PBDB Collection

Bascharage (MNHN collection) (Jurassic of Luxembourg)

Where: Luxembourg (49.6° N, 5.9° E)

• Paleocoordinates: 39.5° N, 23.7° E (Wright 2013)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Falciferum (183.0 - 182.0 Ma)

• Johnson et al. 2018: Harpoceras serpentinum ammonite Zone

Environment/lithology: offshore; lithified, lenticular limestone

• Fossils found in carbonate lenses

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•Johnson et al. 2018: These outcrops are normally composed of bituminous black shales with intercalated nodular limestone beds (Song et al. 2014; Hermoso et al. 2014; Nel and Weis 2017).

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: mold/impression

Collected by M. Henrotay; reposited in the MNHN

Primary reference: G. Fleck, G. Bechly, X. Martinez-Delclos, E. Jarzembowski, R. Coram and A. Nel. 2003. Phylogeny and classification of the Stenophlebioptera (Odonata: Epiproctophora). Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 39(1):55-93 [M. Clapham/J. Karr]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 105427: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Jered Karr on 20.02.2011, edited by Matthew Clapham, Grace Varnham and Zachary Newman

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Taxonomic list

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Insecta
Hemiptera - Progonocimicidae	Indutionomarus treveriorum n. gen. n. sp.⁹ Indutionomarus treveriorum n. gen. n. sp.⁹ Szwedo 2011 true bug MNHN F.40893/4
Hymenoptera -	Symphyta indet.⁸ Symphyta indet.⁸ Gerstaecker 1867 winged insect MNHN-LP-R. 11199
Hymenoptera - Blasticotomidae	Pseudoxyelocerus bascharagensis n. gen. n. sp.⁸ Pseudoxyelocerus bascharagensis n. gen. n. sp.⁸ Nel et al. 2004 wood wasp MNHN-LP-R. 11198
Neuroptera - Mesochrysopidae	Protoaristenymphes bascharagensis n. gen. n. sp.⁶ Protoaristenymphes bascharagensis n. gen. n. sp.⁶ Nel and Henrotay 1994 lacewing MNHN-LP-R.10380
Coleoptera - Gyrinidae	Gyrinidae indet.⁴, "Cretatortor sp." = Cretotortor⁴ Gyrinidae indet.⁴ Latreille 1810 whirligig beetle I 880 Henrotay coll. "Cretatortor sp." = Cretotortor⁴ Ponomarenko 1973 whirligig beetle IB 974 Henrotay coll.
Dicondylia - Protomyrmeleontidae	"Zirzipanagrion sp." = Protomyrmeleon², "Protomyrmeleon bascharagensis n. sp." = Protomyrmeleon brunonis⁵ "Zirzipanagrion sp." = Protomyrmeleon² Geinitz 1888 winged insect MNHN IB0010027 Henrotay coll. "Protomyrmeleon bascharagensis n. sp." = Protomyrmeleon brunonis⁵ Geinitz 1888 winged insect MNHN IB930 Henrotay coll.
Odonata - Henrotayiidae	Henrotayia marci n. gen. n. sp. Henrotayia marci n. gen. n. sp. Fleck et al. 2003 true dragonfly MNHN-DHT R55234
Odonata - Liassogomphidae	"Liassogomphus brodiei" = Heterothemis brodiei¹ "Liassogomphus brodiei" = Heterothemis brodiei¹ Brodie 1845 dragonfly
Odonata - Myopophlebiidae	Paraheterophlebia marcusi n. gen. n. sp.⁷, Myopophlebia libera⁷, Paraplagiophlebia loneuxi n. gen. n. sp.⁷ Paraheterophlebia marcusi n. gen. n. sp.⁷ Nel and Henrotay 1993 dragonfly Myopophlebia libera⁷ Bode 1953 dragonfly MNHN IPM-R.10391, 10392 Paraplagiophlebia loneuxi n. gen. n. sp.⁷ Nel and Henrotay 1993 dragonfly MNHN IPM-R.10385
Odonata - Heterophlebiidae	Heterophlebia buckmani⁷ Heterophlebia buckmani⁷ Brodie 1845 dragonfly MNHN.F-A71358 (in Jouault et al. 2022)
Odonata - Sphenophlebiidae	Mesoepiophlebia veronicae n. gen. n. sp.⁷ Mesoepiophlebia veronicae n. gen. n. sp.⁷ Nel and Henrotay 1993 dragonfly MNHN IPM-R. 10393
Reptilia
Loricata -	"Steneosaurus cf. bollensis" = Macrospondylus bollensis³ "Steneosaurus cf. bollensis" = Macrospondylus bollensis³ Cuvier 1824 marine crocodile MNHNL TU155: a nearly complete thorax, including one cervical rib and 17 dorsal ribs, 13 dorsal vertebral neural spines and multiple osteoderms

¹Etter and Kuhn 2000; ²Henrotay et al. 1997; ³Johnson et al. 2018; ⁴Nel 1989; ⁵Nel and Henrotay 1992; ⁶Nel and Henrotay 1994; ⁷Nel et al. 1993; ⁸Nel et al. 2004; ⁹Szwedo 2011