Where: Greenland (82.5° N, 24.1° W: paleocoordinates 82.4° N, 23.0° 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 160153: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 15.08.2014
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Insecta | |
Calyptratae indet. Robineau-Desvoidy 1830 fly | |
Chironomus sp. Meigen 1803 non biting midge | |
Eusarcoris (Rhacognathus) punctatus Linnaeus 1758 stink bug | |
Cicadellidae indet. Latreille 1825 leafhopper | |
Leptothorax sp. Mayr 1855 ant | |
Arctopsyche ladogensis Kolenati 1859 net-spinning caddisfly | |
cf. Clistoronia sp. Banks 1916 caddisfly | |
Phryganeidae indet. Leach 1815 large caddisfly | |
Chrysomelidae indet. Latreille 1802 leaf beetle
cf. Chrysolina sp. Moltschulsky 1860 leaf beetle | |
Curculionidae indet., Cyriophthalmus variegatus, Notaris cf. acridulus, "Litodactylus leucogaster" = Phytobius leucogaster
Curculionidae indet. Latreille 1802 snout beetle
Cyriophthalmus variegatus Motschulsky 1846 snout beetle
Notaris cf. acridulus Linnaeus 1758 snout beetle
"Litodactylus leucogaster" = Phytobius leucogaster Marsham 1802 snout beetle | |
Simplocaria spp. Stephens 1829 pill beetle
Simplocaria basalis Sahlberg 1903 pill beetle | |
Omaliinae indet., Pycnoglypta cf. lurida, Olophrum spp., Acidota quadrata, Eucnecosum spp., Eucnecosum cf. brunnescens, Eucnecosum cf. tenue, "Thanatophilus baicalicus" = Thanatophilus trituberculatus, Bledius spp., Bledius cf. talpa, Staphylinini indet., Stenus spp., "Stenus vinnulus" = Stenus (Nestus) vinnulus, Tachinus spp., Tachinus elongatus
Omaliinae indet. MacLeay 1825 rove beetle
Pycnoglypta cf. lurida Gyllenhal 1813 winter rove beetle
Olophrum spp. Erichson 1839 rove beetle
Acidota quadrata Zetterstedt 1837 rove beetle
Eucnecosum spp. Reitter 1909 rove beetle
Eucnecosum cf. brunnescens Sahlberg 1871 rove beetle
Eucnecosum cf. tenue LeConte 1863 rove beetle
"Thanatophilus baicalicus" = Thanatophilus trituberculatus Kirby 1837 rove beetle
Bledius spp. Leach 1819 rove beetle
Bledius cf. talpa Gyllenhal 1810 rove beetle
Stenus spp. Latreille 1796 rove beetle
"Stenus vinnulus" = Stenus (Nestus) vinnulus Casey 1884 rove beetle
Tachinus spp. Gravenhorst 1802 rove beetle
Tachinus elongatus Gyllenhal 1810 rove beetle | |
"Aegialia terminalis" = Aegialia (Psammoporus) terminalis
"Aegialia terminalis" = Aegialia (Psammoporus) terminalis Brown 1931 scarab beetle | |
Haliplus sp. Latreille 1802 crawling water beetle | |
Dytiscidae indet., Hydroporus spp., Hydroporus cf. morio, Oreodytes alpinus, Agabus spp., "Agabus bifarius" = Agabus (Agabus) bifarius, Ilybius sp.
Dytiscidae indet. Leach 1815 predaceous diving beetle
Hydroporus spp. Clairville 1806 predaceous diving beetle
Hydroporus cf. morio Aubé 1838 predaceous diving beetle
Agabus spp. Leach 1817 predaceous diving beetle
"Agabus bifarius" = Agabus (Agabus) bifarius Kirby 1837 predaceous diving beetle
Ilybius sp. Erichson 1832 predaceous diving beetle | |
Carabidae indet., "Agonum cf. consimile" = Agonum (Europhilus) consimile, Bembidion spp., "Bembidion lampros" = Bembidion (Metallina) lampros, "Bembidion cf. yukonum" = Bembidion (Peryphanes) yukonum, "Bembidion (Chrysobracteon) levettei" = Bembidion (Bracteon) levettei, "Bembidion (Chrysobracteon) cf. velox" = Bembidion (Bracteon) velox, Amara spp., Pterostichus (Cryobius) spp., Pterostichus (Cryobius) brevicornis, "Pterostichus vermiculosus" = Pterostichus (Lenapterus) vermiculosus, Pterostichus stygicus, Dyschirius spp., Elaphrus spp., Elaphrus tuberculatus
Carabidae indet. Latreille 1802 ground beetle
"Agonum cf. consimile" = Agonum (Europhilus) consimile Gyllenhal 1810 ground beetle
Bembidion spp. Latreille 1802 ground beetle
"Bembidion lampros" = Bembidion (Metallina) lampros Herbst 1784 ground beetle
"Bembidion cf. yukonum" = Bembidion (Peryphanes) yukonum Fall 1926 ground beetle
"Bembidion (Chrysobracteon) levettei" = Bembidion (Bracteon) levettei Casey 1918 ground beetle
"Bembidion (Chrysobracteon) cf. velox" = Bembidion (Bracteon) velox Linnaeus 1761 ground beetle
Amara spp. Bonelli 1810 ground beetle
Pterostichus (Cryobius) spp. Chaudoir 1838 ground beetle
Pterostichus (Cryobius) brevicornis Kirby 1837 ground beetle
"Pterostichus vermiculosus" = Pterostichus (Lenapterus) vermiculosus Ménétriés 1851 ground beetle
Pterostichus stygicus Say 1823 ground beetle
Dyschirius spp. Bonelli 1810 ground beetle
Elaphrus spp. Fabricius 1775 ground beetle
Elaphrus tuberculatus Maklin 1877 ground beetle |