Where: Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, 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
Collection methods: Museum Marseille
Primary reference: S. H. Scudder. 1872. Description of a new fossil butterfly (Satyrites reynesii) found at Aix in Provence. The Geological Magazine 9:532-533 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 122487: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Jered Karr on 30.12.2011, edited by Matthew Clapham
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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Phalangillum hirsutum n. gen. n. sp.1
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Amphitrogulus sternalis n. gen. n. sp.1
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Cercidiella aquisextana n. gen. n. sp.1, "Protolycosa attiformis n. gen. n. sp." = Paralycosa attiformis1, Amphithomisus barbatus n. gen. n. sp.1, Clubionella antiqua n. gen. n. sp.1
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"Attopsis hirsutus n. gen. n. sp." = Eoattopsis hirsutus1
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Ariamnes gabrieli n. sp.1
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Tegenaria lacazei n. sp.1
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Uroctea galloprovincialis n. sp.1
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Hersilia aquisextana n. sp.1
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Herselioides thanatiformis n. gen. n. sp.1, Pseudothomisus articulatus n. gen. n. sp.1, Protolachesis annulata n. gen. n. sp.1, Amphiclotho breviuscula n. gen. n. sp.1, Eresoides orbicularis n. gen. n. sp.1, Prodysdera intermedia n. gen. n. sp.1, Protochersis spinosus n. gen. n. sp.1, Mygale ambigua n. sp.1
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"Phrynus marioni n. sp." = Phrynus fossilis1
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Insecta | |
Asilus sannoisiensis n. sp.3
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"Bombylius depereti n. sp." = Bombylius (Bombylius) depereti3
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Bibio curtisi8, "Bibio serresi n. sp." = Bibio curtisii8, "Bibio conformans n. sp." = Bibio celasensis8, "Plecia gracilis" = Plecia bucklandi8, "Plecia elegans" = Plecia bucklandi8, "Plecia splendida" = Plecia foersteri8, "Plecia livida" = Plecia livida8, "Plecia constricta n. sp." = Plecia livida8
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"Euacanthus bellus n. sp." = Evacanthus bellus2
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Decticus antiquus n. sp.2
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Tenthredinites bifasciata n. gen. n. sp.3
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Sceliphron tertiarius n. sp.3
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"Aphaenogaster maculata n. sp." = Paraphaenogaster maculata8
"Aphaenogaster maculata n. sp." = Paraphaenogaster maculata8 Theobald 1937 ant Museum Marseille M 55
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"Ichneumon sublongaevus n. sp." = Pimpla antiquus2
"Ichneumon sublongaevus n. sp." = Pimpla antiquus2 Saussure 1852 ichneumon wasp Museum Marseille 5948
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Bracon vasseuri n. sp.2
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Hylotomites robusta n. gen. n. sp.2
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Satyrites reynesii n. gen. n. sp.
Satyrites reynesii n. gen. n. sp. Scudder 1872 browns | |
Pamphilites abdita n. gen. n. sp.7
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Onthophagus luteus n. sp.5
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Crioceris margarum n. sp.5, "Chrysomela lyelliana" = Plagiodera lyelliana5, Chrysomela debilis n. sp.5, Chrysomela matheroni5, Cassida blancheti5
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Clytus leporinus n. sp.5
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"Hylobius morosus" = Curculionites morosus5, "Sitones margarum" = Protainophthalmus margarus5, "Cleonus asperulus" = Protainophthalmus asperulus5, "Cleonus marcelli" = Protainophthalmus asperulus5, "Brachyderes longipes" = Protainophthalmus asperulus5, "Brachyderes aquisextanus" = Protainophthalmus asperulus5, Hipporhinus heerii5, Hipporhinus heeri8, "Hipporhinus reynesii" = Rhytidoderes sexsulcatus5, Hylobius carbo n. sp.5, Cleonus pygmaeus n. sp.5, Cleonus inflexus5, ? Hydronomus nasutus n. sp.5, Coniatus minusculus n. sp.5, Curculionites exiguus n. sp.5, Cryptorhynchus gypsi n. sp.5
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"Anthicus melancholicus n. sp." = Anthicus oustaleti5
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Quedius reynesii5, "Staphylinus (Ocypus) atavus n. sp." = Ocypus atavus5, Staphylinus priscus5, Staphylinus calvus5, "Staphylinus (Ocypus) germarii n. sp." = Staphylinus germarii5, "Erinnys elongata n. sp." = Lithoplanes elongata5, Achenium ingens n. sp.5
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"Geotrupes atacus" = Geotrupes atavus3
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Hydrophilopsis incerta n. sp.5
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Nebria tisiphone n. sp.5, Feronia provincialis n. sp.5, Feronia minax n. sp.5, Stomis elegans n. sp.5, Harpalus oustaleti n. sp.3, Harpalus deletus n. sp.5, "Calosoma (Callisthenes) agassizi" = Calosoma agassizi5
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"Libellula martini n. sp." = Palaeotramea martini2 Meunier 1914 common skimmer Museum Marseille 5897
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"Calopteryx sannoisiensis n. sp." = Sapho sannoisiensis2
"Calopteryx sannoisiensis n. sp." = Sapho sannoisiensis2 Meunier 1914 broad-winged damselfly Museum Marseille 5898
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