Where: France (47.7° N, 7.3° E: paleocoordinates 47.1° N, 3.8° E)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Early/Lower Oligocene (33.9 - 28.4 Ma)
• Lutz (1997) and Mai (1995) assign the age of Brunstatt and Kleinkems to the Lower Oligocene, but Mai (1995) also allocated Brunstatt to the Mammal Reference Level MP20 which corresponds to the Priabonian (37.2–33.9 Ma) in the latest part of the Eocene. Thus, the stratigraphical position of Brunstatt and Kleinkems seems to be close to the Eocene-Oligocene boundary.
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: lacustrine - large; lithified marl
Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils
Preservation: mold/impression, adpression
Primary reference: B. Förster. 1891. Die Insekten der "Plattigen Steinmergels" von Brunstatt. Abhandlungen zur Geologischen Specialkarte von Elsass-Lothringen, Band 3 1:335-593 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 121474: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 04.12.2011, edited by Jered Karr
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Insecta | |
Mycetophilites sp., "cf. Glaphyroptera crassiuscula n. sp." = Leia crassiuscula
Mycetophilites sp. Förster 1891 fungus gnat
"cf. Glaphyroptera crassiuscula n. sp." = Leia crassiuscula Förster 1891 fungus gnat | |
"Plecia splendida" = Plecia foersteri Theobald 1937 love bug
Plecia cf. bucklandi Heer 1849 love bug
Plecia cf. grossa von Heyden and von Heyden 1865 love bug | |
Tetanocera contenta n. sp., Tetanocera preciosa n. sp.
Tetanocera contenta n. sp. Förster 1891 marsh fly
Tetanocera preciosa n. sp. Förster 1891 marsh fly | |
"Anthomyia pusilla n. sp." = Phytomyza pusilla
"Anthomyia pusilla n. sp." = Phytomyza pusilla Förster 1891 leaf-miner fly | |
Dolichopus miluus n. sp.
Dolichopus miluus n. sp. Förster 1891 long-legged fly | |
? Simulium terribilis n. sp.
? Simulium terribilis n. sp. Förster 1891 biting midge | |
Hylesinus lineatus n. sp.
Hylesinus lineatus n. sp. Förster 1891 beetle | |
Harpalus excavatus n. sp.
Harpalus excavatus n. sp. Förster 1891 ground beetle | |
"Malthodes obtusus n. sp." = Malthodes (Malthodes) obtusus
"Malthodes obtusus n. sp." = Malthodes (Malthodes) obtusus Förster 1891 soldier beetle | |
"Dorcatoma cf. bovistae" = Caenocara bovistae
"Dorcatoma cf. bovistae" = Caenocara bovistae Hoffmann 1803 spider beetle | |
Bruchus crassus n. sp., "Haltica magna n. sp." = Altica magna, "Oreina pulchra n. sp." = Chrysochloa pulchra
Bruchus crassus n. sp. Förster 1891 leaf beetle
"Haltica magna n. sp." = Altica magna Förster 1891 flea beetle
"Oreina pulchra n. sp." = Chrysochloa pulchra Förster 1891 leaf beetle | |
Bagous palintonus n. sp., ? Cryptorhynchus incertus n. sp., Curculionites cf. lividus, Gymnetron rotundicolle n. sp., Bagous bicolor n. sp., Ceutorhynchus fischeri n. sp., "Cleonus asperulus" = Protainophthalmus asperulus, cf. Pissodes planatus n. sp.
Bagous palintonus n. sp. Förster 1891 snout beetle
? Cryptorhynchus incertus n. sp. Förster 1891 snout beetle
Curculionites cf. lividus Heer 1856 snout beetle
Gymnetron rotundicolle n. sp. Förster 1891 snout beetle
Bagous bicolor n. sp. Förster 1891 snout beetle
Ceutorhynchus fischeri n. sp. Förster 1891 snout beetle
"Cleonus asperulus" = Protainophthalmus asperulus Heer 1856 snout beetle
cf. Pissodes planatus n. sp. Förster 1891 snout beetle | |
Apion levirostre n. sp.
Apion levirostre n. sp. Förster 1891 weevil | |
Chilocorus inflatus n. sp., "Adalia marginata n. sp." = Aphidecta marginata
Chilocorus inflatus n. sp. Förster 1891 ladybird beetle
"Adalia marginata n. sp." = Aphidecta marginata Förster 1891 ladybird beetle | |
Oxytelus ominosus n. sp., Stenus ornatus n. sp.
Oxytelus ominosus n. sp. Förster 1891 rove beetle
Stenus ornatus n. sp. Förster 1891 rove beetle | |
Bracon praeteritus Förster 1891 wasp | |
"Attopsis superba n. sp." = Solenopsis superba, "Attopsis valida" = Solenopsis valida
"Attopsis superba n. sp." = Solenopsis superba Förster 1891 ant
"Attopsis valida" = Solenopsis valida Förster 1891 ant | |
"Eusarcoris mammillata n. sp." = Eysarcoris
"Eusarcoris mammillata n. sp." = Eysarcoris stink bug | |
? Acanthosoma debile n. sp.
? Acanthosoma debile n. sp. Förster 1891 shield bug | |
Cydnus tertiarius, Cydnus cf. sagittifer, "Cydnus dignus n. sp." = Cydnus dignus, "Cydnus ornatissimus n. sp." = Cydnus dignus, "Cydnus armiger" = Cydnus armiger, "Cydnus obsoletus n. sp." = Cydnus armiger, Cydnus solutus, Cydnus cf. pygmaeus
Cydnus cf. sagittifer Heer 1853 burrowing bug
"Cydnus dignus n. sp." = Cydnus dignus Förster 1891 burrowing bug
"Cydnus ornatissimus n. sp." = Cydnus dignus Förster 1891 burrowing bug
"Cydnus armiger" = Cydnus armiger Förster 1891 burrowing bug
"Cydnus obsoletus n. sp." = Cydnus armiger Förster 1891 burrowing bug
Cydnus solutus Förster 1891 burrowing bug
Cydnus cf. pygmaeus Heer 1853 burrowing bug | |
? Deltocephalus minutulus n. sp.
? Deltocephalus minutulus n. sp. Förster 1891 leafhopper | |
Aphrophora pinguicula Heer 1853 froghopper |