Locality 119, unit B3, Kap København: Gelasian, Greenland
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Insecta
- Hymenoptera
- Tenthredinidae
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Tenthredinidae indet.
(Latreille 1802)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| original and current combination Tenthredines | ||||||||||
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Insecta
- Hymenoptera
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Proctotrupoidea indet.
Latreille 1802
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Insecta
- Hymenoptera
- Diapriidae
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Diapriidae indet.
(Haliday 1833)
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| corrected as Diapriinae | ||||||||||
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Insecta
- Hymenoptera
- Formicidae
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Camponotus spp.
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Camponotus cf. herculeanus
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Myrmica sp.
Latreille 1804
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Insecta
- Hymenoptera
- Ichneumonidae
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Ichneumonidae indet.
(Latreille 1802)
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| original and current combination Ichneumonides | ||||||||||
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Insecta
- Coleoptera
- Ptinidae
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Cacotemnis cf. carinatus
(Say 1823)
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| recombined as Hemicoelus carinatus | ||||||||||
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Insecta
- Coleoptera
- Staphylinidae
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Staphylinidae indet.
(Latreille 1802)
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| original and current combination Staphyliniae | ||||||||||
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Staphylinini indet.
Latreille 1802
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| Philonthus/Quedius spp. | ||||||||||
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Tachinus spp.
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Tachinus elongatus
Gyllenhal 1810
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Pycnoglypta cf. lurida
(Gyllenhal 1813)
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Olophrum spp.
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Olophrum consimile
(Gyllenhal 1810)
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Olophrum cf. rotundicolle
(Sahlberg 1817)
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Eucnecosum spp.
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Eucnecosum cf. brunnescens
(Sahlberg 1871)
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Stenus informal n. sp.?
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Stenus spp.
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Stenus cf. pinguis
(Casey 1884)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Stenus vinnulus
Casey 1884
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| recombined as Stenus (Nestus) vinnulus | ||||||||||
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Stenus cf. mammops
Casey 1884
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| recombined as Stenus (Nestus) mammops | ||||||||||
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Stenus sordidus
(Puthz 1988)
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| original and current combination Stenus (Nestus) sordidus | ||||||||||
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Stenus scrupeus
Casey 1884
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Bledius spp.
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Carpelimus (Trogophloeus) sp.
Leach 1819
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Aleocharinae indet.
(Fleming 1821)
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Atheta spp.
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Kalissus nitidus
LeConte 1874
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Insecta
- Coleoptera
- Colonidae
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Colon sp.
Herbst 1797
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Insecta
- Coleoptera
- Agyrtidae
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Pteroloma forsstromii
(Gyllenhal 1810)
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Insecta
- Coleoptera
- Leiodidae
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Agaricophagus cephalotes
Schmidt 1841
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Insecta
- Coleoptera
- Scarabaeidae
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Aegialia terminalis
(Brown 1931)
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| original and current combination Aegialia (Psammoporus) terminalis | ||||||||||
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Insecta
- Coleoptera
- Helophoridae
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Helophorus spp.
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| original and current combination Elophorus | ||||||||||
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Helophorus cf. khnzoriani
(Angus 1970)
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| original and current combination Helophorus (Meghelophorus) khnzoriani | ||||||||||
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Insecta
- Coleoptera
- Byrrhidae
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Curimopsis cf. moosilauke
Johnson 1986
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Simplocaria spp.
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Simplocaria basalis
Sahlberg 1903
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Arctobyrrhus subcanus
(LeConte 1878)
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Insecta
- Coleoptera
- Elateridae
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Hypnoidus rivularius
(Gyllenhal 1808)
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Insecta
- Coleoptera
- Cryptophagidae
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Atomaria sp.
Stephens 1829
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2 specimens | |||||||||
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Insecta
- Coleoptera
- Latridiidae
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Latridiidae indet.
Erichson 1842
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Corticaria spp.
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Insecta
- Coleoptera
- Coccinellidae
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Coccinellidae indet.
Latreille 1807
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| Scymnus/Nephus spp. | ||||||||||
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Calvia quatuordecimguttata
(Linnaeus 1758)
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6 specimens | |||||||||
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Insecta
- Coleoptera
- Curculionidae
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Curculionidae indet.
(Latreille 1802)
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| Curculionites | ||||||||||
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Cyriophthalmus variegatus
(Motschulsky 1846)
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Sitona cf. ovipennis
Hochhuth 1851
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2 specimens | |||||||||
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Magdalis cf. violacea
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Rhyncolus spp.
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Rhyncolus cf. brunneus
Mannerheim 1843
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Notaris cf. acridulus
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Grypus equiseti
(Fabricius 1775)
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cf. Hypera sp.
Germar 1817
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Trypophloeus cf. bispinulus
Eggers 1927
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Scolytus piceae
(Swaine 1910)
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Lepyrus cf. arcticus
(Paykull 1792)
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| replaced by Lepyrus quadrinotatus | ||||||||||
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Anoplus cf. plantaris
(Næzén 1794)
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Isochnus sp.
Thomson 1859
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Insecta
- Coleoptera
- Chrysomelidae
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Chrysomelidae indet.
(Latreille 1802)
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| original and current combination Chrysomelinae | ||||||||||
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Donacia spp.
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cf. Galerucella sp.
Crotch 1873
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cf. Chrysolina spp.
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Insecta
- Coleoptera
- Carabidae
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Carabidae indet.
(Latreille 1802)
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Dyschirius spp.
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Bembidion spp.
