Grube Messel Pit (Senckenberg SMF collection): MP 11, Germany
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
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Heterocera indet.
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Lutz 1990 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
SMF MeI 296 | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Orthoptera
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Ensifera indet.
Chopard 1920
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Lutz 1990 | 5 specimens | ||||||||
SMF MeI 112, 188, 676, 684, 818 | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Blattodea
- Blattidae
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Blattidae indet.
Latreille 1810
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Lutz 1990 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
SMF MeI 1226 | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Blattodea
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Isoptera indet.
Brullé 1832
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Lutz 1990 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
SMF MeI 952 | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Hemiptera
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? Auchenorrhyncha indet.
(Duméril 1805)
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Lutz 1990 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
original and current combination Auchenorinques | ||||||||||
SMF MeI 1211 | ||||||||||
Cicadomorpha indet.
Evans 1946
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Lutz 1990 | 9 specimens | ||||||||
SMF MeI 204, 295, 524, 566, 816, 1160, 1209, 1210 | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Hemiptera
- Membracidae
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? Membracidae indet.
Rafinesque 1815
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Lutz 1990 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
SMF MeI 114 | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Hemiptera
- Cicadidae
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Cicadidae indet.
(Latreille 1802)
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Lutz 1990 | 9 specimens | ||||||||
Cicadariae | ||||||||||
SMF MeI 97, 127, 739, 743, 744, 943, 944, 1046, 1213 (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Hemiptera
- Miridae
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Miridae indet.
(Hahn 1833)
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Lutz 1990 | 4 specimens | ||||||||
SMF MeI 132, 306, 522, 1095 | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Hemiptera
- Pentatomidae
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Pentatomidae indet.
Leach 1815
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Lutz 1990 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
SMF MeI 649 | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Hemiptera
- Cydnidae
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Cydnidae indet.
(Billberg 1820)
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Lutz 1990 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
SMF MeI 79 | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Hemiptera
- Dictyopharidae
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Wedelphus dichopteroides n. gen., n. sp.
Szwedo and Wappler 2006
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Szwedo and Wappler 2006 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
SMF Mel 1512 (2 measurements) | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Hemiptera
- Diaspididae
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Aspidiotinae informal indet. 1
Ferris 1942
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Wappler and Ben-Dov 2008 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
FIS SM.B Me 3958 | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Hymenoptera
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Apocrita indet.
Gerstaecker 1867
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Lutz 1990 | 9 specimens | ||||||||
SMF MeI 111, 203, 588, 589, 593, 595, 647, 680, 766 | ||||||||||
Proctotrupoidea indet.
Latreille 1802
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Lutz 1990 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
SMF MeI 596 | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Hymenoptera
- Chalcididae
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Chalcididae indet.
Leach 1815
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Lutz 1990 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
SMF MeI 1207 | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Hymenoptera
- Formicidae
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Formicidae indet.
(Latreille 1802)
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Lutz 1990 | 20 specimens | ||||||||
original and current combination Formicariae | ||||||||||
SMF MeI 192, 1165, 57, 196, 198, 202, 549, 953, 1117, 113, 161, 428, 514, 515, 547, 599, 768, 1039, 1094, 1208 | ||||||||||
Pseudectatomma striatula n. sp.
Dlussky and Wedmann 2012
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Dlussky and Wedmann 2012 | 3 specimens | ||||||||
FIS MeI 5762, 8153, 10798 (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
Ponerinae informal indet. 1
Lepeletier de Saint-Fargeau 1835
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Lutz 1990 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
FIS MeI 400 (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
= Pseudectatomma eocenica n. gen., n. sp.
Dlussky and Wedmann 2012
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Dlussky and Wedmann 2012 | |||||||||
Archimyrmex wedmannae n. sp.
Dlussky 2012
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Dlussky 2012 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
SMF Mel 2016 (2 measurements) | ||||||||||
Formicinae indet.
Latreille 1802
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Lutz 1990 | 23 specimens | ||||||||
SMF MeI 56, 122a-c, 468, 890, 923, 1204, 17, 314, 317, 320, 512, 561, 603, 654, 803, 812, 814, 909, 962, 963, 1108 | ||||||||||
Gesomyrmex breviceps n. sp.
