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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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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Mycetophilidae indet., "Rhymosia foersteri n. sp." = Rymosia foersteri, Leia gracillima, Leia longipes, Allactoneura veiti n. sp.
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Bibionidae indet., Plecia sp., "Plecia foersteri n. sp." = Plecia foersteri, "Plecia foersteri" = Plecia foersteri2, "Plecia oviformis n. sp." = Plecia foersteri, "Plecia splendida" = Plecia foersteri, Plecia inflata, "Plecia cf. lapidaria" = Plecia pinguis, Plecia conica n. sp., "Bibio dislocata n. sp." = Bibio dislocatus, "Bibio consolida n. sp." = Bibio dislocatus, "Plecia macroventris n. sp." = Bibio dislocatus, "Bibio baumbergeri n. sp." = Bibio baumbergeri, "Bibio parenti n. sp." = Bibio baumbergeri, Bibiodes sp.2, Dilophus sp.2, "Plecia subterranea n. sp." = Penthetria subterranea, "Plecia claripennis n. sp." = Penthetria claripennis, "Plecia difficilis n. sp." = Penthetria claripennis, "Plecia graciosa n. sp." = Penthetria claripennis, "Plecia varia n. sp." = Penthetria claripennis, "Plecia variegata n. sp." = Penthetria claripennis, "Plecia gigantea n. sp." = Penthetria gigantea, "Plecia miegi n. sp." = Penthetria gigantea, "Plecia luteipennis n. sp." = Penthetria gigantea, "Plecia crassiventris n. sp." = Penthetria gigantea, "Plecia cf. lugens" = Penthetria lugens
Bibionidae indet. Fleming 1821 march fly
Plecia sp. Wiedemann 1823 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
"Plecia cf. lapidaria" = Plecia pinguis von Heyden and von Heyden 1865 love bug
"Bibio consolida n. sp." = Bibio dislocatus Theobald 1937 march fly
"Bibio baumbergeri n. sp." = Bibio baumbergeri Theobald 1937 march fly Coll Mieg de Bale R 2003, 833, 481, 849
"Plecia subterranea n. sp." = Penthetria subterranea Theobald 1937 march fly Coll Mieg de Bale R 868, 2002, 241
"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 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 crassiventris n. sp." = Penthetria gigantea Theobald 1937 march fly Coll Mieg de Bale R 934, 638, 401
"Plecia cf. lugens" = Penthetria lugens Oustalet 1870 march fly | |
Symphoromyia marginata n. sp.
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Leptogaster falloti n. sp.
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Sphegina abrasa n. sp.
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Heleomyza oligocenica n. sp.
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Dolichopus incertus n. sp.
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Agromyza incerta n. sp., Phytomyza vetusta n. sp.
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Termopsis gracilipennis n. sp.
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Orthacanthacris rhenana n. sp.
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Coleoptera indet. Linnaeus 1758 beetle | |
Anchomenus bipunctatus, Harpalus cf. oustaleti, Harpalus dilatatus n. sp., "Harpalus offusus" = Harpalus obtusus, Pterostichus molestus n. sp., Trechus capito
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Elateridae indet., Selatosomus miegi n. sp.
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"Hydrobius crassipunctatus" = Escheria crassipunctata, Cucujiformia indet.
Cucujiformia indet. Lameere 1938 beetle | |
Saperda densipunctata n. sp.
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Cryptocephalus pitoni n. sp., Psylliodes difficilis, Psylliodes defiguratus n. sp., Galerucella sp., Galerucella emarginata n. sp., Chrysochloa pulchra, Donacia dubia n. sp.
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Lachnopus dilatatus n. sp., Cleonus foersteri n. sp., Cleonus sp., Ceutorhynchus miegi n. sp., "Cleonus cf. sexsulcatus" = Rhytidoderes sexsulcatus, Sitona lata n. sp., "Sitona cf. margarum" = Protainophthalmus margarus, Hylobius 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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Parapimpla rhenana n. gen. n. sp., Cremastus primus n. sp., "? Pimpla indura n. sp." = Lycorina indura, ? Pimpla seyrigi n. sp.
Parapimpla rhenana n. gen. n. sp. Theobald 1937 ichneumon wasp NMBA F1321 [Coll Mieg de Bale R 403(404)]
"? Pimpla indura n. sp." = Lycorina indura Theobald 1937 ichneumon wasp NMBA 1323 [Coll Mieg de Bale R 865(587)]
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Bracon diffusiventre n. sp.
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"Methoca sp." = Methocha
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Formicidae indet., Formicidae indet.1, "Myrmicidae indet." = Myrmicinae, Solenopsis superba, Solenopsis maxima, "Solenopsis major n. sp." = Solenopsis alena, Solenopsis foersteri, Solenopsis valida, Solenopsis blanda, "Aphaenogaster maculipes n. sp." = Paraphaenogaster maculipes, "Sima klebsi" = Tetraponera klebsi, "Gesomyrmex expectans n. sp." = Eoformica expectans, Gesomyrmex miegi n. sp., Iridomyrmex breviantennis n. sp., "Iridomyrmex cf. geinitzi" = Yantaromyrmex geinitzi, "Iridomyrmex cf. goepperti" = Ctenobethylus goepperti, Dolichoderus oviformis n. sp., Dolichoderus affectus n. sp., Dolichoderus explicans, Dolichoderus coquandi, Dolichoderus bruneti n. sp., Platythyrea cf. primaeva, "Brachyponera dubia n. sp." = Pachycondyla dubia, "Euponera cf. calcarea" = Pachycondyla calcarea, "Euponera calcarea n. sp." = Pachycondyla calcarea, "Euponera globiventris n. sp." = Pachycondyla globiventris, Glaphyromyrmex oligocenicus, Formica flori, Formica alsatica n. sp., Formica cf. sepulta, Formica tripartita n. sp., Drymomyrmex cf. fuscipennis, Oecophylla superba n. sp., "Camponotus vehemens" = Camponotites vehemens, "Camponotus mengei" = Eocamponotus mengei, Myrmicites sp., Lioponera sp.
Formicidae indet. Latreille 1802 ant
"Myrmicidae indet." = Myrmicinae Lepeletier de Saint-Fargeau 1835 ant Coll Mieg de Bale R 126, 188, 247, 738
Solenopsis superba Förster 1891 ant
Solenopsis foersteri Theobald 1937 ant
Solenopsis valida Förster 1891 ant
"Aphaenogaster maculipes n. sp." = Paraphaenogaster maculipes Theobald 1937 ant Coll Mieg de Bale R 244, 510, 93
"Iridomyrmex cf. goepperti" = Ctenobethylus goepperti Mayr 1868 ant Coll Mieg de Bale R 289(73), 351(635), 28, 886(382), 28
Dolichoderus coquandi Theobald 1937 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
Formica tripartita n. sp. Theobald 1937 ant
Drymomyrmex cf. fuscipennis Wheeler 1915 ant
Myrmicites sp. Förster 1891 ant | |
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Gerris parabdominalis n. sp.
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Eurydema retrorsum n. sp., "Eusarcoris nuda" = Eysarcoris
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Cydnus tertiarius, Cydnus brevicrassus, Cydnus cf. sagittifer, Cydnus dignus, Cydnus cf. archaicus, Cydnus armiger, Cydnus cf. brevicollis, Cydnus solutus, Cydnus cf. pygmaeus, Cydnus cristatus n. sp.
Cydnus cf. archaicus Meunier 1915 burrowing bug | |
Aphanus contractus 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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