Dominican amber (Drake coll): Burdigalian - Langhian, Dominican Republic
collected by C. Drake
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Insecta
- Hemiptera
- Mesoveliidae
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Mesovelia dominicana n. sp.
Garrouste and Nel 2010
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Garrouste and Nel 2010 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| 12911 (La Toca mine) (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
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Insecta
- Hemiptera
- Hebridae
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Miohebrus anderseni n. gen., n. sp.
Garrouste and Nel 2010
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Garrouste and Nel 2010 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| 12893 (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
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Insecta
- Hemiptera
- Tingidae
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Eocader babyrussus
Golub and Popov 2000
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| 12533, 125445 | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | Dominican Republic |
| Coordinates: | 19.6° North, 70.8° West (view map) |
| Paleocoordinates: | 19.4° North, 69.6° West |
| Basis of coordinate: | based on political unit |
| Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
| Period: | Neogene | Epoch: | Miocene |
| 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 5 | ||
| Key time interval: | Burdigalian - Langhian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 20.44000 - 13.82000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Stratigraphic resolution: | bed | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: Age controversial, with the youngest proposed age of 20-15 mya based on foraminifera and the oldest as 45-30 mya based on coccoliths. Most of the amber is secondarily deposited in turbiditic sandstones. | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | amber |
| Environment: | terrestrial indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body,soft parts,original chitin,amber |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
| Collectors: | C. Drake |
Metadata
| Database number: | 124223 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Clapham | Enterer: | A. Noshirvan, M. Clapham |
| Modifier: | M. Clapham | Research group: | paleoentomology |
| Created: | 2012-02-08 07:24:27 | Last modified: | 2014-04-28 18:25:44 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2013-02-08 07:24:27 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 39991. | V. B. Golub and Y. A. Popov. 2000. New cantacaderid lace bugs from Dominican amber (Heteroptera: Tingidae, Cantacaderinae). Acta Geologica Hispanica 35(1-2):165-169 [M. Clapham/A. Noshirvan/M. Clapham] |
Secondary references:
| 40631 | R. Garrouste and A. Nel. 2010. First semi-aquatic bugs Mesoveliidae and Hebridae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Gerromorpha) in Miocene Dominican amber. Insect Systematics & Evolution 41:93-102 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham/M. Clapham] |