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 121473: 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 | |
Tipula "sp. 1" Linnaeus 1758 crane fly
Tipula "sp. 2" Linnaeus 1758 crane fly | |
Plecia "sp. 1", Plecia "sp. 2", Plecia cf. rhenana, Plecia luctuosa, Plecia foersteri, Plecia cf. pallida
Plecia "sp. 1" Wiedemann 1823 love bug
Plecia "sp. 2" Wiedemann 1823 love bug
Plecia cf. rhenana von Heyden and von Heyden 1865 love bug
Plecia luctuosa von Heyden and von Heyden 1865 love bug
Plecia cf. pallida Oustalet 1870 love bug | |
? Empis macrophthalma Förster 1891 dagger fly | |
Aphanus contractus Theobald 1937 seed bug
Pachymerus detectus n. sp. Förster 1891 seed bug | |
Heterogaster famosus n. sp. Förster 1891 true bug
Heterogaster sundgoviensis Theobald 1937 true bug
Heterogaster cf. radobojanus Heer 1853 true bug | |
Eurygaster granulosus n. sp.
Eurygaster granulosus n. sp. Förster 1891 metallic shield bug | |
"Cydnus cf. haidingeri" = Cydnopsis haidingeri, Cydnus sp., Cydnus parvus n. sp., Cydnus acriscutatus n. sp., Cydnus maximus n. sp., Cydnus brevicrassus n. sp., Cydnus cf. atavinus, "Cydnus scutatus n. sp." = Cydnus armiger, Cydnus solutus, Brachypelta retrita n. sp., Cydnus cf. brevicollis
"Cydnus cf. haidingeri" = Cydnopsis haidingeri Heer 1853 burrowing bug
Cydnus sp. Fabricius 1803 burrowing bug
Cydnus parvus n. sp. Förster 1891 burrowing bug
Cydnus acriscutatus n. sp. Förster 1891 burrowing bug
Cydnus maximus n. sp. Förster 1891 burrowing bug
Cydnus brevicrassus n. sp. Förster 1891 burrowing bug
Cydnus cf. atavinus Heer 1853 burrowing bug
"Cydnus scutatus n. sp." = Cydnus armiger Förster 1891 burrowing bug
Cydnus solutus Förster 1891 burrowing bug
Brachypelta retrita n. sp. Förster 1891 burrowing bug
Cydnus cf. brevicollis Heer 1853 burrowing bug | |
"Eusarcoris cf. pinguis" = Eysarcoris, "Eusarcoris cf. prodromus" = Eysarcoris, "Eusarcoris humilis n. sp." = Eysarcoris, "Eusarcoris nuda n. sp." = Eysarcoris, "? Arma contusa n. sp." = Eysarcoris mammillata, Pentatoma rigosum n. sp., Pentatoma fatale n. sp., Pentatoma venosum n. sp., Eurydema retrorsum
"Eusarcoris cf. pinguis" = Eysarcoris stink bug
"Eusarcoris cf. prodromus" = Eysarcoris stink bug
"Eusarcoris humilis n. sp." = Eysarcoris stink bug
"Eusarcoris nuda n. sp." = Eysarcoris stink bug
"? Arma contusa n. sp." = Eysarcoris mammillata Förster 1891 stink bug
Pentatoma rigosum n. sp. Förster 1891 stink bug
Pentatoma fatale n. sp. Förster 1891 stink bug
Pentatoma venosum n. sp. Förster 1891 stink bug
Eurydema retrorsum Theobald 1937 stink bug | |
"Aphrophora pulchra n. sp." = Aphrophora pulchra, "Aphrophora antiqua n. sp." = Aphrophora pulchra
"Aphrophora pulchra n. sp." = Aphrophora pulchra Förster 1891 froghopper
"Aphrophora antiqua n. sp." = Aphrophora pulchra Förster 1891 froghopper | |
Blatta sundgaviensis n. sp.
Blatta sundgaviensis n. sp. Förster 1891 cockroach | |
Chrysis amoena n. sp.
Chrysis amoena n. sp. Förster 1891 cuckoo wasp | |
Camponotus compactus n. sp., "Camponotus miserabilis n. sp." = Camponotus vehemens, Oecophylla praeclara n. sp., "Hypoclinea explicans n. sp." = Dolichoderus explicans, Solenopsis superba, "Attopsis blanda n. sp." = Solenopsis blanda, "Attopsis acuta n. sp." = Solenopsis blanda, "Attopsis privata n. sp." = Solenopsis privata
Camponotus compactus n. sp. Förster 1891 ant
"Camponotus miserabilis n. sp." = Camponotus vehemens Förster 1891 ant
Oecophylla praeclara n. sp. Förster 1891 weaver ant
"Hypoclinea explicans n. sp." = Dolichoderus explicans Förster 1891 ant
Solenopsis superba Förster 1891 ant
"Attopsis blanda n. sp." = Solenopsis blanda Förster 1891 ant
"Attopsis acuta n. sp." = Solenopsis blanda Förster 1891 ant
"Attopsis privata n. sp." = Solenopsis privata Förster 1891 ant | |
Anchomenus bipunctatus n. sp., Trechus capito n. sp., Amara procera n. sp., "Amara sinuata n. sp." = Amara foersteri, Harpalus obtusus n. sp., Bembidium laevigatum n. sp.
Anchomenus bipunctatus n. sp. Förster 1891 ground beetle
Trechus capito n. sp. Förster 1891 ground beetle
Amara procera n. sp. Förster 1891 ground beetle
"Amara sinuata n. sp." = Amara foersteri Handlirsch 1907 ground beetle
Harpalus obtusus n. sp. Förster 1891 ground beetle
Bembidium laevigatum n. sp. Förster 1891 ground beetle | |
"Escheria convexa n. sp." = Copelatus convexus
"Escheria convexa n. sp." = Copelatus convexus Förster 1891 predaceous diving beetle | |
Escheria dimidiata n. sp.
Escheria dimidiata n. sp. Förster 1891 beetle | |
Pseudocistela gracilis n. sp.
Pseudocistela gracilis n. sp. Förster 1891 comb-clawed beetle | |
Meligethes detractus n. sp.
Meligethes detractus n. sp. Förster 1891 sap beetle | |
"Chilocorus politus n. sp." = Chilocorus foersteri
"Chilocorus politus n. sp." = Chilocorus foersteri Ukrainsky 2010 ladybird beetle | |
"Urodon cinctus n. sp." = Bruchela cincta
"Urodon cinctus n. sp." = Bruchela cincta Förster 1891 fungus weevil | |
Ceutorhynchus crassirostris n. sp., Ceutorhynchus obliquus n. sp., Smicronyx antiquus n. sp., Larinus longirostris n. sp.
Ceutorhynchus crassirostris n. sp. Förster 1891 snout beetle
Ceutorhynchus obliquus n. sp. Förster 1891 snout beetle
Smicronyx antiquus n. sp. Förster 1891 snout beetle
Larinus longirostris n. sp. Förster 1891 snout beetle | |
Apion parvum n. sp.
Apion parvum n. sp. Förster 1891 weevil | |
"Haltica difficilis n. sp." = Psylliodes difficilis, Agelasa sessilis n. sp., Galerucella affinis n. sp.
"Haltica difficilis n. sp." = Psylliodes difficilis Förster 1891 flea beetle
Agelasa sessilis n. sp. Förster 1891 leaf beetle
Galerucella affinis n. sp. Förster 1891 leaf beetle | |
? Cerambycites sp. Deichmüller 1886 longhorned beetle | |
Anthaxia beneckei n. sp.
Anthaxia beneckei n. sp. Förster 1891 jewel beetle |