Dlussky et al. 2009
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Dlussky et al. 2009 | 3 specimens | ||||||||
SMF MeI 2305, 11054, 13151 (6 measurements) | ||||||||||
Gesomyrmex curiosus n. sp.
Dlussky et al. 2009
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Dlussky et al. 2009 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
synonym of Gesomyrmex hoernesi | ||||||||||
SMF MeI 11953 | ||||||||||
Gesomyrmex pulcher n. sp.
Dlussky et al. 2009
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Dlussky et al. 2009 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
SMF MeI 10999 (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
Oecophylla longiceps n. sp.
Dlussky et al. 2008
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Dlussky et al. 2008 | 37 specimens | ||||||||
(6 measurements) | ||||||||||
Camponotus sp.
Mayr 1861
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Kinzelbach and Pohl 1994 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
SMF-MeI 196 host of Stichotrema | ||||||||||
Dolichoderinae indet.
Forel 1878
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Lutz 1990 | 4 specimens | ||||||||
SMF MeI 321, 429, 1098, 1206 | ||||||||||
Ponerinae indet.
Lepeletier de Saint-Fargeau 1835
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Dlussky and Wedmann 2012 | 19 specimens | ||||||||
FIS MeI 202, 662, 7055, 7222, 7369, 7751, 7758, 8298, 8551, 10805, 11007, 12307, 12377, 12628, 12641, 13220, 13339, 13585, 13802 | ||||||||||
Messelepone leptogenoides n. gen., n. sp.
Dlussky and Wedmann 2012
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Dlussky and Wedmann 2012 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
FIS MeI 4808, 7198 (2 measurements) | ||||||||||
Cephalopone grandis n. sp.
Dlussky and Wedmann 2012
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Dlussky and Wedmann 2012 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
FIS MeI 5361 (2 measurements) | ||||||||||
Cephalopone potens n. gen., n. sp.
Dlussky and Wedmann 2012
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Dlussky and Wedmann 2012 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
FIS MeI 10860, 11830 (2 measurements) | ||||||||||
Cyrtopone curiosa n. sp.
Dlussky and Wedmann 2012
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Dlussky and Wedmann 2012 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
FIS MeI 6075 (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
Cyrtopone striata n. sp.
Dlussky and Wedmann 2012
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Dlussky and Wedmann 2012 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
FIS MeI 1392 (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
Cyrtopone microcephala n. gen., n. sp.
Dlussky and Wedmann 2012
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Dlussky and Wedmann 2012 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
FIS MeI 2407 (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
Cyrtopone elongata n. sp.
Dlussky and Wedmann 2012
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Dlussky and Wedmann 2012 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
FIS MeI 10167 (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
Protopone magna n. sp.
Dlussky and Wedmann 2012
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Dlussky and Wedmann 2012 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
FIS MeI 8790, 8789 (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
Protopone vetula n. sp.
Dlussky and Wedmann 2012
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Dlussky and Wedmann 2012 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
FIS MeI 7679 (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
Protopone oculata n. sp.
Dlussky and Wedmann 2012
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Dlussky and Wedmann 2012 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
FIS MeI 2334 (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
? Protopone dubia n. sp.
Dlussky and Wedmann 2012
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Dlussky and Wedmann 2012 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
FIS MeI 10142 | ||||||||||
Protopone germanica n. sp.
Dlussky and Wedmann 2012
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Dlussky and Wedmann 2012 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
FIS MeI 10841, 12360 (2 measurements) | ||||||||||
Protopone sepulta n. sp.
Dlussky and Wedmann 2012
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Dlussky and Wedmann 2012 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
FIS MeI 5329 (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
Pachycondyla petiolosa n. sp.
Dlussky and Wedmann 2012
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Dlussky and Wedmann 2012 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
FIS MeI 1893, 1427 (2 measurements) | ||||||||||
? Pachycondyla messeliana n. sp.
Dlussky and Wedmann 2012
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Dlussky and Wedmann 2012 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
FIS MeI 4744 (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
Pachycondyla eocenica n. sp.
