Where: Bouches-Du-Rhone, France (43.5° N, 5.5° E: paleocoordinates 43.3° N, 2.8° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
• local area-level geographic resolution
When: Niveau du gypse d'Aix Formation, Chattian (28.1 - 23.0 Ma)
• "The ‘insect formation’ is 2.5 m thick, divided in two parts that correspond to two very different environmental conditions. The first (lower) episode is remarkable by its lateral monotony of facies on a distance of 6 km at least, in the outcrops observed on the northwest of Aix-en-Provence. This lower episode is distinguished from the rest of the ‘insect formation’ and from the whole formation of Aix-en-Provence by the presence of a very numerous thin limestone laminae. The second (upper) episode is remarkable by the presence of many silici- fied laminae. The fauna in this level is also very well preserved"….This collection consists of unspecified layers
Environment/lithology: lacustrine - large; lithified limestone
Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils
Preservation: mold/impression, adpression
Reposited in the MNHN
Primary reference: F. Meunier. 1915. Nouvelles recherches sur quelques insectes des Plâtrières d'Aix en Provence. Verhandelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen te Amsterdam 18(5):1-17 [M. Clapham/J. Karr/M. Clapham]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 122501: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Jered Karr on 31.12.2011, edited by Matthew Clapham
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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Ulmeriella aquisextana n. sp.4 Nel 1986 termite MNHN IPM-R.07443 (Nel no. 1358); IPM-R.54242 in Nel & Paicheler 1993
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"Pterophorus oligocenicus n. sp." = Merrifieldia oligocenicus2
"Pterophorus oligocenicus n. sp." = Merrifieldia oligocenicus2 Bigot et al. 1986 moth Oustalet collection
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Polystichus hopei n. sp.12
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"Sitones margarum" = Protainophthalmus margarus12, "Cleonus marcelli" = Protainophthalmus asperulus12, "Brachyderes aquisextanus" = Protainophthalmus asperulus12, "Brachyderes longipes" = Protainophthalmus asperulus12, "Hipporhinus reynesii" = Rhytidoderes sexsulcatus12, Hipporhinus heeri15, Hipporhinus heerii12, Cleonus inflexus12
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Chrysomela matheroni12, Gonioctena curtisii n. sp.12, "Chrysomela matrona n. sp." = Plagiodera lyelliana12, Cassida blancheti12
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"Staphylinus (Ocypus) provincialis n. sp." = Ocypus provincialis12, Staphylinus prodromus12, Staphylinus priscus12, Staphylinus aquisextanus n. sp.12, Staphylinus calvus12, "Erinnys deleta n. sp." = Lithoplanes deleta12, Stenus gypsi n. sp.12
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Geotrupes atavus n. sp.12
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Nothochrysa oligocenica n. sp.11
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"Pimpla antiqua n. sp." = Lithoserix antiquus13, ? Pimpla saussurei15, Exetastes postornata n. sp.15, ? Demophorus fumipennis n. sp.15, Ophion annulatus n. sp.15, "Promethes tilloyi n. sp." = Zagryphus tilloyi15, "? Nemeritis longicornis n. sp." = Dimophora longicornis15
"Pimpla antiqua n. sp." = Lithoserix antiquus13 Saussure 1852 ichneumon wasp Coll Museum Paris 21 (MNHN.F.B24391); Theobald said that this specimen was different from Saussure's holotype, but it is likely the same (Spasojevic et al., 2022)
"Promethes tilloyi n. sp." = Zagryphus tilloyi15 Theobald 1937 ichneumon wasp Coll Museum Paris Am 8 (MNHN.F.24392)
"? Nemeritis longicornis n. sp." = Dimophora longicornis15 Theobald 1937 ichneumon wasp Coll Museum Paris Am 12 (MNHN.F.B24398)
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"Diospilus verus n. sp." = Taphaeus verus15
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"Pompilus coquandi n. sp." = Pompilinites coquandi15, "Pompilus fasciatus n. sp." = Pompilites fasciatus15
"Pompilus coquandi n. sp." = Pompilinites coquandi15 Theobald 1937 spider wasp Coll Museum Paris Am 1
"Pompilus fasciatus n. sp." = Pompilites fasciatus15 Theobald 1937 spider wasp Coll Museum Paris Am 11
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"Methoca sp." = Methocha15
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"Apis aquisextusensis n. sp." = Apis (Synapis) henshawi7 Cockerell 1907 Henshaw's honey bee MNHN-LP-R.08381, 08382, 10421
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"Aphaenogaster maculata" = Paraphaenogaster maculata15, "Brachyponera dubia" = Pachycondyla dubia15, Dolichoderus coquandi n. sp.15, "Camponotus saussurei n. sp." = Camponotus theobaldi15, Camponotus longiventris n. sp.15, "Formica minutula" = Lasius occultatus15, Lasius epicentrus n. sp.15, Formica sp.15, Formica sepulta n. sp.15, Formica latinodosa n. sp.15, Formica oculata15
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Protobacillometra oligocenica n. gen. n. sp.9
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? Neides oligocenicus n. sp.5
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Coenagrionidae "indet. C"10, Coenagrionidae "indet. D"10, Argiinae "indet. A"10, Argiinae "indet. B"10
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"Mycetophila meigeniana" = Gnoriste meigeniana15, Mycetophila cf. morio15, Mycetophila confusa15, "Mycomyia curvithoracis n. sp." = Mycomya curvithoracis15
"Mycomyia curvithoracis n. sp." = Mycomya curvithoracis15 Theobald 1937 fungus gnat Coll Museum Paris Am 27
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Bibio sp.15, Bibio spectabilis15, Bibio disjectus15, Bibio aquaesextiae n. sp.14, Bibio curtisi15, "Bibio curtisii" = Bibio curtisii14, "Bibio romani" = Bibio curtisii15, "Bibio serresi" = Bibio curtisii15, Bibiodes provincialis n. sp.14, Dilophus sp.14, Penthetria nervisinuata14, "Plecia cf. lugens" = Penthetria lugens15, "Plecia livida" = Plecia livida15, "Plecia brevipennis" = Plecia livida15, "Plecia splendida" = Plecia foersteri15, "Plecia guinieri" = Plecia lygaeoides15, "Plecia bucklandi" = Plecia bucklandi15, "Plecia gracilis" = Plecia bucklandi15, "Plecia elegans" = Plecia bucklandi15, "Plecia dilatativentris" = Plecia bucklandi15
Bibio spectabilis15 Theobald 1937 march fly Coll Museum Paris Am 78; 15 in Skarveti & Nel 2017 (Aix 6, 10, 11, 52, 107, 161, 309, 845, 1090, 1299, 1307, 1377, 1446, 1447, P25)
Bibio aquaesextiae n. sp.14 Skartveit and Nel 2017 march fly MNHN Aix 152, 309, 416,421, 532, 610, 1010, 1014, 1294, 1436, 1452
Bibiodes provincialis n. sp.14 Skartveit and Nel 2017 march fly MNHN Aix 1079, 23, 62, 543, 676, 959
Penthetria nervisinuata14 Theobald 1937 march fly MNHN Aix 332, 428, 645, 752, 779, 799, 884, 890, 926, 965, 974, 1013, 1061,1085, 1332, 1337, 1347, 1404, P26
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"Chilosia oligocenica n. sp." = Cheilosia oligocenica15
"Chilosia oligocenica n. sp." = Cheilosia oligocenica15 Theobald 1937 hoverfly Coll Museum Paris Am 24
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Tetanocera alireticulata n. sp.15
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Arachnida | |
Attoides eresiformis n. gen. n. sp.3
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Drassodes sextii n. sp.1
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