Mexican amber, Los Pocitos (IHNFG collection): Early/Lower Miocene, Mexico
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Insecta
- Blattodea
- Anaplectidae
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Anaplecta vega n. sp.
Barna et al. 2019
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Barna et al. 2019 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| IHNFG-5323 (2 measurements) | ||||||||||
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Insecta
- Dermaptera
- Spongiphoridae
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Marava brevicauda n. sp.
Estrada-Álvarez and Núñez-Bazán 2023
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Estrada-Álvarez et al. 2023 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| IHNFG-6060 | ||||||||||
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Marava antiqua n. sp.
Estrada-Álvarez and Núñez-Bazán 2023
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Estrada-Álvarez et al. 2023 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| IHNFG-6059 (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
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Ikelus nuxibus n. gen., n. sp.
Estrada-Álvarez and Núñez-Bazán 2023
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Estrada-Álvarez et al. 2023 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| IHNFG-6061 (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
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Vostox engeli n. sp.
Estrada-Álvarez and Núñez-Bazán 2023
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Estrada-Álvarez et al. 2023 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| IHNFG-6062 (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
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Arachnida
- Araneae
- Salticidae
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Galianora marcoi n. sp.
García-Villafuerte 2018
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García-Villafuerte 2018 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| IHNFG-5494 | ||||||||||
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Malacostraca
- Isopoda
- Philosciidae
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Aquitanoscia chiapasensis n. gen., n. sp.
Broly et al. 2017
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14 specimens | |||||||||
| IHNFG-5016, 5016a-m | ||||||||||
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Aquitanoscia maternus n. sp.
Broly et al. 2017
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8 specimens | |||||||||
| IHNFG-5017, 5017a-g | ||||||||||
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Malacostraca
- Isopoda
- Scleropactidae
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Palaeospherarmadillo rotundus n. sp.
Broly 2018
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Broly et al. 2018 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| INHFG-5302 | ||||||||||
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Palaeospherarmadillo mazanticus n. gen., n. sp.
Broly 2018
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Broly et al. 2018 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
| INHFG-4997, 4998 | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | Mexico | State/province: | Chiapas |
| Coordinates: | 17.1° North, 92.7° West (view map) | ||
| Paleocoordinates: | 17.7° North, 89.0° West | ||
| Basis of coordinate: | stated in text | ||
| Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
| Period: | Neogene | Epoch: | Miocene |
| 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 5 | ||
| Key time interval: | Early/Lower Miocene | ||
| Age range of interval: | 23.03000 - 15.98000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | amber |
| Environment: | terrestrial indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body,soft parts,original chitin,amber |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
| Collection method comments: Repository: Instituto de Historia Natural,Fosil Geografico (IHNFG) | |
Metadata
| Also known as: | Chiapas amber | ||
| Database number: | 150408 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Clapham | Enterer: | M. Clapham |
| Modifier: | M. Clapham | Research group: | paleoentomology |
| Created: | 2013-09-08 09:07:25 | Last modified: | 2021-01-31 12:48:59 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2013-09-08 09:07:25 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 62978. | P. Broly, M. L. Serrano-Sánchez, S. Rodríguez-García and F. J. Vega. 2017. Fossil evidence of extended brood care in new Miocene Peracarida (Crustacea) from Mexico. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 15:1037-1049 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham] |
Secondary references:
| 70730 | P. Barna, L. Šmídová, and M. A. Coutiño José. 2019. Living cockroach genus Anaplecta discovered in Chiapas amber (Blattaria: Ectobiidae: Anaplecta vega sp.n.). PeerJ 7(e7922) [M. Clapham/M. Clapham/M. Clapham] | |
| 85388 | P. Broly, M. L. Serrano-Sánchez, and F. J. Vega. 2018. Diversity of the Crinocheta (Crustacea, Isopoda, Oniscidea) from Early Miocene Chiapas amber, Mexico. Revista Méxicana de Ciencias Geológicas 35:203-214 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham/M. Clapham] | |
| 85262 | J. C. Estrada-Álvarez, R. Núñez-Bazán, J. A. Mata-González and F. J. Vega. 2023. New taxa of earwigs (Dermaptera: Spongiphoridae: Spongiphorinae) in lower Miocene amber from Simojovel, Chiapas, Mexico. Boletín de la Sociedad Geológica Mexicana 75(A240223) [M. Clapham/M. Clapham] | |
| 66873 | M. A. García-Villafuerte. 2018. Primer registro fósil de un lapsino (Araneae, Salticidae) en el ámbar de Chiapas, México. Boletín de la Sociedad Geológica Mexicana 70:689-708 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham] |