Where: Illinois (41.2° N, 88.3° W: paleocoordinates 4.7° S, 23.3° W)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Francis Creek Shale Member (Carbondale Formation), Westphalian D (309.8 - 307.5 Ma)
Environment/lithology: interdistributary bay; lithified, concretionary, sideritic mudstone
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: mold/impression
Collection methods: Repository: Daniels collection
Primary reference: A. Handlirsch. 1906. Revision of American Paleozoic insects. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 29(1441):661-820 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 152406: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 20.11.2013, edited by Conrad Labandeira
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Insecta | |
Glaphyrophlebia pusilla n. gen. n. sp.
Glaphyrophlebia pusilla n. gen. n. sp. Handlirsch 1906 winged insect |