Port Moody disposal pit (Pleistocene of Canada)

Where: British Columbia, Canada (49.3° N, 122.9° W: paleocoordinates 49.3° N, 122.9° W)

• coordinate stated in text

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Quadra Sand Formation, Late/Upper Pleistocene (0.1 - 0.0 Ma)

• Organic deposits containing fossil beetles occur as thin layers at the base of the post-Coquitlam Quadra sand.

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: fluvial; unlithified, carbonaceous siltstone

• Organic-rich silt

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: original chitin

Collection methods: bulk, sieve

• Repository: Quaternary Entomology Laboratory of the Department of Earth Sciences, University of Waterloo

Primary reference: R. F. Miller, A. V. Morgan, and S. R. Hicock. 1985. Pre-Vashon fossil Coleoptera of Fraser age from the Fraser Lowland, British Columbia. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 22:498-505 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 167673: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 27.03.2015

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Insecta
 Hymenoptera - Formicidae
Leptothorax cf. muscorum, Myrmica "sp. 1", Myrmica incompleta
Leptothorax cf. muscorum Nylander 1846 ant
Myrmica "sp. 1" Latreille 1804 ant
Myrmica incompleta Provancher 1881 ant
 Coleoptera - Carabidae
Nebria sahlbergi, Notiophilus spp., Notiophilus sylvaticus, Dyschirius sp., Bembidion spp., "Bembidion ex gr. dorsale" = Bembidion (Notaphus) dorsale, Trechus spp., Cymindis sp., "Cymindis cribricollis" = Cymindis (Tarulus) cribricollis, Elaphrus americanus
Nebria sahlbergi Fischer von Waldheim 1828 ground beetle
Notiophilus spp. Duméril 1805 ground beetle
Notiophilus sylvaticus Dejean 1831 ground beetle
Dyschirius sp. Bonelli 1810 ground beetle
Bembidion spp. Latreille 1802 ground beetle
"Bembidion ex gr. dorsale" = Bembidion (Notaphus) dorsale Say 1823 ground beetle
Trechus spp. Clairville 1806 ground beetle
Cymindis sp. Latreille 1806 ground beetle
"Cymindis cribricollis" = Cymindis (Tarulus) cribricollis Dejean 1831 ground beetle
Elaphrus americanus Dejean 1831 ground beetle
 Coleoptera - Dytiscidae
Dytiscidae indet.
Dytiscidae indet. Leach 1815 predaceous diving beetle
 Coleoptera - Scarabaeidae
Aegialia sp.
Aegialia sp. Latreille 1807 scarab beetle
 Coleoptera - Leiodidae
Leiodidae indet., Agathidium spp.
Leiodidae indet. Fleming 1821 round fungus beetle
Agathidium spp. Panzer 1797 round fungus beetle
 Coleoptera - Hydraenidae
"Limnebiidae indet." = Limnebiini
"Limnebiidae indet." = Limnebiini minute moss beetle
 Coleoptera - Staphylinidae
Lathrobium sp., Staphylininae indet., Quedius sp., Atrecus cf. macrocephalus, Omaliinae indet., Olophrum consimile, Acidota quadrata, Phlaeopterus sp., Orobanus sp., Omalium sp., "Halaparaea sp." = Hapalaraea, Bledius sp., Micropeplus laticollis, Aleocharinae "indet. 1", Aleocharinae indet., Stenus spp., Stenus comma, Tachyporus sp., "Bolitobiini indet." = Mycetoporinae
Lathrobium sp. Gravenhorst 1802 rove beetle
Staphylininae indet. Latreille 1802 rove beetle
Quedius sp. Stephens 1829 rove beetle
Atrecus cf. macrocephalus Nordmann 1837 rove beetle
Omaliinae indet. MacLeay 1825 rove beetle
Olophrum consimile Gyllenhal 1810 rove beetle
Acidota quadrata Zetterstedt 1837 rove beetle
Phlaeopterus sp. Motschulsky 1853 rove beetle
Orobanus sp. LeConte 1878 rove beetle
Omalium sp. Gravenhorst 1802 rove beetle
"Halaparaea sp." = Hapalaraea Thomson 1858 rove beetle
Bledius sp. Leach 1819 rove beetle
Micropeplus laticollis Maklin 1853 rove beetle
Aleocharinae "indet. 1" Fleming 1821 rove beetle
Myllaena / Falagria? spp.
Aleocharinae indet. Fleming 1821 rove beetle
Stenus spp. Latreille 1796 rove beetle
Stenus comma LeConte 1863 rove beetle
Tachyporus sp. Gravenhorst 1802 rove beetle
"Bolitobiini indet." = Mycetoporinae Thomson 1859 rove beetle
 Coleoptera - Curculionidae
Dryocoetes spp., Cryphalus ruficollis, Pityophthorus spp., Pityokteines spp., Pityokteines ornatus, Orthotomicus caelatus, Phloeotribus sp., Phloeotribus lecontei, Polygraphus rufipennis, Carphoborus sp., Carphoborus vandykei, Carphoborus cf. carri, Scierus annectans, Hylastes cf. gracilis, Dendroctonus spp.
Dryocoetes spp. Eichhoff 1864 birch bark beetle
Cryphalus ruficollis Hopkins 1915 bark beetle
Pityophthorus spp. Eichhoff 1864 bark beetle
Pityokteines spp. Fuchs 1911 bark beetle
Pityokteines ornatus Swaine 1916 bark beetle
Orthotomicus caelatus Eichhoff 1868 bark beetle
Phloeotribus sp. Latreille 1796 bark beetle
Phloeotribus lecontei Schedl 1961 bark beetle
Polygraphus rufipennis Kirby 1837 bark beetle
Carphoborus sp. Eichhoff 1864 bark beetle
Carphoborus vandykei Bruck 1933 bark beetle
Carphoborus cf. carri Swaine 1917 bark beetle
Scierus annectans Le Conte 1876 bark beetle
Hylastes cf. gracilis Le Conte 1868 bark beetle
Dendroctonus spp. Erichson 1836 bark beetle
 Coleoptera - Brentidae
Apion spp.
Apion spp. Herbst 1797 weevil
 Coleoptera - Chrysomelidae
Chrysomelidae indet., Phyllotreta sp.
Chrysomelidae indet. Latreille 1802 leaf beetle
Phyllotreta sp. Chevrolat 1836 flea beetle
 Coleoptera - Heteroceridae
Heterocerus sp.
Heterocerus sp. Fabricius 1792 Variegated mud-loving beetle
 Coleoptera - Byrrhidae
Simplocaria sp., Simplocaria tessellata, Morychus oblongus, Cytilus alternatus
Simplocaria sp. Stephens 1829 pill beetle
Simplocaria tessellata Le Conte 1850 pill beetle
Morychus oblongus Le Conte 1857 pill beetle
Cytilus alternatus Say 1825 pill beetle