PBDB Collection

Sainte-Reine, Foufouilloux outcrop (MNHN collection): Messinian, France
collected by Andre Nel

List of taxa

Where & when

Geology

Taphonomy & methods

Metadata & references

Taxonomic list

Insecta - Ephemeroptera - Heptageniidae

	Pseudokageronia thomasi n. gen., n. sp. Masselot and Nel 1999	Masselot and Nel 1999	4 specimens
	MNHN-LP-R.55196-9
Insecta - Odonata - Libellulidae

	Celithemis cantalensis n. sp. Nel et al. 1996	Nel et al. 1996	1 specimen
	MNHN-LP-R.10445 (1 measurement)

	Sympetrum cantalensis n. sp. Nel et al. 1996	Nel et al. 1996	1 specimen
	MNHN-LP-R.10446 (1 measurement)
Insecta - Odonata - Gomphidae

	Gomphidae indet. Rambur 1842	Nel et al. 1996	1 specimen
	MNHN-LP-R.10448 (Octogomphinae or Gomphinae) (1 measurement)
Insecta - Odonata - Aeshnidae

	Allopetalia europaea n. sp. Nel et al. 1996	Nel et al. 1996	1 specimen
	MNHN-LP-R.10444 (1 measurement)
Insecta - Odonata

	Zygoptera indet. Selys-Longchamps 1854	Nel et al. 1996	1 specimen
	MNHN-LP-R.10441 (Megapodagrionidae, Synlestidae or Pseudolestidae)

	Calopterygoidea indet. Selys-Longchamps 1850	Nel and Paicheler 1993	1 specimen
	MNHN IPM-R.07901
Insecta - Odonata - Megapodagrionidae

	Vulcagrion cantalensis n. sp. Nel et al. 1996	Nel et al. 1996	7 specimens
	MNHN-LP-R.10433, 10434, 10435, 10436, 10437, 10438, 10439 (5 measurements)
Insecta - Odonata

	Lestoidea indet. Fraser 1957	Nel et al. 1996	1 specimen
	MNHN-LP-R.10442 (Lestidae or Synlestidae)
Insecta - Blattodea - Kalotermitidae

	Kalotermitidae informal indet. C	Nel and Paicheler 1993	1 specimen
	MNHN IPM-R.54198 (1 measurement)

	Kalotermitidae informal indet. D	Nel and Paicheler 1993	1 specimen
	MNHN IPM-R.54343 (1 measurement)

	Kalotermitidae informal indet. E	Nel and Paicheler 1993	3 specimens
	MNHN IPM-R.54344, 54345, 54346 (1 measurement)
Insecta - Blattodea

	Ulmeriella sp. Meunier 1920	Nel and Paicheler 1993	16 specimens
	MNHN IPM-R.08397-08402, 54215, 54217-54222, 54337-54339 (9 measurements)
unclassified

	Drepanepteryx sp. Leach 1815	Nel 1991	1 specimen
	MNHN IPM-R.54243 (1 measurement)
	= Megalomus sp.	Makarkin et al. 2016
Insecta - Plecoptera - Leuctridae

	Perlomyia cantalensis n. sp. Boderau et al. 2024	Boderau et al. 2024	1 specimen
	IF-STR-0104 (2 measurements)
Insecta - Hemiptera - Corixidae

	Corixinae indet. Leach 1815	Nel and Paicheler 1993	2 specimens
	MNHN IPM-R.54130, 54129
Insecta - Hemiptera - Tingidae

	Miotingis cantalensis n. gen., n. sp. Nel 1992	Nel 1992	2 specimens
	MNHN IPM-R.10395, 10396 (4 measurements)
Insecta - Hymenoptera - Aulacidae

	Pristaulacus aff. barbeyi (Ferrière 1933)	Engel et al. 2024	1 specimen
	IF-STR-0100
Insecta - Hymenoptera - Apidae

	Apis informal sp. G	Nel et al. 1999	3 specimens
	MNHN-LP-R.08388, 08389, 08390 (3 measurements)

	Apis informal sp. H	Nel et al. 1999	2 specimens
	MNHN-LP-R.08391, 08392 (2 measurements)
Insecta - Hymenoptera - Ibaliidae

	Ibalia sp. Latreille 1802	Nel 1996	1 specimen
	MNHN-LP-R.55175 (1 measurement)
Insecta - Hymenoptera - Siricidae

