San Just amber: Late/Upper Albian, Spain
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Arachnida
- Araneae
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Araneoidea indet.
Simon 1895
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spider silk | ||||||||||
Arachnida
- Araneae
- Oonopidae
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Orchestina informal sp. 1
Smith 1882
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Saupe et al. 2012 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
CPT-4100 | ||||||||||
Arachnida
- Araneae
- Lagonomegopidae
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Spinomegops aragonensis n. sp.
Pérez-de la Fuente et al. 2013
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Pérez-de la Fuente et al. 2013 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
CPT-4155 | ||||||||||
Arachnida
- Acariformes
- Trhypochthoniidae
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Trhypochthonius lopezvallei n. sp.
Arillo et al. 2012
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Arillo et al. 2012 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
CPT-4161 | ||||||||||
Arachnida
- Acariformes
- Cymbaeremaeidae
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Ametroproctus valeriae n. sp.
Arillo et al. 2009
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Arillo et al. 2009 | |||||||||
Arachnida
- Acariformes
- Otocepheidae
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Cretaceobodes martinezae n. gen., n. sp.
Arillo et al. 2010
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Arillo et al. 2010 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
CPT-SJ07-05 | ||||||||||
Arachnida
- Acariformes
- Erythraeidae
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Leptus sp.
Latreille 1796
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Arillo et al. 2018 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
CPT-4167 | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Diptera
- Dolichopodidae
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Microphorites sp.
Hennig 1971
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1 specimen | |||||||||
(2 measurements) | ||||||||||
= Microphorites utrillensis n. sp.
Arillo et al. 2008
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Arillo et al. 2008 | |||||||||
CPT-963 | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Diptera
- Rhagionidae
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Litoleptis fossilis n. sp.
Arillo et al. 2009
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Arillo et al. 2009 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
CPT-3344 (2 measurements) | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Diptera
- Archizelmiridae
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Burmazelmira grimaldii n. sp.
Arillo et al. 2018
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Arillo et al. 2018 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
CPT-3342, 4166 | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Diptera
- Ceratopogonidae
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Protoculicoides hispanicus n. sp.
Szadziewski and Arillo 2016
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Szadziewski et al. 2016 | 8 specimens | ||||||||
recombined as Atriculicoides hispanicus | ||||||||||
CPT NBSJ 09/12 A c, 09/12 A b (and others not in type series) (3 measurements) | ||||||||||
Protoculicoides sanjusti n. sp.
Szadziewski and Arillo 2016
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Szadziewski et al. 2016 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
recombined as Atriculicoides sanjusti | ||||||||||
CPT NBSJ 09/12 A a, 09/12 A d (2 measurements) | ||||||||||
Leptoconops zherikhini
Szadziewski and Arillo 2003
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Arillo et al. 2008 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
recombined as Leptoconops (Leptoconops) zherikhini | ||||||||||
CPT-3345 | ||||||||||
Protoculicoides skalskii
Szadziewski and Arillo 1998
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Arillo et al. 2008 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
recombined as Gerontodacus skalskii | ||||||||||
CPT-970 | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Diptera
- Limoniidae
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Helius turolensis n. sp.
Kania‑Kłosok et al. 2021
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Kania‑Kłosok et al. 2021 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
CPT SJ-10-54 (2 measurements) | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Hemiptera
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Iberofoveopsis miguelesi n. gen., n. sp.
Peñalver and Szwedo 2010
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Peñalver and Szwedo 2010 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
CPT-4132 | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Thysanoptera
- Stenurothripidae
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Hispanothrips utrillensis n. gen., n. sp.
Peñalver and Nel 2010
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Peñalver and Nel 2010 | 3 specimens | ||||||||
CPT SJ-07-47, 48, 49 | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Mantodea
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Aragonimantis aenigma n. gen., n. sp.
Delclòs et al. 2016
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Delclòs et al. 2016 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
CPT SJ-10-17 | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Blattodea
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Aragonitermes teruelensis n. gen., n. sp.
