Where: Nord Pas de Calais, France (50.5° N, 2.6° E: paleocoordinates 0.9° S, 12.2° E)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Westphalian C to Westphalian C (314.6 - 307.5 Ma)
Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithified, black shale
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: mold/impression
Collected by P. Roques; reposited in the MNHN
• Material ultimately to be deposited in the Musée Géologique Pierre Vetter, Decazeville, France
Primary reference: A. Nel, J. Prokop, P. Nel, P. Grandcolas, D. Y. Huang, P. Roques, E. Guilbert, O. Dostál, and J. Szwedo. 2012. Traits and evolution of wing venation pattern in paraneopteran insects. Journal of Morphology 273:480-506 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 153462: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 20.12.2013
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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Bruayaphis oudardi n. gen. n. sp.
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Westphaloptilus gallicus n. gen. n. sp.2
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