Where: Greenland (82.5° N, 23.7° W: paleocoordinates 82.4° N, 22.6° W)
• coordinate estimated from map
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Kap København Formation, Gelasian (2.6 - 1.8 Ma)
• Kap København Formation and the Fishcreekian are considered to be correlative and slightly younger than the Cibicides grossa zone (c. 2.5 Ma), approximately c. 2.4 Ma at the Praetiglian/Tiglian bundary. Age estimate based on foraminifer fauna pointing to Plio-Pleistocene age, reversed paleomagnetism in fine-grained part of the sequence supporting correlation with Matuyama Chron and amino acid racemization of bivalve shells.
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: shoreface; poorly lithified siliciclastic sediments
Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils
Collection methods: Repository: Zoological Museum, University of Copenhagen
Primary reference: J. Böcher. 1995. Palaeoentomology of the Kap København Formation, a Plio-Pleistocene sequence in Peary Land, North Greenland. Meddelelser om Grønland, Geoscience 33:1-82 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 160109: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 15.08.2014
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Insecta | |
Pentatomidae indet. Leach 1815 stink bug
Eusarcoris (Rhacognathus) punctatus Linnaeus 1758 stink bug | |
Elasmucha sp. Stal 1864 shield bug | |
Peritrechus sp. Fieber 1861 seed bug | |
Saldula sp. Van Duzee 1914 shore bug | |
Cicadellidae indet. Latreille 1825 leafhopper | |
Cicadoidea indet. Latreille 1802 true bug | |
Arctopsyche ladogensis Kolenati 1859 net-spinning caddisfly
Hydropsyche nevae Kolenati 1858 net-spinning caddisfly | |
Phryganeidae indet. Leach 1815 large caddisfly
Banksiola cf. crotchi Banks 1943 large caddisfly
Agrypnia pagetana Curtis 1835 large caddisfly
Agrypnia straminea Hagen 1873 large caddisfly | |
Limnephilidae indet., Apatania cf. nigra, Apatania crymophila, Psychoglypha sp., Limnephilus sp., cf. Clistoronia sp., cf. Pycnopsyche sp., Anabolia sp., Dicosmoecus obscuripennis, Halesochila taylori
Limnephilidae indet. Kolenati 1848 caddisfly
Apatania cf. nigra Walker 1852 caddisfly
Apatania crymophila McLachlan 1880 caddisfly
Psychoglypha sp. Ross 1944 caddisfly
Limnephilus sp. Leach 1815 caddisfly
cf. Clistoronia sp. Banks 1916 caddisfly
cf. Pycnopsyche sp. Banks 1905 caddisfly
Anabolia sp. Stephens 1837 caddisfly
Dicosmoecus obscuripennis Banks 1938 caddisfly
Halesochila taylori Banks 1904 caddisfly | |
Brachycentrus americanus Banks 1899 caddisfly | |
Molanna sp. Curtis 1834 caddisfly | |
Lepidoptera indet. Linnaeus 1758 moth | |
Laricobius cf. caucasicus Rost 1893 tooth-necked fungus beetle | |
Morychus cf. aeneus, Byrrhus sp., Arctobyrrhus subcanus, Simplocaria spp., Simplocaria cf. elongata, Simplocaria basalis, Simplocaria cf. metallica
Morychus cf. aeneus Fabricius 1775 pill beetle
Byrrhus sp. Linnaeus 1767 pill beetle
Arctobyrrhus subcanus LeConte 1878 pill beetle
Simplocaria spp. Stephens 1829 pill beetle
Simplocaria cf. elongata Sahlberg 1903 pill beetle
Simplocaria basalis Sahlberg 1903 pill beetle
Simplocaria cf. metallica Sturm 1807 pill beetle | |
Hypnoidus rivularius Gyllenhal 1808 click beetle | |
Podabrus cf. alpinus Paykull 1798 soldier beetle | |
Amecocerus sp. Solier 1849 soft-winged flower beetle | |
Cis spp. Latreille 1796 minute tree-fungus beetle | |
Orthocerus clavicornis Linnaeus 1758 ironclad beetle | |
Chrysomelidae indet., Hydrothassa cf. hannoveriana, Chrysomela populi, cf. Chrysolina spp., Donacia spp.
