Xilutian coal mine, Fushun amber (NIGP collection): Ypresian, China

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Insecta - Diptera - Ceratopogonidae
Gedanohelea liaoningensis n. sp. Stebner et al. 2016
Stebner et al. 2016 1 specimen
NIGP 156998 (2 measurements)
Gedanohelea fushunensis n. sp. Stebner et al. 2016
Stebner et al. 2016 1 specimen
NIGP 156997 (2 measurements)
Mantohelea sinica n. sp. Stebner et al. 2016
Stebner et al. 2016 1 specimen
NIGP 156996 (2 measurements)
Insecta - Diptera - Chironomidae
Nandeva pudens n. sp. Giłka et al. 2016
Giłka et al. 2016 1 specimen
NIGP 157006 (2 measurements)
Insecta - Diptera - Anisopodidae
Mesochria fani n. sp. Szadziewski and Szwedo 2016
Szadziewski et al. 2016 1 specimen
NIGP 156988 (2 measurements)
Insecta - Diptera - Psychodidae
Trichomyia duckhousei n. sp. Wang et al. 2011
1 specimen
NIGP 153159
Insecta - Strepsiptera - Myrmecolacidae
Kronomyrmecolax fushunicus n. gen., n. sp. Wang et al. 2016
Wang et al. 2016 1 specimen
NIGP 156972 (2 measurements)
Insecta - Psocodea - Trogiidae
Paralepinotus fushunensis n. gen., n. sp. Azar et al. 2018
Azar et al. 2018 1 specimen
NIGP 167954
Insecta - Psocodea - Psyllipsocidae
Sinopsyllipsocus fushunensis n. gen., n. sp. Zhang et al. 2016
Zhang et al. 2016 1 specimen
NIGP 156986 (2 measurements)
Insecta - Psocodea - Ptiloneuridae
Eotriplocania sinica n. gen., n. sp. Zhang et al. 2016
Zhang et al. 2016 1 specimen
NIGP 163431 (2 measurements)
see common names

Geography
Country:China State/province:Liaoning
Coordinates: 41.8° North, 123.9° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:43.5° North, 115.9° East
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period: Paleogene Epoch: Eocene
Stage: Ypresian 10 m.y. bin: Cenozoic 2
Key time interval: Ypresian
Age range of interval: 56 - 47.8 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: amber
Environment:terrestrial indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body,soft parts,original chitin,amber
Size of fossils:macrofossils,mesofossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Museum repositories:NIGPAS
Metadata
Database number:125934
Authorizer:M. Clapham Enterer:M. Clapham, A. Noshirvan
Modifier:M. Clapham Research group:paleoentomology
Created:2012-03-26 14:51:25 Last modified:2016-09-02 15:31:15
Access level:the public Released:2012-03-26 14:51:25
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
40874. B. Wang, H. Zhang, and D. Azar. 2011. The First Psychodidae (Insecta: Diptera) from the Lower Eocene Fushun Amber of China. Journal of Paleontology 85(6):1154-1159 [M. Clapham/A. Noshirvan]

Secondary references:

65376 D. Azar, S. Maksoud, C. Nammour, A. Nel, and B. Wang. 2018. A new trogiid genus from lower Eocene Fushun amber (Insecta: Psocodea: Trogiomorpha). Geobios 51:101-106 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
60280 W. Giłka, M. Zakrzewska, V. Baranov, B. Wang, and F. Stebner. 2016. The first fossil record of Nandeva Wiedenbrug, Reiss & Fittkau (Diptera: Chironomidae) in early Eocene Fushun amber from China. Alcheringa 40:390-397 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
60316 F. Stebner, R. Szadziewski, and B. Wang. 2016. Biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in Fushun amber reveal further biotic links between Asia and Europe during the Eocene. Palaeontologia Electronica 19(3.31A):1-9 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
58915 R. Szadziewski, J. Szwedo, E. Sontag and B. Wang. 2016. The oldest species of the relic extant genus Mesochria from Eocene Fushun amber of China (Diptera: Anisopodidae: Mycetobiinae). Palaeontologia Electronica 19(1.12A):1-11 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
60440 B. Wang, J. Kathirithamby, and M. S. Engel. 2016. The first twisted-wing parasitoid in Eocene amber from north-eastern China (Strepsiptera: Myrmecolacidae). Journal of Natural History 50:1305-1313 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
60277 Q. Q. Zhang, A. Nel, D. Azar and B. Wang. 2016. New Chinese psocids from Eocene Fushun amber (Insecta: Psocodea). Alcheringa 40:366-372 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]