Where: France (46.7° N, 4.4° E: paleocoordinates 2.3° S, 16.0° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Stephanian B (304.8 - 303.4 Ma)
• The coal level exploited was named "Couche no 1". It is the top coal level from the "Faisceau des grandes couches de l’assise de Montceau." The insect is in a nodule from the "Couche à nodules", situated at around 20 m above the last level of coal of the "Couche no 1".
Environment/lithology: deltaic; lithified, concretionary, ferruginous mudstone
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: mold/impression, concretion
Collection methods: Repository: private collection of Jean-Marc Pouillon
Primary reference: J. Myskowiak, J. M. Pouillon, and A. Nel. 2015. The oldest record of the grylloblattodean family Euryptilonidae discovered in the Late Carboniferous of France. Comptes Rendus Palevol 14:1-4 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 164829: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 18.12.2014, edited by Mark Uhen
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Insecta | |
Montceaupterum baillyi n. gen. n. sp.
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Myxini | |
Myxineidus gononorum n. gen. n. sp.
Myxineidus gononorum n. gen. n. sp. Poplin et al. 2001 hagfish |