Where: Liaoning, China (41.8° N, 123.9° E: paleocoordinates 43.5° N, 116.0° E)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Ypresian (56.0 - 47.8 Ma)
Environment/lithology: terrestrial; amber
Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils
Preservation: soft parts, original chitin, amber
Collection methods: Repository: private collection of Jorg Wunderlich (may be donated later to Senckenberg Museum Frankfurt)
Primary reference: J. Wunderlich. 2004. Description of two fossil taxa of spiders (Araneae: Oonopidae, Pholcidae) in Chinese amber. In J. Wunderlich (ed.), Beiträge zur Araneologie 3:1860-1863 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 172374: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 06.08.2015
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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Orchestina fushunensis n. sp.
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