Sanctorum (Pliocene of Mexico)

Where: Hidalgo, Mexico (20.3° N, 98.7° W: paleocoordinates 20.5° N, 97.9° W)

• coordinate stated in text

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Atotonilco El Grande Formation, Zanclean (5.3 - 3.6 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: lacustrine; lithified siltstone

• From the deep part of the paleolake. Probably from extensional or transtensional basin in Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt.

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: Repository: Colección de Paleontología de la Facultad de Estudios Superiores Zaragoza, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (CFZ-ST)

Primary reference: S. Zaragoza-Caballero and P. Velasco-de León. 2003. Una especie nueva de Epicauta (Coleoptera: Meloidae) del Plioceno del Estado de Hidalgo, México. Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Geológicas 20:154-159 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 152250: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 12.11.2013

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Insecta
 Coleoptera - Meloidae
Epicauta sanctoruensis n. sp. Zaragoza-Caballero and Velasco-de León 2003 blister beetle
CFZ-ST 28, 175