Chrysomelidae indet. Latreille 1802 leaf beetle
Hydrothassa cf. hannoveriana Fabricius 1775 leaf beetle
Chrysomela populi Linnaeus 1758 leaf beetle
cf. Chrysolina spp. Moltschulsky 1860 leaf beetle
Donacia spp. Fabricius 1775 leaf beetle | |
Cerambycidae indet. Latreille 1802 longhorned beetle | |
Curculionidae indet., Notaris cf. acridulus, Grypus cf. brunneirostris, Grypus equiseti, Dorytomus sp., "Dorytomus cf. imbecillus" = Dorytomus (Arctolamus) imbecillus, Pseudostyphlus pillumus, Tomicus piniperda, Scolytus piceae, Rhyncolus spp., Rhyncolus cf. brunneus, Micrelus cf. ericae, "Litodactylus leucogaster" = Phytobius leucogaster, "Lepyrus cf. arcticus" = Lepyrus quadrinotatus, Anoplus cf. plantaris, cf. Phyllobius sp., Cyriophthalmus variegatus
Curculionidae indet. Latreille 1802 snout beetle
Notaris cf. acridulus Linnaeus 1758 snout beetle
Grypus cf. brunneirostris Fabricius 1792 snout beetle
Grypus equiseti Fabricius 1775 snout beetle
Dorytomus sp. Germar 1817 snout beetle
"Dorytomus cf. imbecillus" = Dorytomus (Arctolamus) imbecillus Faust 1882 snout beetle
Pseudostyphlus pillumus Gyllenhal 1836 snout beetle
Tomicus piniperda Linnaeus 1758 bark beetle
Scolytus piceae Swaine 1910 bark beetle
Rhyncolus spp. Germar 1817 snout beetle
Rhyncolus cf. brunneus Mannerheim 1843 snout beetle
Micrelus cf. ericae Gyllenhal 1813 snout beetle
"Litodactylus leucogaster" = Phytobius leucogaster Marsham 1802 snout beetle
"Lepyrus cf. arcticus" = Lepyrus quadrinotatus Boheman 1842 snout beetle
Anoplus cf. plantaris Næzén 1794 snout beetle
cf. Phyllobius sp. Schoenher 1824 snout beetle
Cyriophthalmus variegatus Motschulsky 1846 snout beetle | |
Coccinellidae indet., "Myrrha octodecimguttata" = Myrra octodecimguttata
"Myrrha octodecimguttata" = Myrra octodecimguttata Linnaeus 1758 ladybird beetle | |
Latridiidae indet. Erichson 1842 minute brown scavenger beetle
Corticaria sp. Marsham 1802 minute brown scavenger beetle | |
"Aegialia terminalis" = Aegialia (Psammoporus) terminalis, Aphodius sp.