Engel and Delclòs 2010
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Engel and Delclòs 2010 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
CPT 4065 (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Hymenoptera
- Stigmaphronidae
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Burmaphron cf. jentilak
Ortega-Blanco et al. 2011
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Ortega-Blanco et al. 2011 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
CPT-4075 | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Hymenoptera
- Braconidae
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Utrillabracon electropteron n. gen., n. sp.
Álvarez-Parra and Engel 2022
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Álvarez-Parra et al. 2022 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
MAP-7819 (SJE2012 49-04) (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Hymenoptera
- Serphitidae
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Serphites silban n. sp.
Ortega-Blanco et al. 2011
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Ortega-Blanco et al. 2011 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
CPT-4059 | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Hymenoptera
- Gallorommatidae
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Galloromma turolensis n. sp.
Ortega-Blanco et al. 2011
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Ortega-Blanco et al. 2011 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
recombined as Cretaceomma turolensis | ||||||||||
CPT 4139 (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Hymenoptera
- Alavarommatidae
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Alavaromma n. gen. orchamum
Ortega-Blanco et al. 2011
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Ortega-Blanco et al. 2011 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
CPT 4140 | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Hymenoptera
- Spathiopterygidae
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Diameneura marveni n. gen., n. sp.
Santer and Álvarez-Parra 2021
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Santer et al. 2021 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
CPT-4095 (SJ-07-41) (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
Mymaropsis turolensis n. gen., n. sp.
Engel and Ortega-Blanco 2013
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Engel et al. 2013 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
CPT 4077; CPT-4097 (SJ-07-43) in Santer et al., 2021 (4 measurements) | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Hymenoptera
- Evaniidae
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Cretevania montoyai n. sp.
Peñalver et al. 2010
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Peñalver et al. 2010 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
CPT-957 | ||||||||||
Cretevania sp.
Rasnitsyn 1975
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1 specimen | |||||||||
= Cretevania alcalai n. sp.
Peñalver et al. 2010
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Peñalver et al. 2010 | |||||||||
CPT-960 | ||||||||||
Cretevania rubusensis n. sp.
Peñalver et al. 2010
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Peñalver et al. 2010 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
CPT-3335 | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Coleoptera
- Cucujidae
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Cucujidae indet.
(Latreille 1802)
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Cucujipes | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Coleoptera
- Salpingidae
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Arra legalovi n. gen., n. sp.
Peris et al. 2014
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Peris et al. 2014 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
CPT-4106 (2 measurements) | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Coleoptera
- Ptinidae
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Actenobius magneoculus n. sp.
Peris et al. 2015
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Peris et al. 2015 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
CPT SJ-10-18 (2 measurements) | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Neuroptera
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Neuroptera indet.
Linnaeus 1758
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Pérez-de la Fuente et al. 2020 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
SJNB 2012-04 ("Mantispoid or dilaroid larva") | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Neuroptera
- Mantispidae
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Aragomantispa lacerata n. gen., n. sp.
Pérez-de la Fuente and Peñalver 2019
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Pérez-de la Fuente and Peñalver 2019 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
CPT SJ-10-22 (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Neuroptera
- Berothidae
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? Berothidae indet.
Handlirsch 1906
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Pérez-de la Fuente et al. 2020 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
CPT SJ-10-25 | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Psocodea
- Archaeatropidae
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Archaeatropidae indet.
