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 121474: 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 | |
? Simulium terribilis n. sp.
? Simulium terribilis n. sp. Förster 1891 biting midge | |
Mycetophilites sp., "cf. Glaphyroptera crassiuscula n. sp." = Leia crassiuscula
Mycetophilites sp. Förster 1891 fungus gnat
"cf. Glaphyroptera crassiuscula n. sp." = Leia crassiuscula Förster 1891 fungus gnat | |
Plecia cf. grossa von Heyden and von Heyden 1865 love bug
"Plecia splendida" = Plecia foersteri Theobald 1937 love bug
Plecia cf. bucklandi Heer 1849 love bug | |
Tetanocera preciosa n. sp., Tetanocera contenta n. sp.
Tetanocera preciosa n. sp. Förster 1891 marsh fly
Tetanocera contenta n. sp. Förster 1891 marsh fly | |
"Anthomyia pusilla n. sp." = Phytomyza pusilla
"Anthomyia pusilla n. sp." = Phytomyza pusilla Förster 1891 leaf-miner fly | |
Dolichopus miluus n. sp.
Dolichopus miluus n. sp. Förster 1891 long-legged fly | |
? Acanthosoma debile n. sp.
? Acanthosoma debile n. sp. Förster 1891 shield bug | |
"Cydnus dignus n. sp." = Cydnus dignus, "Cydnus ornatissimus n. sp." = Cydnus dignus, Cydnus cf. sagittifer, Cydnus tertiarius, "Cydnus armiger" = Cydnus armiger, "Cydnus obsoletus n. sp." = Cydnus armiger, Cydnus solutus, Cydnus cf. pygmaeus
"Cydnus dignus n. sp." = Cydnus dignus Förster 1891 burrowing bug
"Cydnus ornatissimus n. sp." = Cydnus dignus Förster 1891 burrowing bug
Cydnus cf. sagittifer Heer 1853 burrowing bug
"Cydnus armiger" = Cydnus armiger Förster 1891 burrowing bug
"Cydnus obsoletus n. sp." = Cydnus armiger Förster 1891 burrowing bug
Cydnus solutus Förster 1891 burrowing bug
Cydnus cf. pygmaeus Heer 1853 burrowing bug | |
"Eusarcoris mammillata n. sp." = Eysarcoris
"Eusarcoris mammillata n. sp." = Eysarcoris stink bug | |
Aphrophora pinguicula Heer 1853 froghopper | |
? Deltocephalus minutulus n. sp.
? Deltocephalus minutulus n. sp. Förster 1891 leafhopper | |
Bracon praeteritus Förster 1891 wasp | |
"Attopsis superba n. sp." = Solenopsis superba, "Attopsis valida" = Solenopsis valida
"Attopsis superba n. sp." = Solenopsis superba Förster 1891 ant
"Attopsis valida" = Solenopsis valida Förster 1891 ant | |
Harpalus excavatus n. sp.
Harpalus excavatus n. sp. Förster 1891 ground beetle | |
Oxytelus ominosus n. sp., Stenus ornatus n. sp.
Oxytelus ominosus n. sp. Förster 1891 rove beetle
Stenus ornatus n. sp. Förster 1891 rove beetle | |
"Dorcatoma cf. bovistae" = Caenocara bovistae
"Dorcatoma cf. bovistae" = Caenocara bovistae Hoffmann 1803 spider beetle | |
"Adalia marginata n. sp." = Aphidecta marginata, Chilocorus inflatus n. sp.
"Adalia marginata n. sp." = Aphidecta marginata Förster 1891 ladybird beetle
Chilocorus inflatus n. sp. Förster 1891 ladybird beetle | |
Ceutorhynchus fischeri n. sp., cf. Pissodes planatus n. sp., Bagous palintonus n. sp., Gymnetron rotundicolle n. sp., ? Cryptorhynchus incertus n. sp., Curculionites cf. lividus, "Cleonus asperulus" = Protainophthalmus asperulus, Bagous bicolor n. sp.
Ceutorhynchus fischeri n. sp. Förster 1891 snout beetle
cf. Pissodes planatus n. sp. Förster 1891 snout beetle
Bagous palintonus n. sp. Förster 1891 snout beetle
Gymnetron rotundicolle n. sp. Förster 1891 snout beetle
? Cryptorhynchus incertus n. sp. Förster 1891 snout beetle
Curculionites cf. lividus Heer 1856 snout beetle
"Cleonus asperulus" = Protainophthalmus asperulus Heer 1856 snout beetle
Bagous bicolor n. sp. Förster 1891 snout beetle | |
Apion levirostre n. sp.
Apion levirostre n. sp. Förster 1891 weevil | |
"Oreina pulchra n. sp." = Chrysochloa pulchra, "Haltica magna n. sp." = Altica magna, Bruchus crassus n. sp.
"Oreina pulchra n. sp." = Chrysochloa pulchra Förster 1891 leaf beetle
"Haltica magna n. sp." = Altica magna Förster 1891 flea beetle
Bruchus crassus n. sp. Förster 1891 leaf beetle | |
"Malthodes obtusus n. sp." = Malthodes (Malthodes) obtusus
"Malthodes obtusus n. sp." = Malthodes (Malthodes) obtusus Förster 1891 soldier beetle | |
Hylesinus lineatus n. sp.
Hylesinus lineatus n. sp. Förster 1891 beetle |