"Aegialia terminalis" = Aegialia (Psammoporus) terminalis Brown 1931 scarab beetle
Aphodius sp. Hellwig 1798 scarab beetle | |
Catops sp. Paykull 1798 round fungus beetle
Anisotoma spp. Illiger 1798 round fungus beetle
Anisotoma cf. castanea Herbst 1791 round fungus beetle | |
Staphylinidae indet., Mycetoporus sp., Bolitobius sp., Aleocharinae indet., Atheta spp., Kalissus nitidus, Oxytelinae indet., Bledius spp., Bledius cf. arcticus, "Bledius cf. litoralis" = Bledius littoralis, Bledius cf. talpa, Carpelimus (Trogophloeus) sp., cf. Lathrobium sp., Staphylinini indet., Stenus "n. sp.?", Stenus spp., Stenus scrupeus, Stenus sordidus, "Stenus vinnulus" = Stenus (Nestus) vinnulus, "Stenus cf. mammops" = Stenus (Nestus) mammops, "Stenus cf. carbonarius" = Stenus (Nestus) carbonarius, "Stenus melanarius" = Stenus (Nestus) melanarius, "Stenus cf. canaliculatus" = Stenus (Nestus) canaliculatus, "Stenus hyperboreus" = Stenus (Nestus) hyperboreus, "Thanatophilus baicalicus" = Thanatophilus trituberculatus, Tachinus spp., Tachinus elongatus, Omaliinae indet., Pycnoglypta cf. lurida, Phyllodrepa sp., Omalium sp., Micralymma cf. brevilingue, Coryphium angusticolle, Eucnecosum "n. sp.?", Eucnecosum spp., Eucnecosum cf. tenue, Eucnecosum cf. brunnescens, Acidota quadrata, Olophrum sp., Olophrum boreale, Olophrum consimile
Staphylinidae indet. Latreille 1802 rove beetle
Mycetoporus sp. Mannerheim 1830 rove beetle
Bolitobius sp. Leach 1819 rove beetle
Aleocharinae indet. Fleming 1821 rove beetle
Atheta spp. Thomson 1858 rove beetle
Kalissus nitidus LeConte 1874 rove beetle
Oxytelinae indet. Fleming 1821 rove beetle
Bledius spp. Leach 1819 rove beetle
Bledius cf. arcticus Sahlberg 1890 rove beetle
"Bledius cf. litoralis" = Bledius littoralis Heer 1839 rove beetle
Bledius cf. talpa Gyllenhal 1810 rove beetle
Carpelimus (Trogophloeus) sp. Leach 1819 rove beetle
cf. Lathrobium sp. Gravenhorst 1802 rove beetle
Stenus "n. sp.?" Latreille 1796 rove beetle
Stenus spp. Latreille 1796 rove beetle
Stenus scrupeus Casey 1884 rove beetle
Stenus sordidus Puthz 1988 rove beetle
"Stenus vinnulus" = Stenus (Nestus) vinnulus Casey 1884 rove beetle
"Stenus cf. mammops" = Stenus (Nestus) mammops Casey 1884 rove beetle
"Stenus cf. carbonarius" = Stenus (Nestus) carbonarius Gyllenhal 1827 rove beetle
"Stenus melanarius" = Stenus (Nestus) melanarius Stephens 1833 rove beetle
"Stenus cf. canaliculatus" = Stenus (Nestus) canaliculatus Gyllenhal 1827 rove beetle
"Stenus hyperboreus" = Stenus (Nestus) hyperboreus Sahlberg 1876 rove beetle
"Thanatophilus baicalicus" = Thanatophilus trituberculatus Kirby 1837 rove beetle
Tachinus spp. Gravenhorst 1802 rove beetle
Tachinus elongatus Gyllenhal 1810 rove beetle
Omaliinae indet. MacLeay 1825 rove beetle
Pycnoglypta cf. lurida Gyllenhal 1813 winter rove beetle
Phyllodrepa sp. Thomson 1859 rove beetle
Omalium sp. Gravenhorst 1802 rove beetle
Micralymma cf. brevilingue Schiodte 1845 rove beetle
Coryphium angusticolle Stephens 1834 rove beetle
Eucnecosum "n. sp.?" Reitter 1909 rove beetle
Eucnecosum spp. Reitter 1909 rove beetle
Eucnecosum cf. tenue LeConte 1863 rove beetle
Eucnecosum cf. brunnescens Sahlberg 1871 rove beetle
Acidota quadrata Zetterstedt 1837 rove beetle
Olophrum sp. Erichson 1839 rove beetle
Olophrum boreale Paykull 1792 rove beetle
Olophrum consimile Gyllenhal 1810 rove beetle | |
Pteroloma forsstromii Gyllenhal 1810 primitive carrion beetle | |
Laccobius sp. Erichson 1837 water scavenger beetle | |
Helophorus spp., Helophorus tuberculatus, "Helophorus cf. khnzoriani" = Helophorus (Meghelophorus) khnzoriani
Helophorus spp. Fabricius 1775 water scavenger beetle
Helophorus tuberculatus Gyllenhal 1808 water scavenger beetle
"Helophorus cf. khnzoriani" = Helophorus (Meghelophorus) khnzoriani Angus 1970 water scavenger beetle | |
Trachypachus zetterstedtii Gyllenhal 1827 false ground beetle | |
Dytiscidae indet., Agabinae indet., Agabini indet., Agabus spp., "Agabus cf. anthracinus" = Agabus (Acatodes) anthracinus, "Agabus cf. affinis" = Agabus (Gaurodytes) affinis, "Agabus ex gr. affinis" = Agabus (Gaurodytes) affinis, "Agabus bifarius" = Agabus (Agabus) bifarius, "Agabus clavicornis" = Agabus (Agabus) clavicornis, Ilybius sp., Ilybius vittiger, "Hydroporus ex gr. oblitus" = Hydrocolus oblitus, Hydroporus spp., Hydroporus acutangulus, Hydroporus cf. striola, Hydroporus cf. morio, Oreodytes spp., Oreodytes alpinus, Hygrotus sp., Colymbetes sp.
