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 | |
Palaeomyrmex prodromus n. gen. n. sp.2
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"Cercopidium morio n. sp." = Archijassus morio2, "Cercopidium minutum n. sp." = Archijassus minutus2
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Protocoris ovalis n. sp.2
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"Hydrobius veteranus n. sp." = Hydrobiites veteranus, "Carabites bellus n. sp." = Hydrobiites bellus2
"Hydrobius veteranus n. sp." = Hydrobiites veteranus Heer 1852 beetle | |
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Carabites anthracinus n. sp.
Carabites anthracinus n. sp. Heer 1852 ground beetle | |
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Bothynophora elegans n. gen. n. sp.2
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"Glaphyroptera gehreti n. sp." = Glaphyropterodes gehreti
"Glaphyroptera gehreti n. sp." = Glaphyropterodes gehreti Heer 1852 beetle | |
Aphodiites protogaeus n. gen. n. sp.2
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"Glaphyroptera brevicollis n. sp." = Proctobuprestis brevicollis2, Micranthaxia rediviva n. gen. n. sp., Glaphyroptera insignis n. gen. n. sp.
Micranthaxia rediviva n. gen. n. sp. Heer 1852 jewel beetle
Glaphyroptera insignis n. gen. n. sp. Heer 1852 jewel beetle | |
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"Hydrophilites interpunctatus n. sp." = Coleopteron interpunctatus2, "Melanophila costata n. sp." = Melanophilopsis costata2, "Euchroma liasina n. sp." = Smodicoptera liasina, "Hydrophilus acherontis n. sp." = Hydrophilites acherontis, Hydrophilites stygius n. sp.2, "Glaphyroptera depressa n. sp." = Glaphyropterites depressus, "Bellingera laticollis n. sp." = Bellingeropsis laticollis2, Megacentrus tristis n. sp., Bellingera ovalis n. gen. n. sp., "Melanophila sculptilis n. sp." = Melanophilites sculptilis, Trixagites floralis n. gen. n. sp.2, Petrorophus truncatus n. gen. n. sp., Wollastonia ovalis n. gen. n. sp., Dysarestus vetustus n. gen. n. sp.1, Prototoma striata n. gen. n. sp., "Glaphyroptera gracilis n. sp." = Glaphyropterula gracilis, Gyrinites troglodytes n. gen. n. sp., Cistelites insignis n. gen. n. sp.2, Curculionites liasinus n. sp., Coleopteron sp.1, "Glaphyroptera spectabilis n. sp." = Coleopteron spectabilis2, "Carabites harpalinus n. sp." = Coleopteron harpalinus2, "Byrrhydium troglodytes n. sp." = Coleopteron troglodytes2, Thurmannia punctulata n. gen. n. sp., "Buprestites lyellii n. sp." = Adynasia lyelli2, "Strongylites laevigatus n. sp." = Coleopteron laevigatus2, "Gyrinites minimus n. sp." = Phaulogyrinus minimus2, Strongylites morio n. sp.2, Strongylites stygius n. gen. n. sp.2, "Cycloderma deplanatum n. gen. n. sp." = Critoderma deplanatum2, "Colymbetes arcuatus n. sp." = Colymbetopsis arcuatus
"Euchroma liasina n. sp." = Smodicoptera liasina Heer 1852 beetle
"Hydrophilus acherontis n. sp." = Hydrophilites acherontis Heer 1852 beetle
"Glaphyroptera depressa n. sp." = Glaphyropterites depressus Heer 1852 beetle
Megacentrus tristis n. sp. Heer 1852 beetle
Bellingera ovalis n. gen. n. sp. Heer 1852 beetle
"Melanophila sculptilis n. sp." = Melanophilites sculptilis Heer 1852 beetle
Petrorophus truncatus n. gen. n. sp. Heer 1852 beetle
Wollastonia ovalis n. gen. n. sp. Heer 1852 beetle
Prototoma striata n. gen. n. sp. Heer 1852 beetle
"Glaphyroptera gracilis n. sp." = Glaphyropterula gracilis Heer 1852 beetle
Gyrinites troglodytes n. gen. n. sp. Heer 1852 beetle
Curculionites liasinus n. sp. Heer 1852 beetle
Thurmannia punctulata n. gen. n. sp. Heer 1852 beetle
"Colymbetes arcuatus n. sp." = Colymbetopsis arcuatus Heer 1852 beetle | |
Blattidium medium n. sp.3, "Blattina angustata n. sp." = Mesoblattina angustata3, "Blattina formosa n. sp." = Schambeloblattina formosa
"Blattina formosa n. sp." = Schambeloblattina formosa Heer 1852 cockroach | |
Calotermes troglodytes n. sp.2, "Calotermes obtectus n. sp." = Panorpidium magna2, "Calotermes plagiatus n. sp." = Panorpidium plagiatus2, "Clathrotermes signatus n. sp." = Panorpidium geinitzi2, "Calotermes maculatus n. sp." = Panorpidium minima2
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Acridiites liasinus n. sp.2
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"Acridiites deperditus n. sp." = Acridomima deperditus2
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Gomphocerites heeriana n. sp.1
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Baseopsis forficulina n. gen. n. sp.2
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