Where: Benin (6.4° N, 2.3° E: paleocoordinates 6.4° N, 2.2° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
• local area-level geographic resolution
When: Holocene (0.0 - 0.0 Ma)
Environment/lithology: terrestrial; amber
Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils
Preservation: amber
Collection methods: Specimens presumably in private collection of von Rosen
Primary reference: K. von Rosen. 1913. Die Fossilen Termiten: Eine kurze Zusammenfassung der bis jetzt bekannten Funde. Transactions of the 2nd International Congress of Entomology 2:318-335 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 150373: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 07.09.2013
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Insecta | |
Eutermes (Trinervitermes) handlirschi n. sp. von Rosen 1913 termite | |
Calotermes (Calotermes) resinatus n. sp. von Rosen 1913 termite |