Dytiscidae indet. Leach 1815 predaceous diving beetle
Agabini indet. Thomson 1867 predaceous diving beetle
Agabus spp. Leach 1817 predaceous diving beetle
"Agabus cf. anthracinus" = Agabus (Acatodes) anthracinus Mannerheim 1852 predaceous diving beetle
"Agabus cf. affinis" = Agabus (Gaurodytes) affinis Paykull 1798 predaceous diving beetle
"Agabus ex gr. affinis" = Agabus (Gaurodytes) affinis Paykull 1798 predaceous diving beetle
"Agabus bifarius" = Agabus (Agabus) bifarius Kirby 1837 predaceous diving beetle
"Agabus clavicornis" = Agabus (Agabus) clavicornis Sharp 1882 predaceous diving beetle Agabus clavicornis/serricornis
Ilybius sp. Erichson 1832 predaceous diving beetle
Ilybius vittiger Gyllenhal 1827 predaceous diving beetle
"Hydroporus ex gr. oblitus" = Hydrocolus oblitus Aubé 1838 predaceous diving beetle
Hydroporus spp. Clairville 1806 predaceous diving beetle
Hydroporus acutangulus Thomson 1856 predaceous diving beetle
Hydroporus cf. striola Gyllenhal 1826 predaceous diving beetle
Hydroporus cf. morio Aubé 1838 predaceous diving beetle
Oreodytes spp. Seidlitz 1887 predaceous diving beetle
Hygrotus sp. Stevens 1828 predaceous diving beetle
Colymbetes sp. Clairville 1806 predaceous diving beetle | |
Carabidae indet., "Pterostichus haematopus" = Stereocerus haematopus, Agonum spp., "Agonum cf. exaratum" = Agonum (Europhilus) exaratum, Blethisa catenaria, Blethisa multipunctata, Diacheila matthewsi, Diacheila polita, Elaphrus spp., Elaphrus lapponicus, Elaphrus angusticollis, Elaphrus tuberculatus, Elaphrus lecontei, Amara spp., "Amara cf. quenseli" = Amara (Paracelia) quenseli, Amara cf. brunnea, Amara cf. pseudobrunnea, "Pterostichus cf. agonus" = Pterostichus (Lenapterus) agonus, "Pterostichus vermiculosus" = Pterostichus (Lenapterus) vermiculosus, Pterostichus stygicus, "Pterostichus cf. corvinus" = Pterostichus (Melanius) corvinus, Pterostichus nigrita, Pterostichus (Cryobius) spp., Pterostichus (Cryobius) riparius, Pterostichus (Cryobius) cf. pinguedineus, Pterostichus (Cryobius) brevicornis, Pterostichus (Cryobius) cf. arcticola, "Pterostichus cf. caudicalis" = Pterostichus (Lamenius) caudicalis, "Chlaenius interruptus" = Chlaenius (Agostenus) interruptus, Notiophilus spp., Notiophilus aquaticus, Notiophilus cf. biguttatus, Opisthius richardsoni, Nebria cf. nivalis, Nebria cf. rufescens, Miscodera arctica, Patrobus stygicus, Bembidion spp., "Bembidion cf. sordidum" = Bembidion (Asioperyphus) sordidum, "Bembidion cf. bimaculatum" = Bembidion (Asioperyphus) bimaculatum, "Bembidion cf. vitiosum" = Bembidion (Eurytrachelus) vitiosum, "Bembidion salebratum" = Bembidion (Hirmoplataphus) salebratum, "Bembidion cf. mckinleyi" = Bembidion (Terminophanes) mckinleyi, "Bembidion (Chrysobracteon) levettei" = Bembidion (Bracteon) levettei, "Bembidion (Chrysobracteon) spp." = Bembidion (Bracteon), "Bembidion (Chrysobracteon) cf. balli" = Bembidion (Bracteon) balli, "Bembidion (Chrysobracteon) cf. lapponicum" = Bembidion (Bracteon) lapponicum, "Bembidion (Plataphus) planatum" = Bembidion (Melomalus) planatum, "Bembidion cf. grapii" = Bembidion (Peryphanes) grapii, "Bembidion cf. yukonum" = Bembidion (Peryphanes) yukonum, "Bembidion dyschirinum" = Bembidion (Metallina) dyschirinum, Bembidion (Plataphus) sp., "Bembidion (Plataphodes) cf. fellmanni" = Bembidion (Plataphus) fellmanni, Bembidion (Plataphus) cf. planiusculum, Bembidion (Plataphus) cf. gebleri, "Bembidion (Plataphodes) cf. arcticum" = Bembidion (Plataphus) arcticum, Bembidion (Plataphodes) cf. difficile, Asaphidion alaskanum, Dyschirius spp., Dyschirius cf. varidens
Carabidae indet. Latreille 1802 ground beetle
"Pterostichus haematopus" = Stereocerus haematopus Dejean 1831 ground beetle
Agonum spp. Bonelli 1810 ground beetle
"Agonum cf. exaratum" = Agonum (Europhilus) exaratum Mannerheim 1853 ground beetle
Blethisa catenaria Brown 1944 ground beetle
Blethisa multipunctata Linnaeus 1758 ground beetle
Diacheila matthewsi Böcher 1995 ground beetle
Diacheila polita Faldermann 1835 ground beetle
Elaphrus spp. Fabricius 1775 ground beetle
Elaphrus lapponicus Gyllenhal 1810 ground beetle
Elaphrus angusticollis Sahlberg 1844 ground beetle
Elaphrus tuberculatus Maklin 1877 ground beetle
Elaphrus lecontei Crotch 1876 ground beetle
Amara spp. Bonelli 1810 ground beetle
"Amara cf. quenseli" = Amara (Paracelia) quenseli Schönherr 1806 ground beetle
Amara cf. brunnea Gyllenhal 1810 ground beetle
Amara cf. pseudobrunnea Lindroth 1968 ground beetle
"Pterostichus cf. agonus" = Pterostichus (Lenapterus) agonus Horn 1880 ground beetle
"Pterostichus vermiculosus" = Pterostichus (Lenapterus) vermiculosus Ménétriés 1851 ground beetle
Pterostichus stygicus Say 1823 ground beetle
"Pterostichus cf. corvinus" = Pterostichus (Melanius) corvinus Dejean 1828 ground beetle
Pterostichus nigrita Paykull 1790 ground beetle
Pterostichus (Cryobius) spp. Chaudoir 1838 ground beetle
Pterostichus (Cryobius) riparius Dejean 1829 ground beetle
Pterostichus (Cryobius) cf. pinguedineus Eschscholtz 1823 ground beetle
Pterostichus (Cryobius) brevicornis Kirby 1837 ground beetle
Pterostichus (Cryobius) cf. arcticola Chaudoir 1868 ground beetle
"Pterostichus cf. caudicalis" = Pterostichus (Lamenius) caudicalis Say 1823 ground beetle
"Chlaenius interruptus" = Chlaenius (Agostenus) interruptus Horn 1876 ground beetle
Notiophilus spp. Duméril 1805 ground beetle
Notiophilus aquaticus Linnaeus 1758 ground beetle
