Where: Illinois (41.2° N, 88.2° W: paleocoordinates 4.8° S, 23.3° W)
• coordinate estimated from map
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Francis Creek Shale Member (Carbondale Formation), Westphalian D (309.8 - 307.5 Ma)
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: deltaic; lithified, concretionary, ferruginous mudstone
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: mold/impression, concretion
Collected by Lanny Morreau
• Repository: collection of Lanny Morreau, Normal, Illinois
Primary reference: F. M. Carpenter and E. S. Richardson. 1976. Structure and relationships of the Upper Carboniferous insect, Eucaenus ovalis (Protorthoptera: Eucaenidae). Psyche 83:223-242 [C. Labandeira/C. Labandeira/M. Clapham]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 163065: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 11.10.2014
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Insecta | |
Eucaenus ovalis Scudder 1885 winged insect |