Beloshchel'e, Mezen River (PIN collection 3121) (Permian to of Russian Federation)

Where: Russian Federation (64.9° N, 47.0° E: paleocoordinates 36.2° N, 35.0° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Beloshchel'e Formation, Capitanian to Capitanian (264.3 - 254.2 Ma)

• Age not determined more precisely than Severodvinian (Aristov et al., 2013)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithified siliciclastic sediments

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: mold/impression

Primary reference: V. G. Novokshonov. 1995. Permian scorpion flies (Insecta, Panorpida) of the family Permochoristidae. Paleontological Journal 29(1):84-99 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 153455: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 18.12.2013

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Insecta
 Mecoptera - Permochoristidae
Mezena alba n. gen. n. sp.
Mezena alba n. gen. n. sp. Novokshonov 1995 scorpionfly
PIN 3121/1