Varennes near Lac Chambon: Gelasian, France

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Insecta - Diptera - Mycetophilidae
Mycetophila pumiliformis n. sp. Piton 1935
Piton and Théobald 1935 1 specimen
No. 10 (1 measurement)
Insecta - Diptera - Bibionidae
Plecia vergnei n. sp. Piton 1935
Piton and Théobald 1935 1 specimen
No. 9 (1 measurement)
Plecia lugubris Heer 1849
Piton and Théobald 1935 1 specimen
No. 8 (1 measurement)
Insecta - Hemiptera - Pentatomidae
Pentatoma chambonensis n. sp. Piton 1935
Piton and Théobald 1935 1 specimen
No. 12
Eurydema brevicollis Heer 1853
Piton and Théobald 1935 1 specimen
No. 11
Insecta - Coleoptera - Cleridae
Clerus piacentinii n. sp. Piton 1940
Piton 1940 1 specimen
nomen dubium belonging to Clerinae
Piton 1004/1005
Insecta - Coleoptera - Chrysomelidae
Donacia antiqua n. sp. Piton 1935
Piton and Théobald 1935 1 specimen
replaced by Donacia pitoni
No. 6 (1 measurement)
Melasoma micropunctata n. sp. Piton 1935
Piton and Théobald 1935 1 specimen
recombined as Chrysomela micropunctata
No. 5 (1 measurement)
Insecta - Coleoptera - Cerambycidae
Callidium primordiale n. sp. Piton 1935
Piton and Théobald 1935 1 specimen
No. 4 (1 measurement)
Insecta - Coleoptera - Curculionidae
Larinus pici n. sp. Piton 1935
Piton and Théobald 1935 1 specimen
nomen dubium belonging to Curculionites
No. 7 (1 measurement)
Insecta - Coleoptera - Scarabaeidae
Melolonthites laterosinuatus n. sp. Piton 1935
Piton and Théobald 1935 1 specimen
No. 3 (1 measurement)
Insecta - Coleoptera - Carabidae
Nebria fossilis n. sp. Piton 1935
Piton and Théobald 1935 1 specimen
No. 2
Carabites sp. Heer 1852
Piton and Théobald 1935 1 specimen
No. 1
Insecta - Odonata - Lestidae
"Lestes" arvernus n. sp. Piton 1935
1 specimen
No. 13 (1 measurement)
see common names

Geography
Country:France
Coordinates: 45.6° North, 2.9° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:45.6° North, 2.7° East
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
Stratigraphy comments: Early Villafranchian (Piton, 1936; Elhai & Rudel 1961), ~2/2.5 Ma to ~1.8 Ma (Brun 1974).
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: not reported
Environment:crater lake Tectonic setting:volcanic basin
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:mold/impression
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Collection method comments: Repository: Station Limnologique de Besse
Metadata
Database number:113994
Authorizer:M. Clapham Enterer:J. Karr, M. Clapham
Modifier:M. Clapham Research group:paleoentomology
Created:2011-08-08 11:09:26 Last modified:2020-01-01 23:25:08
Access level:the public Released:2011-08-08 11:09:26
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
50588. L. Piton. 1935. Pseudo-névroptères et Névroptères des Cinérites tertiaires d'Auvergne. Annales de la Société Linnéenne de Lyon 78:171-176 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]

Secondary references:

36994 A. Nel and J. C. Paicheler. 1994. Les Lestoidea (Odonata, Zygoptera) fossiles: Un inventaire critique. Annales de Paléontologie 80(1):1-59 [M. Clapham/J. Karr/J. Karr]
44462 L. Piton and N. Théobald. 1935. La faune entomologique des gisements Mio-Pliocènes du Massif Central. Revue des Sciences Naturelles d'Auvergne (N. S.) 1:65-104 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
60314 L. E. Piton. 1940. Un coléoptère inédit des Cinérites de Varennes (Puy-de-Dôme). Bulletin Mensuel de la Société Linnéenne de Lyon 9(5):69 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]