Baz and Ortuño 2000
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Álvarez-Parra et al. 2022 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
SJNB2012-12-02 | ||||||||||
Archaeatropos alavensis
Baz and Ortuño 2000
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Álvarez-Parra et al. 2022 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
MAP-7812; SJ-10-50 SJ2 | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Psocodea
- Empheriidae
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Preempheria antiqua
Baz and Ortuño 2001
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Álvarez-Parra et al. 2022 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
CPT-4117 | ||||||||||
see common names |
Geography
Country: | Spain | State/province: | Aragón |
Coordinates: | 40.8° North, 0.8° West (view map) | ||
Paleocoordinates: | 28.2° North, 2.4° East | ||
Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||
Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
Period: | Cretaceous | Epoch: | Early/Lower Cretaceous |
Stage: | Albian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cretaceous 4 |
Key time interval: | Late/Upper Albian | ||
Age range of interval: | 106.20000 - 100.50000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
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
Collection methods: | selective quarrying |
Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
Collection method comments: Repository: Fundación Conjunto Paleontológico de Teruel-Dinópolis (CPT) |
Metadata
Database number: | 91626 | ||
Authorizer: | J. Alroy, M. Clapham | Enterer: | J. Alroy, M. Clapham |
Modifier: | M. Clapham | Research group: | paleoentomology |
Created: | 2009-10-07 21:13:22 | Last modified: | 2018-02-24 17:56:03 |
Access level: | the public | Released: | 2009-10-07 21:13:22 |
Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
18002. | E. Peñalver, D. A. Grimaldi, and X. Delclos. 2006. Early Cretaceous spider web with its prey. Science 312:1761 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/J. Alroy] |
Secondary references:
81784 | S. Álvarez-Parra, E. Peñalver, A. Nel and X. Delclòs. 2022. New barklice (Psocodea, Trogiomorpha) from Lower Cretaceous Spanish amber. Papers in Palaeontology 8(e1436) [M. Clapham/M. Clapham] | |
81786 | S. Álvarez-Parra, E. Peñalver, X. Delclòs and M. S. Engel. 2022. A braconid wasp (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) from the Lower Cretaceous amber of San Just, eastern Iberian Peninsula. ZooKeys 1103:65-78 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham] | |
64834 | A. Arillo, V. Blagoderov, and E. Peñalver. 2018. Early Cretaceous parasitism in amber: A new species of Burmazelmira fly (Diptera: Archizelmiridae) parasitized by a Leptus sp. mite (Acari, Erythraeidae). Cretaceous Research 86:24-32 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham] | |
48312 | A. Arillo, E. Peñalver, and X. Delclòs. 2008. Microphorites (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) from the Lower Cretaceous amber of San Just (Spain), and the co-occurrence of two ceratopogonid species in Spanish amber deposits. Zootaxa 1920:29-40 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham] | |
47999 | A. Arillo, E. Peñalver, and V. García-Gimeno. 2009. First fossil Litoleptis (Diptera: Spaniidae) from the Lower Cretaceous amber of San Just (Teruel Province, Spain). Zootaxa 2026:33-39 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham] | |
30884 | A. Arillo, L. S. Subías, and U. Shtanchaeva. 2009. A new fossil species of oribatid mite, Ametroproctus valeriae sp. nov. (Acariformes, Oribatida, Ametroproctidae), from the Lower Cretaceous amber of San Just, Teruel Province, Spain. Cretaceous Research 30(2):322-324 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy] | |
53410 | A. Arillo, L. S. Subías, and U. Shtanchaeva. 2010. A new genus and species of oribatid mite, Cretaceobodes martinezae gen. et sp. nov., from the Lower Cretaceous amber of San Just (Teruel Province, Spain) (Acariformes, Oribatida, Otocepheidae). Paleontological Journal 44:287-290 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham] | |
53409 | A. Arillo, L. S. Subías, and U. Shtanchaeva. 2012. A new species of fossil oribatid mite (Acariformes, Oribatida, Trhypochthoniidae) from the Lower Cretaceous amber of San Just (Teruel Province, Spain). Systematic & Applied Acarology 17:106-112 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham/M. Clapham] | |
57448 | X. Delclòs, E. Peñalver, A. Arillo, M. S. Engel, A. Nel, D. Azar, and A. Ross. 2016. New mantises (Insecta: Mantodea) in Cretaceous ambers from Lebanon, Spain, and Myanmar. Cretaceous Research 60:91-108 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham/M. Clapham] | |
