Also known as Kleinkems
Where: Germany (47.7° N, 7.5° E: paleocoordinates 47.1° N, 4.0° E)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Salt Formation, Rupelian (33.9 - 28.1 Ma)
• "In spite of abundant fossils, index fossils are rare and, hence, the stratigraphical position of the Salt Formation members has not been totally clarified yet. The most authors regard the Fossiliferous Zone as Earliest Oligocene [29]. Schuler [43] postulates the lower part of the member to be Latest Eocene in age. A biostratigraphical age based on mammals in the hanging Haustein member (Upper Salt Formation) of the ‘Rebberg’ quarry about 35 m above the horizon of discovery covers the time interval of the Mammal Reference Level MP21 and corresponds to the Lower Stampian and Upper Priabonian, thus coinciding with Stehlin‘s ‘Grande coupure’ [47]. So the stratigraphical position of the Fossiliferous Zone member seems to be close to the Eocene–Oligocene boundary." Wappler et al., 2005
Environment/lithology: lacustrine - large; marl and limestone
Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils
Preservation: adpression
Collection methods: Repository: Naturhistorisches Museum, Basel, Switzerland
Primary reference: N. Theobald. 1937. Les insectes fossiles des terrains oligocènes de France. Bulletin Mensuel (Mémoires) de la Société des Sciences de Nancy 1:1-473 [M. Clapham/J. Karr]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 122407: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Jered Karr on 25.12.2011, edited by Matthew Clapham
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Insecta | |
Diptera indet., Agromyza incerta n. sp.
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Chironomus sp. Meigen 1803 non biting midge Coll Mieg de Bale R 260, 256, 679(508), 242(198), 1023(961)
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"Limnobia deferi n. sp." = Limonia deferi
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Phytomyza vetusta n. sp.
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Symphoromyia marginata n. sp.
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Leptogaster falloti n. sp.
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Sphegina abrasa n. sp.
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Heleomyza oligocenica n. sp.
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Dolichopus incertus n. sp.
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Mycetophilidae indet., "Rhymosia foersteri n. sp." = Rymosia foersteri, Leia gracillima, Leia longipes, Allactoneura veiti n. sp.
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Bibionidae indet., "Plecia cf. lugens" = Penthetria lugens, "Plecia claripennis n. sp." = Penthetria claripennis, "Plecia variegata n. sp." = Penthetria claripennis, "Plecia graciosa n. sp." = Penthetria claripennis, "Plecia varia n. sp." = Penthetria claripennis, "Plecia difficilis n. sp." = Penthetria claripennis, "Plecia gigantea n. sp." = Penthetria gigantea, "Plecia luteipennis n. sp." = Penthetria gigantea, "Plecia miegi n. sp." = Penthetria gigantea, "Plecia crassiventris n. sp." = Penthetria gigantea, "Plecia subterranea n. sp." = Penthetria subterranea, Plecia sp., Plecia inflata, "Plecia cf. lapidaria" = Plecia pinguis, Plecia conica n. sp., "Plecia foersteri n. sp." = Plecia foersteri, "Plecia foersteri" = Plecia foersteri2, "Plecia oviformis n. sp." = Plecia foersteri, "Plecia splendida" = Plecia foersteri, Dilophus sp.2, "Bibio baumbergeri n. sp." = Bibio baumbergeri, "Bibio parenti n. sp." = Bibio baumbergeri, "Bibio dislocata n. sp." = Bibio dislocatus, "Plecia macroventris n. sp." = Bibio dislocatus, "Bibio consolida n. sp." = Bibio dislocatus, Bibiodes sp.2
Bibionidae indet. Fleming 1821 march fly
"Plecia cf. lugens" = Penthetria lugens Oustalet 1870 march fly
"Plecia claripennis n. sp." = Penthetria claripennis Theobald 1937 march fly Coll Mieg de Bale R 864
"Plecia graciosa n. sp." = Penthetria claripennis Theobald 1937 march fly Coll Mieg de Bale R 979(845), 645(651), 662, 797(1000), 995
"Plecia gigantea n. sp." = Penthetria gigantea Theobald 1937 march fly Coll Mieg de Bale R 970, 619, 914(888) Mullhouse Museum 156
"Plecia luteipennis n. sp." = Penthetria gigantea Theobald 1937 march fly Coll Mieg de Bale R 2000(963), 34
"Plecia miegi n. sp." = Penthetria gigantea Theobald 1937 march fly Coll Mieg de Bale R 891(2004), 97, 971
"Plecia crassiventris n. sp." = Penthetria gigantea Theobald 1937 march fly Coll Mieg de Bale R 934, 638, 401
"Plecia subterranea n. sp." = Penthetria subterranea Theobald 1937 march fly Coll Mieg de Bale R 868, 2002, 241
Plecia sp. Wiedemann 1823 love bug
"Plecia cf. lapidaria" = Plecia pinguis von Heyden and von Heyden 1865 love bug
"Plecia foersteri n. sp." = Plecia foersteri Theobald 1937 love bug
"Plecia foersteri" = Plecia foersteri2 Theobald 1937 love bug Coll Mieg de Bale R 542(664), 352, 424, 533, 626, 922
"Plecia splendida" = Plecia foersteri Theobald 1937 love bug Coll Mieg de Bale R 861, 517, 780, 1012
"Bibio baumbergeri n. sp." = Bibio baumbergeri Theobald 1937 march fly Coll Mieg de Bale R 2003, 833, 481, 849
"Bibio consolida n. sp." = Bibio dislocatus Theobald 1937 march fly | |
Aeshnidae indet., "Aeschna heterofasciata n. sp." = Aeshna heterofasciata
"Aeschna heterofasciata n. sp." = Aeshna heterofasciata Theobald 1937 hawker dragonfly Coll Mieg de Bale R 786
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Coleoptera indet. Linnaeus 1758 beetle | |
Harpalus dilatatus n. sp., Harpalus cf. oustaleti, "Harpalus offusus" = Harpalus obtusus, Pterostichus molestus n. sp., Trechus capito, Anchomenus bipunctatus
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Elateridae indet., Selatosomus miegi n. sp.
