Geiseltal (GPIUH collection): Lutetian, Germany
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Arachnida
- Opiliones
- Trogulidae
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Trogulus longipes n. sp.
Haupt 1956
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| G 55/2 (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
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Myriapoda
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Juloites quadripustulatus n. gen., n. sp.
Haupt 1956
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Insecta
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Idomastotermes mysticus n. gen., n. sp.
Haupt 1956
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| nomen dubium belonging to Insecta | ||||||||||
| G 55/16ab (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
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Insecta
- Ephemeroptera
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Parabaetis eocaenicus n. gen., n. sp.
Haupt 1956
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| G 55/23 (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
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Insecta
- Odonata
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Odonata indet.
Fabricius 1793
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| G 55/21, 22 wing & abdomen fragment | ||||||||||
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Orthaeschnites primus n. gen., n. sp.
Haupt 1956
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| G 55/20 (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
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Insecta
- Hemiptera
- Issidae
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Issites glaber n. gen., n. sp.
Haupt 1956
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Holotype was destroyed while waiting to dry (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
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Insecta
- Hemiptera
- Flatidae
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Giselia multifurcata n. gen., n. sp.
Haupt 1956
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| G 55/6 (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
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Giselia scalaris n. sp.
Haupt 1956
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| G 55/7 (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
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Insecta
- Hemiptera
- Nogodinidae
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Eobladina antiqua n. gen., n. sp.
Haupt 1956
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| G 55/5 (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
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Insecta
- Hemiptera
- Ricaniidae
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Eoperlites paradoxus n. gen., n. sp.
Haupt 1956
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| G 55/24 (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
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Eoricania reticulata n. gen., n. sp.
Haupt 1956
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| recombined as Neoricania reticulata | ||||||||||
| G 55/3, 4 (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
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Insecta
- Blattodea
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Blattodea indet.
(Latreille 1810)
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3 specimens | |||||||||
| corrected as Blattaria | ||||||||||
| G 55/13, 14, 15 identifiable fragments and possible egg sac | ||||||||||
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Insecta
- Blattodea
- Ectobiidae
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Isoplates longipennis n. gen., n. sp.
Haupt 1956
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| G 55/12 (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
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Telmablatta impar n. gen., n. sp.
Haupt 1956
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| G 55/11 (4 measurements) | ||||||||||
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Insecta
- Blattodea
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Parallelophora anomala n. gen., n. sp.
Haupt 1956
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| G 55/9 (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
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Parallelophora acuta n. sp.
Haupt 1956
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| G 55/10 (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
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Eotermes multivenosus n. gen., n. sp.
Haupt 1956
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| G 55/17 (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
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Insecta
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Architermes simplex n. gen., n. sp.
Haupt 1956
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| nomen dubium belonging to Dictyoptera | ||||||||||
| G 55/19 (2 measurements) | ||||||||||
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Insecta
- Coleoptera
- Carabidae
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Carabites ellipticus n. sp.
Haupt 1956
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| G 55/27 (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
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Ataktosites palustris n. sp.
Haupt 1956
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3 specimens | |||||||||
| G 55/29, 30, 31 (3 measurements) | ||||||||||
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Elaphrotites densus n. sp.
Haupt 1956
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| G 55/28 (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
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Insecta
- Coleoptera
- Hydrophilidae
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Georyssus magnus n. sp.
Haupt 1956
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| recombined as Georissites magnus | ||||||||||
| G 55/55 (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
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Insecta
- Coleoptera
- Ptinidae
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Niptus rugosopunctatus n. sp.
Haupt 1956
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| G 55/57 (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
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Niptus denserugosus n. sp.
Haupt 1956
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| G 55/58 (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
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Insecta
- Coleoptera
- Tenebrionidae
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Eodromus agilis
(Meunier 1921)
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| original and current combination Ancylochira agilis | ||||||||||
| G 55/59, 60 (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
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Eodromus parvus n. sp.
Haupt 1956
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| G 55/68 (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
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Eodromus punctatostriatus
Haupt 1950
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3 specimens | |||||||||
| G 55/63, 65, 66 (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
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Insecta
- Coleoptera
- Curculionidae
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Sitonites egregius n. gen., n. sp.
Haupt 1956
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| recombined as Sitonitellus egregius | ||||||||||
| G 55/134 (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
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Mononychites punctipennis n. sp.
Haupt 1956
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| G 55/138 (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
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Mononychites rotundatus n. gen., n. sp.
Haupt 1956
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| G 55/136, 137 (2 measurements) | ||||||||||
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Otiorrhynchites densepunctatus n. gen., n. sp.