Notiophilus cf. biguttatus Fabricius 1779 ground beetle
Opisthius richardsoni Kirby 1837 ground beetle
Nebria cf. nivalis Paykull 1790 ground beetle
Nebria cf. rufescens Strøm 1768 ground beetle
Miscodera arctica Paykull 1798 ground beetle
Patrobus stygicus Chaudoir 1872 ground beetle
Bembidion spp. Latreille 1802 ground beetle
"Bembidion cf. sordidum" = Bembidion (Asioperyphus) sordidum Kirby 1837 ground beetle
"Bembidion cf. bimaculatum" = Bembidion (Asioperyphus) bimaculatum Kirby 1837 ground beetle
"Bembidion cf. vitiosum" = Bembidion (Eurytrachelus) vitiosum Gemminger and Harold 1868 ground beetle
"Bembidion salebratum" = Bembidion (Hirmoplataphus) salebratum LeConte 1848 ground beetle
"Bembidion cf. mckinleyi" = Bembidion (Terminophanes) mckinleyi Fall 1926 ground beetle
"Bembidion (Chrysobracteon) levettei" = Bembidion (Bracteon) levettei Casey 1918 ground beetle
"Bembidion (Chrysobracteon) spp." = Bembidion (Bracteon) Bedel 1879 ground beetle
"Bembidion (Chrysobracteon) cf. balli" = Bembidion (Bracteon) balli Lindroth 1962 ground beetle
"Bembidion (Chrysobracteon) cf. lapponicum" = Bembidion (Bracteon) lapponicum Zetterstedt 1828 ground beetle
"Bembidion (Plataphus) planatum" = Bembidion (Melomalus) planatum LeConte 1848 ground beetle
"Bembidion cf. grapii" = Bembidion (Peryphanes) grapii Gyllenhal 1827 ground beetle
"Bembidion cf. yukonum" = Bembidion (Peryphanes) yukonum Fall 1926 ground beetle
"Bembidion dyschirinum" = Bembidion (Metallina) dyschirinum LeConte 1861 ground beetle
Bembidion (Plataphus) sp. Motschulsky 1864 ground beetle
"Bembidion (Plataphodes) cf. fellmanni" = Bembidion (Plataphus) fellmanni Mannerheim 1823 ground beetle
Bembidion (Plataphus) cf. planiusculum Mannerheim 1843 ground beetle
Bembidion (Plataphus) cf. gebleri Gebler 1833 ground beetle
"Bembidion (Plataphodes) cf. arcticum" = Bembidion (Plataphus) arcticum Lindroth 1963 ground beetle
Bembidion (Plataphodes) cf. difficile Motschulsky 1844 ground beetle
Asaphidion alaskanum Wickham 1919 ground beetle
Dyschirius spp. Bonelli 1810 ground beetle
Dyschirius cf. varidens Fall 1910 ground beetle | |
Gyrinus sp. Geoffroy 1762 whirligig beetle | |
Haliplus sp. Latreille 1802 crawling water beetle | |
Chalcidoidea indet. Leach 1815 chalcid wasp
Proctotrupoidea indet. Latreille 1802 wasp | |
Ichneumonidae indet. Latreille 1802 ichneumon wasp
Banchus sp. Fabricius 1798 ichneumon wasp | |
Formicinae indet. Latreille 1802 ant
Camponotus spp. Mayr 1861 ant
Camponotus cf. herculeanus Linnaeus 1758 ant
Formica sp. Linnaeus 1758 ant
Myrmica sp. Latreille 1804 ant | |
Tipula spp. Linnaeus 1758 crane fly | |
Calyptratae indet. Robineau-Desvoidy 1830 fly | |
Calliphoridae indet. Brauer and von Bergenstamm 1889 blow fly |