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"Hydrobius crassipunctatus" = Escheria crassipunctata, Cucujiformia indet.
Cucujiformia indet. Lameere 1938 beetle | |
Ditylus lienharti n. sp.
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Thanasimus ostenderus n. sp.
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"Cleonus cf. sexsulcatus" = Rhytidoderes sexsulcatus, Sitona lata n. sp., "Sitona cf. margarum" = Protainophthalmus margarus, Cleonus foersteri n. sp., Ceutorhynchus miegi n. sp., Lachnopus dilatatus n. sp., Cleonus sp., Hylobius sp.
"Cleonus cf. sexsulcatus" = Rhytidoderes sexsulcatus Heer 1856 snout beetle Coll Mieg de Bale R 807(433)
"Sitona cf. margarum" = Protainophthalmus margarus Germar 1849 snout beetle Coll Mieg de Bale R 819, 87
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Galerucella sp., Galerucella emarginata n. sp., Psylliodes difficilis, Psylliodes defiguratus n. sp., Chrysochloa pulchra, Cryptocephalus pitoni n. sp., Donacia dubia n. sp.
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Saperda densipunctata n. sp.
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Bracon diffusiventre n. sp.
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"? Pimpla indura n. sp." = Lycorina indura, ? Pimpla seyrigi n. sp., Cremastus primus n. sp., Parapimpla rhenana n. gen. n. sp.
"? Pimpla indura n. sp." = Lycorina indura Theobald 1937 ichneumon wasp NMBA 1323 [Coll Mieg de Bale R 865(587)]
Parapimpla rhenana n. gen. n. sp. Theobald 1937 ichneumon wasp NMBA F1321 [Coll Mieg de Bale R 403(404)]
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Formicidae indet., Formicidae indet.1, "Gesomyrmex expectans n. sp." = Eoformica expectans, Myrmicites sp., "Sima klebsi" = Tetraponera klebsi, "Myrmicidae indet." = Myrmicinae, Solenopsis superba, Solenopsis valida, Solenopsis foersteri, Solenopsis maxima, Solenopsis blanda, "Solenopsis major n. sp." = Solenopsis alena, "Aphaenogaster maculipes n. sp." = Paraphaenogaster maculipes, Lioponera sp., Formica alsatica n. sp., Formica tripartita n. sp., Formica cf. sepulta, Formica flori, Glaphyromyrmex oligocenicus, "Camponotus mengei" = Eocamponotus mengei, Drymomyrmex cf. fuscipennis, Oecophylla superba n. sp., "Camponotus vehemens" = Camponotites vehemens, Iridomyrmex breviantennis n. sp., "Iridomyrmex cf. geinitzi" = Yantaromyrmex geinitzi, "Iridomyrmex cf. goepperti" = Ctenobethylus goepperti, Dolichoderus explicans, Dolichoderus oviformis n. sp., Dolichoderus coquandi, Dolichoderus bruneti n. sp., Dolichoderus affectus n. sp., "Euponera cf. calcarea" = Pachycondyla calcarea, "Euponera calcarea n. sp." = Pachycondyla calcarea, "Euponera globiventris n. sp." = Pachycondyla globiventris, "Brachyponera dubia n. sp." = Pachycondyla dubia, Platythyrea cf. primaeva, Gesomyrmex miegi n. sp.
Formicidae indet. Latreille 1802 ant
Myrmicites sp. Förster 1891 ant
"Myrmicidae indet." = Myrmicinae Lepeletier de Saint-Fargeau 1835 ant Coll Mieg de Bale R 126, 188, 247, 738
Solenopsis superba Förster 1891 ant
Solenopsis valida Förster 1891 ant
Solenopsis foersteri Theobald 1937 ant
"Aphaenogaster maculipes n. sp." = Paraphaenogaster maculipes Theobald 1937 ant Coll Mieg de Bale R 244, 510, 93
Formica tripartita n. sp. Theobald 1937 ant
Drymomyrmex cf. fuscipennis Wheeler 1915 ant
"Iridomyrmex cf. goepperti" = Ctenobethylus goepperti Mayr 1868 ant Coll Mieg de Bale R 289(73), 351(635), 28, 886(382), 28
Dolichoderus coquandi Theobald 1937 ant
"Euponera cf. calcarea" = Pachycondyla calcarea Theobald 1937 ant
"Euponera calcarea n. sp." = Pachycondyla calcarea Theobald 1937 ant Coll Mieg de Bale R 147, 35, 116, 701
"Euponera globiventris n. sp." = Pachycondyla globiventris Theobald 1937 ant Coll Mieg de Bale R 609, 682, 558
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"Methoca sp." = Methocha
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Termopsis gracilipennis n. sp.
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Orthacanthacris rhenana n. sp.
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Eurydema retrorsum n. sp., "Eusarcoris nuda" = Eysarcoris
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Cydnus dignus, Cydnus tertiarius, Cydnus cf. pygmaeus, Cydnus armiger, Cydnus solutus, Cydnus brevicrassus, Cydnus cf. sagittifer, Cydnus cristatus n. sp., Cydnus cf. archaicus, Cydnus cf. brevicollis
Cydnus cf. archaicus Meunier 1915 burrowing bug | |
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Aphanus contractus n. sp.
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"Nabis maculata" = Nabis maculatus
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Gerris parabdominalis n. sp.
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