Where: Kaliningrad, Russian Federation (54.9° N, 19.9° E: paleocoordinates 53.9° N, 15.2° E)
When: Priabonian (38.0 - 33.9 Ma)
• According to Aleksandrova and Zaporozhets (2008), the higher parts of the Prussian Formation (including the Blaue Erde or Blue Earth) belong to the Charlesdowniea clathrata angulosa dinocyst Zone. Based on its index species, this zone is concurrent to Zone W13 established in the Parisian basin (Châteauneuf and Gruas-Cavagnetto 1978), where it is correlated with nannoplankton zones NP18–NP21 (Powell, 1992) of the Priabonian. In the Paleogene zonation of northwestern Europe, the first occurrence of Thalassiphora fenestrata is designated at the base of the dinocyst Subzone D12b (36.20 +/- 0.1 Ma), which is correlated with zones NP18 (terminal part)–NP20 of the Priabonian (Luterbacher et al., 2004).
Environment/lithology: terrestrial; amber
Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils
Preservation: amber
Collection methods: Repository: Leipzig University
Primary reference: C. G. Giebel. 1856. Die Insecten und Spinnen der Vorwelt mit steter Berücksichtigung der lebenden Insekten und Spinnen. Die Fauna der Vorwelt 2:1-511 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 147344: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 07.07.2013
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Arachnida | |
Hersilia longipes n. sp.
Hersilia longipes n. sp. Giebel 1856 tree trunk spider | |
"Gorgopsis naumanni n. sp." = Gorgopsina naumanni
"Gorgopsis naumanni n. sp." = Gorgopsina naumanni Giebel 1856 spider | |
Thyelia mengei n. sp.
Thyelia mengei n. sp. Giebel 1856 cobweb spider | |
Insecta | |
Chironomus brevirostris n. sp., Chironomus microcephalus n. sp.
Chironomus brevirostris n. sp. Giebel 1856 non biting midge
Chironomus microcephalus n. sp. Giebel 1856 non biting midge | |
"Limnobia deleta n. sp." = Limonia deleta, "Limnobia furcata n. sp." = Limnophila furcata
"Limnobia deleta n. sp." = Limonia deleta Giebel 1856 crane fly
"Limnobia furcata n. sp." = Limnophila furcata Giebel 1856 crane fly | |
Ceratopogon escheri n. sp.
Ceratopogon escheri n. sp. Giebel 1856 biting midge | |
Sciophila atra n. sp., Sciophila socialis n. sp.
Sciophila atra n. sp. Giebel 1856 fungus gnat
Sciophila socialis n. sp. Giebel 1856 fungus gnat | |
Chrysotus setosus n. sp.
Chrysotus setosus n. sp. Giebel 1856 long-legged fly | |
Thirza naumanni n. gen. n. sp., Empis poeppigi n. sp.
Thirza naumanni n. gen. n. sp. Giebel 1856 dagger fly
Empis poeppigi n. sp. Giebel 1856 dagger fly | |
Pimpla succini n. sp.
Pimpla succini n. sp. Giebel 1856 ichneumon wasp | |
Formica lucida n. sp.
Formica lucida n. sp. Giebel 1856 ant | |
"Bembidium succini n. sp." = Bembidion succini
"Bembidium succini n. sp." = Bembidion succini Giebel 1856 ground beetle | |
Chrysomela succini n. sp.
Chrysomela succini n. sp. Giebel 1856 leaf beetle | |
Spondylis crassicornis n. sp.
Spondylis crassicornis n. sp. Giebel 1856 longhorned beetle | |
Elater naumanni n. sp.
Elater naumanni n. sp. Giebel 1856 click beetle |