Zhixin Forest Farm: Aptian, China
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Insecta
- Diptera
- Chaoboridae
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Chironomaptera gregaria
(Grabau 1923)
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3 specimens | |||||||||
| NIGP 124667, 668, 669=DLZ099, pupae 111, 121 (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
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Insecta
- Alienoptera
- Umenocoleidae
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Umenocoleus nervosus n. sp.
Zhang 1997
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| NIGP 124653=DLZ063 (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
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Insecta
- Blattodea
- Mesoblattinidae
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Basiblattina conformis n. gen., n. sp.
Zhang 1997
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| NIGP 124646=DLZ030(031) | ||||||||||
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Insecta
- Dermaptera
- Pygidicranidae
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Geosoma prodromum n. gen., n. sp.
Zhang 1997
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| NIGP 124654=DLZ041 (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
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Insecta
- Blattaria
- Caloblattinidae
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Rhipidoblattina magna n. sp.
Zhang 1997
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| NIGP 124652=DLZ024(025) (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
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Rhipidoblattina decoris
Lin 1978
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| NIGP 124644=DLZ050 | ||||||||||
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Insecta
- Coleoptera
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Eodromeus viriosus n. sp.
Zhang 1997
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| nomen dubium belonging to Coleoptera | ||||||||||
| NIGP 124655=DLZ350 (2 measurements) | ||||||||||
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Insecta
- Coleoptera
- Cupedidae
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Ensicupes obtusus n. sp.
Zhang 1997
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| NIGP 124659(660)=DLZ034(035) (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
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Insecta
- Coleoptera
- Triaplidae
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Catinius artus n. sp.
Zhang 1997
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| NIGP 124657=DLZ018(019) (2 measurements) | ||||||||||
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Catinius ovatus n. sp.
Zhang 1997
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| NIGP 124656=DLZ017 (2 measurements) | ||||||||||
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Insecta
- Coleoptera
- Coptoclavidae
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Coptoclava longipoda
Ping 1928
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8 specimens | |||||||||
| NIGP 124647, 648(649), 659(651)=DLZ043, 065(066); larvae 011(012), 022, 105, 106, 107, 110 | ||||||||||
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Insecta
- Coleoptera
- Carabidae
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Protorabus minisculus n. sp.
Zhang 1997
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| NIGP 124658=DLZ108(109) (2 measurements) | ||||||||||
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Conjunctia longa n. sp.
Zhang 1997
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| NIGP 124661=DLZ053(054) (2 measurements) | ||||||||||
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Insecta
- Coleoptera
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Jingxidiscus cf. lushangfenensis
(Hong 1981)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| NIGP 124664=DLZ090(091) (2 measurements) | ||||||||||
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Insecta
- Coleoptera
- Nemonychidae
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Longidorsum generale n. gen., n. sp.
Zhang 1997
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| NIGP 124663=DLZ119(120) (2 measurements) | ||||||||||
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Insecta
- Coleoptera
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Geotrupoides saxosus n. sp.
Zhang 1997
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| NIGP 124665=DLZ077 (2 measurements) | ||||||||||
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Insecta
- Coleoptera
- Pleocomidae
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Proteroscarabaeus robustus n. sp.
Zhang 1997
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| NIGP 124662=DLZ169 (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
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Insecta
- Hymenoptera
- Ichneumonomimidae
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Ovigaster cephalotus n. gen., n. sp.
Zhang 1997
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| NIGP 124666=DLZ075(076) (2 measurements) | ||||||||||
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Insecta
- Hemiptera
- Corixidae
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Cristocorixa dalaziensis n. sp.
Zhang 1997
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| NIGP 124645=DLZ023(024) (2 measurements) | ||||||||||
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Insecta
- Hemiptera
- Cicadellidae
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Yanbianella simplex n. gen., n. sp.
Zhang 1997
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| NIGP 124642(643)=DLZ005(006) (2 measurements) | ||||||||||
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Geography
| Country: | China | State/province: | Jilin |
| Coordinates: | 42.7° North, 129.6° East (view map) | ||
| Paleocoordinates: | 47.4° North, 129.7° East | ||
| Basis of coordinate: | estimated from map | ||
| Geographic resolution: | local area |
Time
| Period: | Cretaceous | Epoch: | Early/Lower Cretaceous |
| Stage: | Aptian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cretaceous 3 |
| Key time interval: | Aptian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 121.40000 - 113.00000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Dalazi | ||||
| Stratigraphic resolution: | group of beds | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: "Bed 7" of synthetic section. Aptian age based on angiosperms (Tao and Zhang, 1990). Other papers have assigned an Albian age based on pollen and plants (Yu and Miao, 1983; Zhang, 1986). | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | lithified carbonaceous "shale" | ||
| Lithology description: Variegated sandstone, sandy mudstone, mudstone intercalated with dark grey paper shale and oil shale. [Insects likely come from oil shale] | |||
| Environment: | lacustrine - large | Tectonic setting: | rift |
| Geology comments: Dalazi basin is rift basin controlled by NNE rift structure (Tao and Zhang, 1990). | |||
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | adpression |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
| Museum repositories: | NIGPAS |
Metadata
| Database number: | 151876 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Clapham | Enterer: | M. Clapham |
| Modifier: | M. Clapham | Research group: | paleoentomology |
| Created: | 2013-10-13 15:05:54 | Last modified: | 2015-08-06 19:50:38 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2013-10-13 15:05:54 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 48524. | H. C. Zhang. 1997. Early Cretaceous insects from the Dalazi Formation of the Zhixin basin, Jilin Province, China. Palaeoworld 7:75-103 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham] |