Where: Kaliningrad, Russian Federation (54.9° N, 19.9° E: paleocoordinates 53.9° N, 15.2° E)
• local area-level geographic resolution
When: Priabonian (38.0 - 33.9 Ma)
• According to Aleksandrova and Zaporozhets (2008), the higher parts of the Prussian Formation (including the Blaue Erde or Blue Earth) belong to the Charlesdowniea clathrata angulosa dinocyst Zone. Based on its index species, this zone is concurrent to Zone W13 established in the Parisian basin (Châteauneuf and Gruas-Cavagnetto 1978), where it is correlated with nannoplankton zones NP18–NP21 (Powell, 1992) of the Priabonian. In the Paleogene zonation of northwestern Europe, the first occurrence of Thalassiphora fenestrata is designated at the base of the dinocyst Subzone D12b (36.20 +/- 0.1 Ma), which is correlated with zones NP18 (terminal part)–NP20 of the Priabonian (Luterbacher et al., 2004).
Environment/lithology: terrestrial; amber
Size class: mesofossils
Preservation: amber
Collected by Scheele
Collection methods: surface (float)
• At Geologisches Staatsinstitut of Hamburg (Ross 1956), or at Geologisch-Palaontologisches Institut und Museum, Universitat Hamburg
Primary reference: M. S. Engel. 2001. A monograph of the Baltic amber bees and evolution of the Apoidea (Hymenoptera). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 259:1-192 [M. Clapham/A. Noshirvan]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 123771: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Arram Noshirvan on 28.01.2012, edited by Matthew Clapham
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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Zygoptera "indet. specimen 5"2 Selys-Longchamps 1854 damselfly exuvia ? (Platycnemis ? antiqua in Weidner, 1958); Nr. 645 (Scheele 1082)
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Electrapis sp., Electrapis (Electrapis) meliponoides25, "Protobombus fatalis" = Protobombus (Sophrobombus) fatalis, Succinapis micheneri, Electrapis (Roussyana) palmnickenensis25
Electrapis (Electrapis) meliponoides25 von Buttel-Reepen 1906 bee GPIH Scheele 238 (AKA type 149), 461
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Yantaromyrmex mayrianum n. sp.5
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Palaeopsylla dissimilis n. sp.13
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"Palaeoriohelmis samlandica n. gen. n. sp." = Heterlimnius samlandica4
"Palaeoriohelmis samlandica n. gen. n. sp." = Heterlimnius samlandica4 Bollow 1940 riffle beetle GPIH 4396
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Pseudaplatopterus ascheelei n. gen. n. sp.10
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"Mordellistena goeckei n. sp." = Baltistena goeckei6, "Mordellistena antiqua n. sp." = Baltistena antiqua6, "Mordella scheelei n. sp." = Baltimorda scheelei6
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Palaeopyrochroa crowsoni n. gen. n. sp.1
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Macratria succinia n. sp.1
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Archimetrioxena electrica n. gen. n. sp.18
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Pseudomecorhis simulator n. gen. n. sp.18
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Necrodryophthorus inquilinus n. gen. n. sp.18, "Synommatus (Synommatodes) patruelis n. sp." = Synommatodes patruelis18, "Paonaupactus sitonioides n. gen. n. sp." = Paonaupactus sitonioides18, "Polydrosus (Pareustolus) scheelei n. sp." = Paonaupactus sitonioides18, Electrotribus sp.12, "Anchorthorrhinus incertus n. gen. n. sp." = Electrotribus theryi18, "Isalcidodes macellus n. gen. n. sp." = Electrotribus theryi18
"Synommatus (Synommatodes) patruelis n. sp." = Synommatodes patruelis18 Voss 1953 snout beetle GPIH 202 (Scheele 294) (three specimens, not two, fide Kuschel, 1992)
"Paonaupactus sitonioides n. gen. n. sp." = Paonaupactus sitonioides18 Voss 1953 snout beetle GPIH 197 (Scheele 50)
"Polydrosus (Pareustolus) scheelei n. sp." = Paonaupactus sitonioides18 Voss 1953 snout beetle GPIH 198 (Scheele 1303)
"Anchorthorrhinus incertus n. gen. n. sp." = Electrotribus theryi18 Hustache 1942 snout beetle GPIH 199 (Scheele 244)
"Isalcidodes macellus n. gen. n. sp." = Electrotribus theryi18 Hustache 1942 snout beetle GPIH 200 (Scheele 291)
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"Car succinicus n. sp." = Baltocar succinicus18
"Car succinicus n. sp." = Baltocar succinicus18 Voss 1953 leaf rolling weevil GPIH 195 (Scheele 1269)
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"Apion (Stenapion) subdiscedens n. sp." = Baltoapion subdiscedens18
"Apion (Stenapion) subdiscedens n. sp." = Baltoapion subdiscedens18 Voss 1953 weevil GPIH 196 (Scheele 293)
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Tettigoniidae indet.20, Lipotactes bispinatus n. sp.20, Lipotactes martynovi20, Eomortoniellus handlirschi20
Tettigoniidae indet.20 Krauss 1902 katydid larva GPIH 313 (Scheele 81), 314 (Scheele 290), 317 (Scheele 372), 318 (Scheele 466), 319 (Scheele 931)
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Raptophasma kerneggeri26 Zompro 2001 gladiator GPIH Scheele 312 (Pseudoperla gracilipes in Weidner, 1956)
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Reticulitermes antiquus19 Germar 1813 termite Scheele 9 (x3), 444, 524, 590, 597, 904, 1153, 1408, 1670
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"Palaeosiphon hirsutus" = Palaeosiphon hirsutum8, Germaraphis (Balticorostrum) cuneata8, Germaraphis dryoides8, Mindarus magnus8, Electrocallis bakeri8, Succaphis holgeri8, Tertiaphis haentzscheli n. gen. n. sp.8, Mengeaphis glandulosa8
"Palaeosiphon hirsutus" = Palaeosiphon hirsutum8 Germar and Berendt 1856 aphid GPIH 1284 (Scheele 1120)
Germaraphis dryoides8 Germar and Berendt 1856 aphid In seven pieces of amber, GPIH 1273-1279 (Scheele 263, 798, 811, 908, 936, 1300 (x27), 1456)
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Metrocephala anderseni n. gen. n. sp.14
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Redubitus centrocnemarius n. gen. n. sp.15
Redubitus centrocnemarius n. gen. n. sp.15 Putshkov and Popov 1993 assassin bug GPIH 3599 (Scheele 666)
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"Sinalda baltica" = Parasinalda baltica7, Intercader weitschati n. gen. n. sp.7, Tingicader sp.7, Tingicader cervus n. gen. n. sp.7
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"Lepidothrix pilifera" = Lepidotrix pilifera8
"Lepidothrix pilifera" = Lepidotrix pilifera8 Menge 1854 primitive bristletail GPIH 1281 (Scheele 59)
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Mycetobia silvia n. sp.22
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Clavibertus prominens24, Episinus balticus24, Episinus longisoma n. sp.24, Ulesanis cf. antecessor24
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"Chelignathus kochi" = Chelignathus kochii3
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Progonatemnus succineus n. gen. n. sp.3
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"Oligowithius sieboldi" = Beierowithius sieboldtii3
"Oligowithius sieboldi" = Beierowithius sieboldtii3 Menge 1854 pseudoscorpion GPIH 268 (Scheele 807)
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