Lac Chambon (Nel coll): Gelasian, France
collected by Andre Nel

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Insecta - Odonata - Lestidae
? Sympecma incerta (Piton 1935)
1 specimen
MNHN-LP-R 07897 Coll. Nel (1 measurement)
Insecta - Odonata - Megapodagrionidae
Vulcagrion propedemontanum (Piton 1935)
1 specimen
MNHN-LP-R 07896 Coll Nel
see common names

Geography
Country:France
Coordinates: 45.6° North, 2.9° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:45.6° North, 2.7° East
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Quaternary Epoch:Pleistocene
Stage:Gelasian 10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 6
Key time interval:Gelasian
Age range of interval:2.58000 - 1.80000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Stratigraphy comments: Early Villafranchian (Piton, 1936; Elhai & Rudel 1961), ~2/2.5 Ma to ~1.8 Ma (Brun 1974).
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: diatomite
Secondary lithology: "volcaniclastic"
Environment:crater lake Tectonic setting:volcanic basin
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:mold/impression
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Museum repositories:MNHN
Collectors:Andre Nel
Metadata
Database number:114059
Authorizer:M. Clapham Enterer:J. Karr
Modifier:M. Clapham Research group:paleoentomology
Created:2011-08-09 07:46:00 Last modified:2020-01-01 23:24:17
Access level:the public Released:2011-08-09 07:46:00
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

36994. A. Nel and J. C. Paicheler. 1994. Les Lestoidea (Odonata, Zygoptera) fossiles: Un inventaire critique. Annales de Paléontologie 80(1):1-59 [M. Clapham/J. Karr/J. Karr]