	Xeris muratensis n. sp. Boderau et al. 2024	Boderau et al. 2024	3 specimens
	IF-STR-0101, 0102, 0103 (2 measurements)
Insecta - Hymenoptera - Argidae

	Arginae indet. Konow 1890	Nel 2004	1 specimen
	MNHN-LP-R 11194 (2 measurements)
Insecta - Raphidioptera - Inocelliidae

	Inocelliidae informal indet. G	Nel 1993	1 specimen
	MNHN-LP-R.10419
Insecta - Raphidioptera - Raphidiidae

	Raphidiidae informal indet. B	Nel 1993	3 specimens
	MNHN-LP-R.10412, 10413, 10414

	Raphidiidae informal indet. C	Nel 1993	1 specimen
	MNHN-LP-R.10415

	Raphidiidae informal indet. D	Nel 1993	1 specimen
	MNHN-LP-R.10416
Insecta - Neuroptera - Sisyridae

	Sisyra sp. Burmeister 1839	Nel and Jarzembowski 1997	1 specimen
	MNHN-LP-R 55173 (1 measurement)
Insecta - Neuroptera - Berothidae

	Isoscelipteron bertrandi n. sp. Boderau et al. 2024	Boderau et al. 2024	1 specimen
	IF-STR-0105 (1 measurement)
Insecta - Megaloptera - Sialidae

	Sialis muratensis n. sp. Nel 1988	Nel 1988	3 specimens
	MNHN IPMR-07714, 07715, 07716 (2 measurements)

	Proindosialis cantalensis n. gen., n. sp. Nel 1988	Nel 1988	1 specimen
	MNHN IPMR-07717 (1 measurement)
Insecta - Coleoptera - Scarabaeidae

	Valgus cantalensis n. sp. Nel 2023	Nel 2023	1 specimen
	MNHN-LP-F.A71367 (2 measurements)
Insecta - Coleoptera - Chrysomelidae

	Dicladispa muratensis n. sp. Nel 1988		1 specimen
	MNHN IPMR-07721 (2 measurements)
Insecta - Coleoptera - Carabidae

	Carabus (Tachypus) cancellatus (Illiger 1798)	Deuve 1998	1 specimen
	MNHN-LP-R.55195 (1 measurement)
see common names

Geography

Country:	France	State/province:	Cantal
Coordinates:	45.1° North, 2.9° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:	44.1° North, 3.7° East (Wright 2013)
Basis of coordinate:	estimated from map
Geographic resolution:	outcrop

Time

Period:	Neogene	Epoch:	Miocene
Stage:	Messinian	10 m.y. bin:	Cenozoic 6
Key time interval:	Messinian
Age range of interval:	7.246 - 5.333 m.y. ago
Age estimate:	5.34 ± 0.3 Ma (K-Ar)

Stratigraphy

Lithology and environment

Primary lithology:	diatomaceous lithified marl
Lithology description: volcano-sedimentary maar
Environment:	crater lake	Tectonic setting:	volcanic basin

Taphonomy

Modes of preservation:	mold/impression,adpression
Size of fossils:	mesofossils

Collection methods and comments

Reason for describing collection:	taxonomic analysis
Museum repositories:	MNHN
Collectors:	Andre Nel

Metadata

Also known as:	Murat
Database number:	122195
Authorizer:	M. Clapham	Enterer:	J. Karr, M. Clapham
Modifier:	M. Clapham	Research group:	paleoentomology
Created:	2011-12-19 01:19:05	Last modified:	2025-02-22 15:12:02
Access level:	the public	Released:	2011-12-19 01:19:05
Creative Commons license:	CC0

Reference information

Primary reference:

46754.

