Cercopidium minutum n. sp." = Archijassus minutus2
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"Acridiites deperditus n. sp." = Acridomima deperditus2
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Acridiites liasinus n. sp.2
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Calotermes troglodytes n. sp.2, "Clathrotermes signatus n. sp." = Panorpidium geinitzi2, "Calotermes maculatus n. sp." = Panorpidium minima2, "Calotermes obtectus n. sp." = Panorpidium magna2, "Calotermes plagiatus n. sp." = Panorpidium plagiatus2
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Gomphocerites heeriana n. sp.1
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Baseopsis forficulina n. gen. n. sp.2
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"Blattina formosa n. sp." = Schambeloblattina formosa, "Blattina angustata n. sp." = Mesoblattina angustata3, Blattidium medium n. sp.3
"Blattina formosa n. sp." = Schambeloblattina formosa Heer 1852 cockroach | |
Sitonites melanarius n. gen. n. sp.2
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Carabites anthracinus n. sp.
Carabites anthracinus n. sp. Heer 1852 ground beetle | |
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Aphodiites protogaeus n. gen. n. sp.2
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"Glaphyroptera gehreti n. sp." = Glaphyropterodes gehreti
"Glaphyroptera gehreti n. sp." = Glaphyropterodes gehreti Heer 1852 beetle | |
Micranthaxia rediviva n. gen. n. sp., Glaphyroptera insignis n. gen. n. sp., "Glaphyroptera brevicollis n. sp." = Proctobuprestis brevicollis2
Micranthaxia rediviva n. gen. n. sp. Heer 1852 jewel beetle
Glaphyroptera insignis n. gen. n. sp. Heer 1852 jewel beetle | |
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Bothynophora elegans n. gen. n. sp.2, Coleopteron sp.1, "Carabites harpalinus n. sp." = Coleopteron harpalinus2, "Glaphyroptera spectabilis n. sp." = Coleopteron spectabilis2, "Byrrhydium troglodytes n. sp." = Coleopteron troglodytes2, "Glaphyroptera gracilis n. sp." = Glaphyropterula gracilis, Trixagites floralis n. gen. n. sp.2, Curculionites liasinus n. sp., "Melanophila costata n. sp." = Melanophilopsis costata2, Hydrophilites stygius n. sp.2, "Hydrophilus acherontis n. sp." = Hydrophilites acherontis, Strongylites morio n. sp.2, Strongylites stygius n. gen. n. sp.2, Bellingera ovalis n. gen. n. sp., Thurmannia punctulata n. gen. n. sp., Prototoma striata n. gen. n. sp., Cistelites insignis n. gen. n. sp.2, Wollastonia ovalis n. gen. n. sp., Latridiites schaumi n. gen. n. sp.2, "Colymbetes arcuatus n. sp." = Colymbetopsis arcuatus, "Euchroma liasina n. sp." = Smodicoptera liasina, "Glaphyroptera depressa n. sp." = Glaphyropterites depressus, "Melanophila sculptilis n. sp." = Melanophilites sculptilis
"Glaphyroptera gracilis n. sp." = Glaphyropterula gracilis Heer 1852 beetle
Curculionites liasinus n. sp. Heer 1852 beetle
"Hydrophilus acherontis n. sp." = Hydrophilites acherontis Heer 1852 beetle
Bellingera ovalis n. gen. n. sp. Heer 1852 beetle
Thurmannia punctulata n. gen. n. sp. Heer 1852 beetle
Prototoma striata n. gen. n. sp. Heer 1852 beetle
Wollastonia ovalis n. gen. n. sp. Heer 1852 beetle
"Colymbetes arcuatus n. sp." = Colymbetopsis arcuatus Heer 1852 beetle
"Euchroma liasina n. sp." = Smodicoptera liasina Heer 1852 beetle
"Glaphyroptera depressa n. sp." = Glaphyropterites depressus Heer 1852 beetle
"Melanophila sculptilis n. sp." = Melanophilites sculptilis Heer 1852 beetle | |
"Hydrobius veteranus n. sp." = Hydrobiites veteranus, "Carabites bellus n. sp." = Hydrobiites bellus2
"Hydrobius veteranus n. sp." = Hydrobiites veteranus Heer 1852 beetle | |
"Hydrophilites interpunctatus n. sp." = Coleopteron interpunctatus2, "Bellingera laticollis n. sp." = Bellingeropsis laticollis2, "Gyrinites minimus n. sp." = Phaulogyrinus minimus2, Dysarestus vetustus n. gen. n. sp.1, "Buprestites lyellii n. sp." = Adynasia lyelli2, Megacentrus tristis n. sp., Petrorophus truncatus n. gen. n. sp., "Cycloderma deplanatum n. gen. n. sp." = Critoderma deplanatum2, "Strongylites laevigatus n. sp." = Coleopteron laevigatus2, Gyrinites troglodytes n. gen. n. sp.
Megacentrus tristis n. sp. Heer 1852 beetle
Petrorophus truncatus n. gen. n. sp. Heer 1852 beetle
Gyrinites troglodytes n. gen. n. sp. Heer 1852 beetle | |