Haupt 1956
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| recombined as Otiorhynchites densepunctatus | ||||||||||
| G 55/135 (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
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Insecta
- Coleoptera
- Chrysomelidae
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Eosagra sp.
Haupt 1950
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10 specimens | |||||||||
| G 55/85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94 | ||||||||||
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Cryptocephalites rugifer n. sp.
Haupt 1956
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4 specimens | |||||||||
| G 55/97, 102, 99, 100 (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
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Cryptocephalites elongatus n. sp.
Haupt 1956
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| G 55/105 (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
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Cryptocephalites auratus n. gen., n. sp.
Haupt 1956
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| G 55/95, 96 (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
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Cryptocephalites rugosus n. sp.
Haupt 1956
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4 specimens | |||||||||
| G 55/101, 102, 103, 104 (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
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Plateumaris fallax n. sp.
Haupt 1956
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| G 55/81 (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
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Eodonacia paludosa n. sp.
Haupt 1956
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| G 55/73, 74 (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
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Eodonacia goeckei n. gen., n. sp.
Haupt 1956
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3 specimens | |||||||||
| G 55/69, 70, 71 (2 measurements) | ||||||||||
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Donacia sp.
Fabricius 1775
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| G 55/83, 84 larva & Pupae | ||||||||||
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Donacia minuta n. sp.
Haupt 1956
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| G 55/78 (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
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Donacia obtusa n. sp.
Haupt 1956
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| G 55/77 (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
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Donacia curticollis n. sp.
Haupt 1956
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| replaced by Donacia geiseltali | ||||||||||
| G 55/76 (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
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Donacia vicina n. sp.
Haupt 1956
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| replaced by Donacia haupti | ||||||||||
| G 55/75 (2 measurements) | ||||||||||
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Donacia pterobrachys n. sp.
Haupt 1956
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| G 55/80 (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
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Hemidonacia insolita n. gen., n. sp.
Haupt 1956
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| G 55/82 (2 measurements) | ||||||||||
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Eochrysomela indecorata n. sp.
Haupt 1956
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| G 55/113, 114 (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
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Eochrysomela n. gen. ornata
Haupt 1950
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| G 55/111 (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
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Eochrysomela pustulata n. sp.
Haupt 1956
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| G 55/112 (2 measurements) | ||||||||||
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Eochrysomela punctator n. sp.
Haupt 1956
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5 specimens | |||||||||
| G 55/106-110 (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
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Hemisphaericosites sphaericus n. gen., n. sp.
Haupt 1956
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| G 55/115 (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
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Eomelasoma incostata n. sp.
Haupt 1956
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| G 55/117 (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
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Eomelasoma scutellata n. sp.
Haupt 1956
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| G 55/116 (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
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Eogaleruca punctipennis n. gen., n. sp.
Haupt 1956
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3 specimens | |||||||||
| G 55/118-120 (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
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Eogaleruca minor n. sp.
Haupt 1956
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| G 55/123 (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
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Eogaleruca irregularis n. sp.
Haupt 1956
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| G 55/121, 122 (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
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Chrysomelites cupreus n. sp.
Haupt 1956
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| G 55/133 (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
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Chrysomelites bisornatus n. sp.
Haupt 1956
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| G 55/131 (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
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Chrysomelites foveolatus n. sp.
Haupt 1956
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| G 55/129, 130 (2 measurements) | ||||||||||
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Chrysomelites azureus n. sp.
Haupt 1956
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| G 55/132 (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
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Paracassida punctillata n. gen., n. sp.
Haupt 1956
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| G 55/124 (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
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Paracassida bisangulata n. sp.
Haupt 1956
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| G 55/125, 126 (2 measurements) | ||||||||||
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Paracassida aurichalcea n. sp.
Haupt 1956
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| G 55/128 (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
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Paracassida detrita n. sp.
Haupt 1956
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| G 55/127 (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
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Insecta
- Coleoptera
- Buprestidae
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Buprestis (Cypriacis) cupreostriata n. sp.
Weidlich 1987
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Weidlich 1987 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| recombined as Buprestis cupreostriata | ||||||||||
| G. 85/53 Ce (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
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Buprestis margineaurata
Weidlich 1987
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Weidlich 1987 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
| G 85/51, 85/52 | ||||||||||
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Eoanthaxites quadrimaculatus n. sp.
Haupt 1956
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| recombined as Anthaxia quadrimaculata | ||||||||||
| G 55/36, 37 (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
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Eoanthaxites punctifer n. sp.
Haupt 1956
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| recombined as Anthaxia punctifera | ||||||||||
| G 55/33 (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
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Anthaxia geiseltalensis n. sp.