A. Nel. 1988. Deux Dicladispa fossiles des gisements de diatomites Néogènes de Bes-Konak (Turquie) et de Murat (France) (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Hispinae). Geobios 21:369-374 [M. Clapham/J. Karr]

Secondary references:

90892		M. Boderau, M. S. Engel, C. Jouault and A. Nel. 2024. A horntail wasp from the Upper Miocene of France closely related to an extant Eastern Palaearctic species (Hymenoptera: Siricidae). Zootaxa 5538:194-200 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
88923		M. Boderau, V. Ngo-Muller, and A. Nel. 2024. First representatives of the stonefly genus Perlomyia and the beaded lacewing genus Isoscelipteron from the Upper Miocene of France (Plecoptera: Leuctridae and Neuroptera: Berothidae), with biogeographical considerations. Zootaxa 5481:131-140 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
50846		T. Deuve. 1998. Trois fossiles remarquablement conservés du Miocène de France, appartenant aux genres Carabus L. et Ledouxnebria nov. (Coleoptera, Carabidae et Nebriidae). Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de France 103:229-236 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
89579		M. S. Engel, B. Dastillung, and A. Nel. 2024. The first occurrence of the genus Pristaulacus from the Late Miocene diatomitic maar of Sainte-Reine, Cantal, France (Hymenoptera, Aulacidae). Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de France 129:277-282 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
60685		V. N. Makarkin, S. Wedmann, and T. Weiterschan. 2016. A new genus of Hemerobiidae (Neuroptera) from Baltic amber, with a critical review of the Cenozoic Megalomus-like taxa and remarks on the wing venation variability of the family. Zootaxa 4179:345-370 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
40238		G. Masselot and A. Nel. 1999. Pseudokageronia thomasi gen. nov., sp. nov. from the Upper Miocene of Murat (France) [Ephemeroptera: Heptageniidae]. Ephemera 1:61-73 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
46775		A. Nel. 1988. Les Sialidae (Megaloptera) fossiles des diatomites de Murat (Cantal, France) et de Bes-Konak (Anatolie, Turquie). Neuroptera International 5(1):39-44 [M. Clapham/J. Karr]
51671		A. Nel. 1991. Nouveaux insectes neuroptéroïdes fossiles de l'Oligocène de France (Neuroptera et Megaloptera). Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle. Section C, Sciences de la Terre, Paléontologie, Géologie, Minérologie 12:327-349 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
55965		A. Nel. 1992. Nouveaux Tingidae fossiles du Cénozoïque de France (Heteroptera). École Pratique des Hautes Études, Biologie et Évolution des Insectes 5:97-104 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
55934		A. Nel. 1993. Nouveaux Raphidioptères fossiles du Cénozoïque de France et d'Espagne. École Pratique des Hautes Études, Biologie et Évolution des Insectes 6:99-108 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
56643		A. Nel. 1996. Le premier représentant fossile du genre Ibalia dans le Miocène supérieur du Cantal (France) (Hymenoptera, Cynipoidea). Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de France 101:141-143 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
38896		A. Nel. 2004. New and poorly known Cenozoic sawflies of France (Hymenoptera, Tenthredinoidea, Pamphilioidea). Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift 2:253-269 [M. Clapham/J. Karr/M. Clapham]
89487		A. Nel. 2023. A fossil Valginae species from the Upper Miocene of France (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). Historical Biology 36:1681-1684 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
50095		A. Nel, A. Arillo, and X. Martínez-Delclòs. 1996. New fossil Odonata (Insecta) from the upper Miocene of France and Spain (Anisoptera and Zygoptera). Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie - Abhandlungen 199:167-219 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
39606		A. Nel and E. Jarzembowski. 1997. New fossil Sisyridae and Nevrorthidae (Insecta: Neuroptera) from Eocene Baltic amber and Upper Miocene of France. European Journal of Entomology 94:287-294 [M. Clapham/J. Karr]
44434		A. Nel, X. Martínez-Delclòs, A. Arillo and E. Peñalver. 1999. A review of the European fossil species of the bee Apis. Palaeontology 42:243-285 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
55971		A. Nel and J. C. Paicheler. 1993. Les Heteroptera aquatiques fossiles, état actuel des connaissances (Heteroptera: Nepomorpha et Gerromorpha) (suite). Entomologica Gallica 4:15-21 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
51528		A. Nel and J. C. Paicheler. 1993. Les Isoptera fossiles. État actuel des connaissances, implications paléoécologiques et paléoclimatologiques (Insecta, Dictyoptera). Cahiers de Paléontologie 1993:102-179 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
42270		A. Nel and J. C. Paicheler. 1993. Les Odonata fossiles: état actuel des connaissances. Huitième partie: Les Calopterygoidea fossiles (Odonata, Zygoptera). Bulletin de la Societe Entomologique de France 97(4):381-396 [M. Clapham/J. Karr]