Peñacerrada outcrop II: Late Albian, Spain
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Insecta
- Diptera
- Limoniidae
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Alavia neli n. gen., n. sp.
Krzemiński and Arillo 2007
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| MCNA 8816; female (2 measurements) | ||||||||||
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Insecta
- Hemiptera
- Mesoveliidae
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| Sánchez-García et al. 2017 | 1 specimen | |||||||||
| MCNA 13326 | ||||||||||
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Insecta
- Thysanoptera
- Rohrthripidae
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Alavathrips moralesi n. gen., n. sp.
Peñalver et al. 2022
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Peñalver et al. 2022 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| MCNA 13362 (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
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Arachnida
- Araneae
- Lagonomegopidae
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| Penney 2006 | 1 specimen | |||||||||
| MCNA 8635 (CRLV 03) | ||||||||||
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Arachnida
- Araneae
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Mesozygiella dunlopi n. gen., n. sp.
Penney and Ortuño 2006
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Penney and Ortuño 2006 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
| MCNA 8938a, 9579 | ||||||||||
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Arachnida
- Pseudoscorpiones
- Garypinidae
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Ithioreolpium alavensis n. gen., n. sp.
Sánchez‐García et al. 2024
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Sánchez‐García et al. 2024 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| MCNA 12774 | ||||||||||
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Cretogarypinus zaragozai n. gen., n. sp.
Sánchez‐García et al. 2024
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Sánchez‐García et al. 2024 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| MCNA 13271 | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | Spain | State/province: | Álava |
| Coordinates: | 42.6° North, 2.7° West (view map) | ||
| Paleocoordinates: | 39.1° North, 15.7° East (Wright 2013) | ||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||
| Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
| Period: | Cretaceous | Epoch: | Early Cretaceous |
| Stage: | Albian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cretaceous 4 |
| Key time interval: | Late Albian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 106.3 - 100.5 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Escucha |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | amber |
| Environment: | terrestrial indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body,soft parts,amber |
| Size of fossils: | mesofossils,microfossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
| Collection method comments: Housed in Museo de Ciencias Naturales de Álava | |
Metadata
| Also known as: | Alava amber | ||
| Database number: | 107098 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Clapham | Enterer: | J. Karr, M. Clapham |
| Modifier: | M. Clapham | Research group: | paleoentomology |
| Created: | 2011-04-01 10:00:19 | Last modified: | 2025-02-22 15:12:02 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2011-04-01 10:00:19 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC0 | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 35691. | W. Krzemiński and A. Arillo. 2007. Alavia neli n.gen. and n. sp. the first Limoniidae (Diptera) from the lower Cretaceous amber of Álava (Spain). Alavesia 1:11-13 [M. Clapham/J. Karr/J. Karr] |
Secondary references:
| 82208 | E. Peñalver, A. Nel, and P. Nel. 2022. An apterous Tubulifera (Insecta, Thysanoptera, Phlaeothripidae) preserved in Spanish Cretaceous amber. Historical Biology 34:1381-1387 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham] | |
| 47386 | D. Penney. 2006. The oldest lagonomegopid spider, a new species in Lower Cretaceous amber from Álava, Spain. Geologica Acta 4:377-382 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham] | |
| 47376 | D. Penney and V. M. Ortuño. 2006. Oldest true orb-weaving spider (Araneae: Araneidae). Biology Letters 2:447-450 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham] | |
| 63234 | A. Sánchez-García, A. Nel, A. Arillo and M. M. Solórzano Kraemer. 2017. The semi-aquatic pondweed bugs of a Cretaceous swamp. PeerJ 5(e3760):1-32 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham/M. Uhen] | |
| 90088 | A. Sánchez‐García, L. Palencia, X. Delclòs and E. Peñalver. 2024. False scorpions (Arachnida, Pseudoscorpiones) from Lower Cretaceous Spanish amber. Papers in Palaeontology 10(e1608) [M. Clapham/M. Clapham] |