Weidlich 1987
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Weidlich 1987 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| G 85/56 (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
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Eoanthaxites pumilus n. sp.
Haupt 1956
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| replaced by Anthaxia weidlichi | ||||||||||
| G 55/34 (2 measurements) | ||||||||||
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Eoanthaxites rubididorsum n. sp.
Haupt 1956
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| recombined as Anthaxia rubididorsa | ||||||||||
| G 55/39 (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
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Eoanthaxites reticulatus n. sp.
Haupt 1956
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| replaced by Anthaxia viridicyanea | ||||||||||
| G 55/35 (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
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Anthaxia unicolor
(Haupt 1950)
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Weidlich 1987 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| replaced by Anthaxia haupti | ||||||||||
| G 85/55 Ce | ||||||||||
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Eoanthaxites maculipennis n. sp.
Haupt 1956
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| recombined as Anthaxia maculipennis | ||||||||||
| G 55/38 (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
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Stizonotus immaculatus n. sp.
Haupt 1956
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3 specimens | |||||||||
| recombined as Philanthaxia immaculata | ||||||||||
| G 55/41, 44, 46 (2 measurements) | ||||||||||
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Stizonotus rivalis n. sp.
Haupt 1956
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| synonym of Lampetis weigelti | ||||||||||
| G 55/48 (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
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Stizonotus puncticollis n. sp.
Haupt 1956
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| recombined as Psiloptera puncticollis | ||||||||||
| G 55/49 (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
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Stizonotus ornatus n. sp.
Haupt 1956
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| recombined as Psiloptera ornata | ||||||||||
| G 55/47 | ||||||||||
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Psiloptera incerta
Weidlich 1987
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Weidlich 1987 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
| G 85/15, 85/16 Ce | ||||||||||
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Stizonotus sp.
Haupt 1950
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| synonym of Psiloptera | ||||||||||
| G 55/50 (2 measurements) | ||||||||||
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Psiloptera fasciata
(Haupt 1950)
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Weidlich 1987 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
| G 85/28, 29 | ||||||||||
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Insecta
- Coleoptera
- Elateridae
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Elaterites longus n. sp.
Haupt 1956
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| G 55/53 (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
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Eopyrophorus mixtus
Haupt 1950
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| G 55/54 | ||||||||||
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Insecta
- Coleoptera
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Potamophilites angustifrons n. gen., n. sp.
Haupt 1956
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| G 55/56 (3 measurements) | ||||||||||
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Insecta
- Trichoptera
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Amechanites costatus n. sp.
Haupt 1956
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| G 55/26 | ||||||||||
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Insecta
- Trichoptera
- Kalophryganidae
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Kalophryganea eocaenica n. gen., n. sp.
Haupt 1956
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| G 55/25 (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | Germany | State/province: | Sachsen-Anhalt |
| Coordinates: | 51.3° North, 12.0° East (view map) | ||
| Paleocoordinates: | 48.3° North, 7.7° East | ||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||
| Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
| Period: | Paleogene | Epoch: | Eocene |
| Stage: | Lutetian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 2 |
| Key time interval: | Lutetian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 47.80000 - 41.20000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Local section: | Untere Unterkohle | Local bed: | I,II | ||
| Local order: | bottom to top | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: The coallayer is at the border of Cusien to Lutetian
Franzen & Haubold 1986: lower Middle Eocene | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | lignite | ||
| Secondary lithology: | "shale" | ||
| Environment: | mire/swamp | Tectonic setting: | volcanic basin |
| Geology comments: Geiseltal comes from a swampy environment. Subsidence caused by dissolution of underlying salts and anhydrite ("volcanic basin" is the closest tectonic setting category). | |||
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body,adpression |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | bulk,survey of museum collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
| Collection method comments: Repository: Geological-Paläontological Museum of the University of Hamburg (GPIUH) | |
Metadata
| Database number: | 114060 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Clapham | Enterer: | J. Karr, M. Clapham |
| Modifier: | M. Clapham | Research group: | paleoentomology |
| Created: | 2011-08-09 09:36:40 | Last modified: | 2014-08-06 21:40:12 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2011-08-09 09:36:40 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 42651. | H. Haupt. 1956. Beitrag zur Kenntnis der eozänen Arthopodenfauna des Geiseltales. Nova Acta Leopoldina 18(128):1-89 [M. Clapham/J. Karr] |
Secondary references:
| 53989 | M. Weidlich. 1987. Systematik und Taxonomie der Buprestidae des mitteleozänen Geiseltales (Insecta, Coleoptera). Hallesches Jahrbuch für Geowissenschaften 12:29-52 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham] |