Where: Greenland (82.3° N, 23.9° W: paleocoordinates 82.2° N, 22.8° 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 160146: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 15.08.2014
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Insecta | |
Chalcidoidea indet. Leach 1815 chalcid wasp | |
Ichneumonidae indet. Latreille 1802 ichneumon wasp
Pimplinae indet. Wesmael 1845 ichneumon wasp | |
Chrysomelidae indet. Latreille 1802 leaf beetle | |
Nitidula sp. Fabricius 1775 sap beetle | |
Staphylinidae indet., Tachyporus cf. borealis, Tachyporus cf. rulomus, Bledius spp., Bledius cf. arcticus, Pycnoglypta cf. lurida, Eucnecosum spp., Stenus spp., "Stenus assequens" = Stenus (Nestus) assequens, "Stenus pubescens" = Stenus (Hemistenus) pubescens, Aleocharinae indet.
Staphylinidae indet. Latreille 1802 rove beetle
Tachyporus cf. borealis Campbell 1979 rove beetle
Tachyporus cf. rulomus Blackwelder 1936 rove beetle
Bledius spp. Leach 1819 rove beetle
Bledius cf. arcticus Sahlberg 1890 rove beetle
Pycnoglypta cf. lurida Gyllenhal 1813 winter rove beetle
Eucnecosum spp. Reitter 1909 rove beetle
Stenus spp. Latreille 1796 rove beetle
"Stenus assequens" = Stenus (Nestus) assequens Rey 1884 rove beetle
"Stenus pubescens" = Stenus (Hemistenus) pubescens Stephens 1833 rove beetle
Aleocharinae indet. Fleming 1821 rove beetle | |
Pteroloma forsstromii Gyllenhal 1810 primitive carrion beetle | |
Agabini indet. Thomson 1867 predaceous diving beetle | |
Carabidae indet., Dyschirius spp., Bembidion spp., "Bembidion (Chrysobracteon) cf. velox" = Bembidion (Bracteon) velox, "Bembidion cf. sordidum" = Bembidion (Asioperyphus) sordidum, "Bembidion cf. lenae" = Bembidion (Asioperyphus) lenae, "Bembidion dyschirinum" = Bembidion (Metallina) dyschirinum, "Bembidion cf. yukonum" = Bembidion (Peryphanes) yukonum, "Bembidion (Plataphus) spp." = Bembidion (Plataphus), "Bembidion (Plataphodes) cf. arcticum" = Bembidion (Plataphus) arcticum, Bembidion (Plataphus) cf. gebleri, "Bembidion (Plataphodes) sp." = Bembidion (Plataphus), "Bembidion (Plataphodes) cf. fellmanni" = Bembidion (Plataphus) fellmanni, Bembidion (Plataphus) cf. planiusculum, Notiophilus spp., Notiophilus aquaticus, Pterostichus spp., Pterostichus (Cryobius) spp., Pterostichus (Cryobius) brevicornis, Amara spp., Elaphrus spp., Elaphrus tuberculatus
Carabidae indet. Latreille 1802 ground beetle
Dyschirius spp. Bonelli 1810 ground beetle
Bembidion spp. Latreille 1802 ground beetle
"Bembidion (Chrysobracteon) cf. velox" = Bembidion (Bracteon) velox Linnaeus 1761 ground beetle
"Bembidion cf. sordidum" = Bembidion (Asioperyphus) sordidum Kirby 1837 ground beetle
"Bembidion cf. lenae" = Bembidion (Asioperyphus) lenae Csiki 1928 ground beetle
"Bembidion dyschirinum" = Bembidion (Metallina) dyschirinum LeConte 1861 ground beetle
"Bembidion cf. yukonum" = Bembidion (Peryphanes) yukonum Fall 1926 ground beetle
"Bembidion (Plataphus) spp." = Bembidion (Plataphus) Motschulsky 1864 ground beetle
"Bembidion (Plataphodes) cf. arcticum" = Bembidion (Plataphus) arcticum Lindroth 1963 ground beetle
Bembidion (Plataphus) cf. gebleri Gebler 1833 ground beetle
"Bembidion (Plataphodes) sp." = Bembidion (Plataphus) Motschulsky 1864 ground beetle
"Bembidion (Plataphodes) cf. fellmanni" = Bembidion (Plataphus) fellmanni Mannerheim 1823 ground beetle
Bembidion (Plataphus) cf. planiusculum Mannerheim 1843 ground beetle
Notiophilus spp. Duméril 1805 ground beetle
Notiophilus aquaticus Linnaeus 1758 ground beetle
Pterostichus spp. Bonelli 1810 ground beetle
Pterostichus (Cryobius) spp. Chaudoir 1838 ground beetle
Pterostichus (Cryobius) brevicornis Kirby 1837 ground beetle
Amara spp. Bonelli 1810 ground beetle
Elaphrus spp. Fabricius 1775 ground beetle
Elaphrus tuberculatus Maklin 1877 ground beetle | |
Tipula spp. Linnaeus 1758 crane fly | |
Axarus sp. Roback 1980 non biting midge | |
Calyptratae indet. Robineau-Desvoidy 1830 fly |