Where: Ardèche, France (44.7° N, 4.7° E: paleocoordinates 44.9° N, 4.0° E)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Turolian (8.7 - 5.3 Ma)
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: crater lake; lithified diatomite
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: adpression
Collected by C. Civet
• Repository: not stated
Primary reference: C. Civet. 1976. Arthropodes fossiles de la Montagne d'Andance, Massif du Coiron - Ardèche. Revue Périodique de "La Physiophile" 84:36-45 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 172761: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 21.08.2015
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
| Arachnida | |
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Araneae indet. Clerck 1757 spider | |
| Insecta | |
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Pterodictya ephemera Fabricius 1794 fulgorid planthopper | |
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Tettigonia viridissima Linnaeus 1758 katydid | |
"? Calotermes sp." = Kalotermes
"? Calotermes sp." = Kalotermes Hagen 1853 termite | |
Solenopsis sp., Pheidole pallidula, Formica sp., Formica maculipennis, Formica auxillacensis, Lasius crispus, Lasius chambonensis
Solenopsis sp. Westwood 1840 ant
Pheidole pallidula Nylander 1849 ant
Formica sp. Linnaeus 1758 ant
Formica maculipennis Théobald 1935 ant
Formica auxillacensis Piton 1935 ant
Lasius crispus Théobald 1935 ant
Lasius chambonensis Théobald 1935 ant | |
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Lestes arvernus Piton 1935 spread-winged damselfly | |
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Bibio joursacensis, "Plecia (Protomyia) vergnei" = Plecia vergnei
Bibio joursacensis Théobald 1935 march fly
"Plecia (Protomyia) vergnei" = Plecia vergnei Piton 1935 love bug | |