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
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Termopsis gracilipennis n. sp.
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Orthacanthacris rhenana n. sp.
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Formicidae indet., Formicidae indet.1, Lioponera sp., Platythyrea cf. primaeva, "Euponera cf. calcarea" = Pachycondyla calcarea, "Euponera calcarea n. sp." = Pachycondyla calcarea, "Brachyponera dubia n. sp." = Pachycondyla dubia, "Euponera globiventris n. sp." = Pachycondyla globiventris, Dolichoderus coquandi, Dolichoderus affectus n. sp., Dolichoderus bruneti n. sp., Dolichoderus explicans, Dolichoderus oviformis n. sp., "Iridomyrmex cf. goepperti" = Ctenobethylus goepperti, "Iridomyrmex cf. geinitzi" = Yantaromyrmex geinitzi, Iridomyrmex breviantennis n. sp., Glaphyromyrmex oligocenicus, Formica alsatica n. sp., Formica tripartita n. sp., Formica flori, Formica cf. sepulta, Oecophylla superba n. sp., "Camponotus vehemens" = Camponotites vehemens, Drymomyrmex cf. fuscipennis, "Camponotus mengei" = Eocamponotus mengei, Gesomyrmex miegi n. sp., Myrmicites sp., "Myrmicidae indet." = Myrmicinae, Solenopsis foersteri, Solenopsis valida, "Solenopsis major n. sp." = Solenopsis alena, Solenopsis blanda, Solenopsis maxima, Solenopsis superba, "Aphaenogaster maculipes n. sp." = Paraphaenogaster maculipes, "Sima klebsi" = Tetraponera klebsi, "Gesomyrmex expectans n. sp." = Eoformica expectans
Formicidae indet. Latreille 1802 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
Dolichoderus coquandi Theobald 1937 ant
"Iridomyrmex cf. goepperti" = Ctenobethylus goepperti Mayr 1868 ant Coll Mieg de Bale R 289(73), 351(635), 28, 886(382), 28
Formica tripartita n. sp. Theobald 1937 ant
Drymomyrmex cf. fuscipennis Wheeler 1915 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 foersteri Theobald 1937 ant
Solenopsis valida Förster 1891 ant
Solenopsis superba Förster 1891 ant
"Aphaenogaster maculipes n. sp." = Paraphaenogaster maculipes Theobald 1937 ant Coll Mieg de Bale R 244, 510, 93
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"Methoca sp." = Methocha
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? Pimpla seyrigi n. sp., "? Pimpla indura n. sp." = Lycorina indura, Parapimpla rhenana n. gen. n. sp., Cremastus primus 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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Bracon diffusiventre n. sp.
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Coleoptera indet. Linnaeus 1758 beetle | |
Anchomenus bipunctatus, Harpalus cf. oustaleti, "Harpalus offusus" = Harpalus obtusus, Harpalus dilatatus n. sp., Pterostichus molestus n. sp., Trechus capito
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Cucujiformia indet. Lameere 1938 beetle | |
Saperda densipunctata n. sp.
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Psylliodes difficilis, Psylliodes defiguratus n. sp., Galerucella sp., Galerucella emarginata n. sp., Donacia dubia n. sp., Cryptocephalus pitoni n. sp., Chrysochloa pulchra
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"Cleonus cf. sexsulcatus" = Rhytidoderes sexsulcatus, "Sitona cf. margarum" = Protainophthalmus margarus, Sitona lata n. sp., Cleonus sp., Cleonus foersteri n. sp., Hylobius sp., Lachnopus dilatatus n. sp., Ceutorhynchus miegi n. 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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Thanasimus ostenderus n. sp.
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Ditylus lienharti n. sp.
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Elateridae indet., Selatosomus miegi n. sp.
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"Hydrobius crassipunctatus" = Escheria crassipunctata
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Gerris parabdominalis n. sp.
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Aphanus contractus n. sp.
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Cydnus solutus, Cydnus armiger, Cydnus cf. sagittifer, Cydnus tertiarius, Cydnus cristatus n. sp., Cydnus cf. brevicollis, Cydnus cf. pygmaeus, Cydnus brevicrassus, Cydnus dignus, Cydnus cf. archaicus
Cydnus cf. archaicus Meunier 1915 burrowing bug | |
"Eusarcoris nuda" = Eysarcoris, Eurydema retrorsum n. sp.
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"Nabis maculata" = Nabis maculatus
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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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Diptera indet., Phytomyza vetusta n. sp.
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Mycetophilidae indet., Allactoneura veiti n. sp., Leia longipes, Leia gracillima, "Rhymosia foersteri n. sp." = Rymosia foersteri
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Bibionidae indet., Bibiodes sp.2, "Bibio baumbergeri n. sp." = Bibio baumbergeri, "Bibio parenti n. sp." = Bibio baumbergeri, "Bibio dislocata n. sp." = Bibio dislocatus, "Bibio consolida n. sp." = Bibio dislocatus, "Plecia macroventris n. sp." = Bibio dislocatus, Dilophus sp.2, "Plecia subterranea n. sp." = Penthetria subterranea, "Plecia cf. lugens" = Penthetria lugens, "Plecia claripennis n. sp." = Penthetria claripennis, "Plecia variegata n. sp." = Penthetria claripennis, "Plecia difficilis n. sp." = Penthetria claripennis, "Plecia graciosa n. sp." = Penthetria claripennis, "Plecia varia n. sp." = Penthetria claripennis, "Plecia gigantea n. sp." = Penthetria gigantea, "Plecia crassiventris n. sp." = Penthetria gigantea, "Plecia miegi n. sp." = Penthetria gigantea, "Plecia luteipennis n. sp." = Penthetria gigantea, Plecia sp., "Plecia cf. lapidaria" = Plecia pinguis, Plecia conica n. sp., "Plecia foersteri n. sp." = Plecia foersteri, "Plecia foersteri" = Plecia foersteri2, "Plecia splendida" = Plecia foersteri, "Plecia oviformis n. sp." = Plecia foersteri, Plecia inflata
Bibionidae indet. Fleming 1821 march fly
"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
"Plecia subterranea n. sp." = Penthetria subterranea Theobald 1937 march fly Coll Mieg de Bale R 868, 2002, 241
"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 crassiventris n. sp." = Penthetria gigantea Theobald 1937 march fly Coll Mieg de Bale R 934, 638, 401
"Plecia miegi n. sp." = Penthetria gigantea Theobald 1937 march fly Coll Mieg de Bale R 891(2004), 97, 971
"Plecia luteipennis n. sp." = Penthetria gigantea Theobald 1937 march fly Coll Mieg de Bale R 2000(963), 34
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
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Leptogaster falloti n. sp.
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Heleomyza oligocenica n. sp.
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Sphegina abrasa n. sp.
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Dolichopus incertus n. sp.
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Symphoromyia marginata n. sp.
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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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