39358 | M. S. Engel and X. Delclòs. 2010. Primitive termites in Cretaceous amber from Spain and Canada (Isoptera). Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 83:111-128 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham] | |
47622 | M. S. Engel, J. Ortega-Blanco, C. Soriano, D. A. Grimaldi, and X. Delclòs. 2013. A new lineage of enigmatic diaprioid wasps in Cretaceous amber (Hymenoptera: Diaprioidea). American Museum Novitates 3771:1-23 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham] | |
77190 | I. Kania‑Kłosok, W. Krzemiński, and A. Arillo. 2021. Two new long‑rostrum cranefly species from the Cretaceous Iberian amber (Diptera, Limoniidae, Helius). Scientific Reports 11(12851) [M. Clapham/M. Clapham] | |
39574 | J. Ortega-Blanco, X. Delclòs, and M. S. Engel. 2011. Diverse stigmaphronid wasps in Early Cretaceous amber from Spain (Hymenoptera: Ceraphronoidea: Stigmaphronidae). Cretaceous Research 32:762-773 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham/M. Clapham] | |
39579 | J. Ortega-Blanco, X. Delclòs, E. Peñalver and M. S. Engel. 2011. Serphitid wasps in Early Cretaceous amber from Spain (Hymenoptera: Serphitidae). Cretaceous Research 32:143-154 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham] | |
36176 | J. Ortega-Blanco, E. Peñalver, X. Declòs and M. S. Engel. 2011. False fairy wasps in Early Cretaceous amber from Spain (Hymenoptera: Mymarommatoidea). Palaeontology 54(3):511-523 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham] | |
39651 | E. Peñalver and P. Nel. 2010. Hispanothrips from Early Cretaceous Spanish amber, a new genus of the resurrected family Stenurothripidae (Insecta: Thysanoptera). Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 46:138-147 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham/M. Clapham] | |
44262 | E. Peñalver, J. Ortega-Blanco, and X. Delclòs. 2010. Mesozoic Evaniidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) in Spanish amber: reanalysis of the phylogeny of the Evanioidea. Acta Geologica Sinica 84:809-827 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham] | |
48003 | E. Peñalver and J. Szwedo. 2010. Perforissidae (Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea) from the Lower Cretaceous San Just amber (Eastern Spain). Alavesia 3:97-103 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham] | |
69955 | R. Pérez-de la Fuente, M. S. Engel, X. Delclòs and E. Peñalver. 2020. Straight-jawed lacewing larvae (Neuroptera) from Lower Cretaceous Spanish amber, with an account on the known amber diversity of neuropterid immatures. Cretaceous Research 106(104200) [M. Clapham/M. Clapham/M. Clapham] | |
70231 | R. Pérez-de la Fuente and E. Peñalver. 2019. A mantidfy in Cretaceous Spanish amber provides insights into the evolution of integumentary specialisations on the raptorial foreleg. Scientific Reports 9(13248):1-16 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham/M. Clapham] | |
47526 | R. Pérez-de la Fuente, E. E. Saupe, and P. A. Selden. 2013. New lagonomegopid spiders (Araneae: †Lagonomegopidae) from Early Cretaceous Spanish amber. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 11:531-553 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham] | |
51873 | D. Peris, S. R. Davis, M. S. Engel and X. Delclòs. 2014. An evolutionary history embedded in amber: reflection of the Mesozoic shift in weevil-dominated (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea) faunas. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 171:534-553 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham] | |
53709 | D. Peris, T. K. Philips, and X. Delclòs. 2015. Ptinid beetles from the Cretaceous gymnosperm-dominated forests. Cretaceous Research 52:440-452 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham] | |
79612 | M. Santer, S. Álvarez-Parra, A. Nel, E. Peñalver, and X. Delclòs. 2021. New insights into the enigmatic Cretaceous family Spathiopterygidae (Hymenoptera: Diaprioidea). Cretaceous Research 133(105128) [M. Clapham/M. Clapham] | |
47396 | E. E. Saupe, R. Pérez-de la Fuente, P. A. Selden, X. Delclòs, P. Tafforeau and C. Soriano. 2012. New Orchestina Simon, 1882 (Araneae: Oonopidae) from Cretaceous ambers of Spain and France: first spiders described using phase-contrast X-ray synchrotron microtomography. Palaeontology 55:127-143 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham] | |
56527 | R. Szadziewski, A. Arillo, A. Urbanek and E. Sontag. 2016. Biting midges of the extinct genus Protoculicoides Boesel from Lower Cretaceous amber of San Just, Spain and new synonymy in recently described fossil genera (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae). Cretaceous Research 58:1-9 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham] |