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Bembidion cf. mckinleyi
Fall 1926
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| recombined as Bembidion (Terminophanes) mckinleyi | ||||||||||
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Bembidion dyschirinum
LeConte 1861
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| recombined as Bembidion (Metallina) dyschirinum | ||||||||||
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Bembidion (Plataphus) planatum
(LeConte 1848)
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| recombined as Bembidion (Melomalus) planatum | ||||||||||
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Bembidion cf. bimaculatum
(Kirby 1837)
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| recombined as Bembidion (Asioperyphus) bimaculatum | ||||||||||
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Bembidion cf. sordidum
(Kirby 1837)
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| recombined as Bembidion (Asioperyphus) sordidum | ||||||||||
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Bembidion (Chrysobracteon) alaskense
(Lindroth 1962)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| recombined as Bembidion (Bracteon) alaskense | ||||||||||
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Bembidion (Chrysobracteon) levettei
(Casey 1918)
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| recombined as Bembidion (Bracteon) levettei | ||||||||||
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Bembidion (Chrysobracteon) spp.
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| synonym of Bembidion (Bracteon) | ||||||||||
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Bembidion cf. yukonum
Fall 1926
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| recombined as Bembidion (Peryphanes) yukonum | ||||||||||
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Bembidion (Plataphodes) cf. fellmanni
(Mannerheim 1823)
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| recombined as Bembidion (Plataphus) fellmanni | ||||||||||
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Bembidion (Plataphus) cf. planiusculum
(Mannerheim 1843)
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Bembidion (Plataphus) cf. gebleri
(Gebler 1833)
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Patrobus stygicus
Chaudoir 1872
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Elaphrus spp.
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Elaphrus tuberculatus
Maklin 1877
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Elaphrus angusticollis
Sahlberg 1844
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Elaphrus lapponicus
Gyllenhal 1810
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Blethisa spp.
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Diacheila polita
(Faldermann 1835)
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Diacheila matthewsi
Böcher 1995
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Nebria cf. nivalis
(Paykull 1790)
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Notiophilus aquaticus
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Agonum spp.
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Pterostichus spp.
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Pterostichus (Cryobius) spp.
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Pterostichus (Cryobius) cf. pinguedineus
(Eschscholtz 1823)
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Pterostichus (Cryobius) brevicornis
(Kirby 1837)
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Pterostichus cf. agonus
Horn 1880
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| recombined as Pterostichus (Lenapterus) agonus | ||||||||||
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Amara spp.
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Dromius cf. angusticollis
Sahlberg 1880
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Insecta
- Coleoptera
- Dytiscidae
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Dytiscidae indet.
(Leach 1815)
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Ilybius sp.
Erichson 1832
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Agabus cf. anthracinus
Mannerheim 1852
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| recombined as Agabus (Acatodes) anthracinus | ||||||||||
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Agabus cf. affinis
(Paykull 1798)
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| recombined as Agabus (Gaurodytes) affinis | ||||||||||
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Agabus ex gr. affinis
(Paykull 1798)
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| recombined as Agabus (Gaurodytes) affinis | ||||||||||
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Agabini indet.
Thomson 1867
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Hydroporinae indet.
(Aubé 1836)
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Oreodytes cf. sanmarkii
(Sahlberg 1826)
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| recombined as Nectoporus sanmarkii | ||||||||||
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Hydroporus spp.
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Hydroporus cf. morio
Aubé 1838
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Insecta
- Trichoptera
- Hydropsychidae
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Hydropsyche nevae
Kolenati 1858
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Arctopsyche ladogensis
(Kolenati 1859)
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Insecta
- Trichoptera
- Limnephilidae
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Limnephilidae indet.
Kolenati 1848
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Apatania crymophila
McLachlan 1880
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Apatania cf. nigra
Walker 1852
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Limnephilus sp.
Leach 1815
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Insecta
- Diptera
- Chironomidae
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Diamesinae indet.
Kieffer 1922
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4 specimens | |||||||||
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Axarus sp.
Roback 1980
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Chironomus sp.
Meigen 1803
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Insecta
- Diptera
- Tipulidae
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Tipula spp.
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Insecta
- Diptera
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Calyptratae indet.
(Robineau-Desvoidy 1830)
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Insecta
- Diptera
- Calliphoridae
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Calliphoridae indet.
(Brauer and von Bergenstamm 1889)
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Insecta
- Diptera
- Simuliidae
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Simuliidae indet.
Newman 1834
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7 specimens | |||||||||
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Geography
| Country: | Greenland |
| Coordinates: | 82.5° North, 24.1° West (view map) |
| Paleocoordinates: | 82.4° North, 23.0° West |
| 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
| Formation: | Kap København | ||||
| Stratigraphic resolution: | group of beds | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: Kap København Formation and the Fishcreekian are considered to be correlative and slightly younger than the Cibicides grossa zone (c. 2.5 Ma), approximately c. 2.4 Ma at the Praetiglian/Tiglian bundary. Age estimate based on foraminifer fauna pointing to Plio-Pleistocene age, reversed paleomagnetism in fine-grained part of the sequence supporting correlation with Matuyama Chron and amino acid racemization of bivalve shells. | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | poorly lithified "siliciclastic" | ||
| Environment: | shoreface | Tectonic setting: | non-subsiding area |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils,mesofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
| Collection method comments: Repository: Zoological Museum, University of Copenhagen | |
Metadata
| Database number: | 160144 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Clapham | Enterer: | M. Clapham |
| Modifier: | M. Clapham | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 2014-08-15 22:12:36 | Last modified: | 2015-12-15 18:27:46 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2014-08-15 22:12:36 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 52251. | J. Böcher. 1995. Palaeoentomology of the Kap København Formation, a Plio-Pleistocene sequence in Peary Land, North Greenland. Meddelelser om Grønland, Geoscience 33:1-82 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham] |