Corent (MNHN collection) (Oligocene of France)
Where: Auvergne, France (45.7° N, 3.2° E: paleocoordinates 45.0° N, 0.1° W)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Rupelian (33.9 - 28.1 Ma)
• Stampian (=Rupelian)
Environment/lithology: lacustrine - large; lithified, white marl
• Large lake based on presence of ostracods, charophytes, and fish, as well as thickness of sediments (90-300 m) and wide distribution. Limagne Graben rift basin.
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: adpression
Reposited in the MNHN
• Deposited at the Museum of Corent, France
Primary reference: E. Oustalet. 1870. Recherches sur les insectes fossiles des terrains Tertiaires de la France, première partie, insectes fossiles de l'Auvergne. Annales des Sciences Géologiques, Paris 2(3):1-178 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 127630: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Amy Delelli on 19.05.2012, edited by Matthew Clapham
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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| Insecta | |
Anthophorites gaudryi n. sp.
Anthophorites gaudryi n. sp. Oustalet 1870 insect | |
Plecia nigrescens n. sp., Penthetria vaillantii n. sp.
Plecia nigrescens n. sp. Oustalet 1870 fly
Penthetria vaillantii n. sp. Oustalet 1870 fly | |
Bibionidae indet., Bibionidae indet., Protomyia formicoides n. sp., Protomyia adusta, Protomyia fusca n. sp., "Protomyia inflata n. sp." = Plecia inflata, "Bibio lartetii" = Plecia larteti, "Protomyia joannis" = Plecia joannis, "Protomyia sauvagei n. sp." = Plecia sauvagei, "Protomyia longipennis n. sp." = Plecia longipennis, "Bibio edwardsii n. sp." = Plecia bucklandi, Bibio cylindratus n. sp., Plecia pallida n. sp., Bibio marginatus n. sp., "Plecia major" = Bibio major, Bibio robustus n. sp., "Protomyia rubescens n. sp." = Penthetria rubescens, "Protomyia blanchardi n. sp." = Penthetria blanchardi, "Protomyia lugens n. sp." = Penthetria lugens, "Protomyia longa" = Penthetria longa, Bibio alacris n. sp., Bibio macer n. sp., "Protomyia incerta n. sp." = Penthetria incerta, Bibio minor n. sp.
Bibionidae indet. Fleming 1821 march fly
Bibionidae indet. Fleming 1821 march fly
Protomyia formicoides n. sp. Oustalet 1870 march fly
Protomyia adusta Oustalet 1870 march fly
Protomyia fusca n. sp. Oustalet 1870 march fly
"Protomyia inflata n. sp." = Plecia inflata Oustalet 1870 love bug
"Bibio lartetii" = Plecia larteti Oustalet 1870 love bug
"Protomyia joannis" = Plecia joannis Oustalet 1870 love bug
"Protomyia sauvagei n. sp." = Plecia sauvagei Oustalet 1870 love bug
"Protomyia longipennis n. sp." = Plecia longipennis Oustalet 1870 love bug
"Bibio edwardsii n. sp." = Plecia bucklandi Heer 1849 love bug In "Dusodyle" not marl (MNHN-LP-R.06669)
Bibio cylindratus n. sp. Oustalet 1870 love bug
Plecia pallida n. sp. Oustalet 1870 love bug
"Plecia major" = Bibio major Oustalet 1870 march fly
Bibio robustus n. sp. Oustalet 1870 march fly
"Protomyia rubescens n. sp." = Penthetria rubescens Oustalet 1870 march fly
"Protomyia blanchardi n. sp." = Penthetria blanchardi Oustalet 1870 march fly
"Protomyia lugens n. sp." = Penthetria lugens Oustalet 1870 march fly
"Protomyia longa" = Penthetria longa Heer 1849 march fly
Bibio alacris n. sp. Oustalet 1870 march fly
Bibio macer n. sp. Oustalet 1870 march fly
"Protomyia incerta n. sp." = Penthetria incerta Oustalet 1870 march fly | |
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Stratiomys heberti Oustalet 1870 soldier fly | |
Libellula minuscula n. sp.
Libellula minuscula n. sp. Oustalet 1870 common skimmer | |
"Eunectes antiquus n. sp." = Eretes antiquus
"Eunectes antiquus n. sp." = Eretes antiquus Oustalet 1870 predaceous diving beetle | |
Laccobius priscus n. sp.
Laccobius priscus n. sp. Oustalet 1870 water scavenger beetle | |
Hylobius deletus n. sp., Plinthus redivivus n. sp., Anisorhynchus effossus n. sp., Bagous atavus n. sp., Cleonus arvernensis n. sp.
Hylobius deletus n. sp. Oustalet 1870 snout beetle
Plinthus redivivus n. sp. Oustalet 1870 snout beetle
Anisorhynchus effossus n. sp. Oustalet 1870 snout beetle
Bagous atavus n. sp. Oustalet 1870 snout beetle
Cleonus arvernensis n. sp. Oustalet 1870 snout beetle | |