Dlussky and Wedmann 2012
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Dlussky and Wedmann 2012 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
FIS MeI 10889, 8710 (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
Pachycondyla lutzi n. sp.
Dlussky and Wedmann 2012
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Dlussky and Wedmann 2012 | 10 specimens | ||||||||
FIS MeI 11958, 11481, 1361, 3553, 2078, 10526, 11679, 10564, 12975, 13507 (2 measurements) | ||||||||||
Pachycondyla petrosa n. sp.
Dlussky and Wedmann 2012
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Dlussky and Wedmann 2012 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
FIS MeI 12273 (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
Pachycondyla minuta n. sp.
Dlussky and Wedmann 2012
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Dlussky and Wedmann 2012 | 6 specimens | ||||||||
replaced by Pachycondyla parvula | ||||||||||
FIS MeI 10638, 10167, 12250, 10093, 13789, 14219 (2 measurements) | ||||||||||
Myrmicinae indet.
Lepeletier de Saint-Fargeau 1835
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Lutz 1990 | 4 specimens | ||||||||
SMF MeI 456, 517, 815, 929 | ||||||||||
Formicium giganteum n. sp.
Lutz 1986
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Lutz 1986 | 102 specimens | ||||||||
recombined as Titanomyrma gigantea | ||||||||||
(1 measurement) | ||||||||||
Formicium simillimum n. sp.
Lutz 1986
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Lutz 1986 | 29 specimens | ||||||||
recombined as Titanomyrma simillima | ||||||||||
26 in Lutz 1986; SMF MeI 1548a-c in Lutz 1990 (9 measurements) | ||||||||||
Casaleia eocenica n. sp.
Dlussky and Wedmann 2012
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Dlussky and Wedmann 2012 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
FIS MeI 5565 (2 measurements) | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Hymenoptera
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Vespoidea indet.
Latreille 1802
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Lutz 1990 | 3 specimens | ||||||||
SMF MeI 427, 548, 651 | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Hymenoptera
- Tiphiidae
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Tiphiidae indet.
Leach 1815
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Lutz 1990 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
SMF MeI 397, 513 | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Hymenoptera
- Scoliidae
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Scoliidae indet.
(Latreille 1802)
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Lutz 1990 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
original and current combination Scolietae | ||||||||||
SMF MeI 1500 | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Hymenoptera
- Sphecidae
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Sphecidae indet.
(Latreille 1802)
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Lutz 1990 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
original and current combination Sphegimae | ||||||||||
SMF MeI 319, 1107 | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Hymenoptera
- Apidae
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Anthophoridae indet.
Kirby 1837
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Lutz 1990 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
spelled with current rank as Anthophorini | ||||||||||
SMF MeI 222 | ||||||||||
Electrapis sp.
Cockerell 1908
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Wappler et al. 2015 | 3 specimens | ||||||||
FIS MeI 3300, 10890, 12151 | ||||||||||
Protobombus messelensis n. sp.
Wappler and Engel 2003
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Wappler and Engel 2003 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
recombined as Protobombus (Protobombus) messelensis | ||||||||||
SMF MeI 6388 (2 measurements) | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Hymenoptera
- Ichneumonidae
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Ichneumonidae indet.
(Latreille 1802)
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Lutz 1990 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
original and current combination Ichneumonides | ||||||||||
SMF MeI 195, 594 | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Hymenoptera
- Braconidae
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Braconidae indet.
Nees ab Esenbeck 1811
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Lutz 1990 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
SMF MeI 1021, 1205 | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Coleoptera
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Coleoptera indet.
Linnaeus 1758
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Lutz 1990 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
SMF MeI 360, 435 | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Coleoptera
- Carabidae
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Carabidae indet.
(Latreille 1802)
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Lutz 1990 | 9 specimens | ||||||||
SMF MeI 128, 307, 359, 372, 437, 477, 737, 858, 862 | ||||||||||
Scaritinae indet.
(Bonelli 1810)
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Lutz 1990 | 3 specimens | ||||||||
SMF MeI 126, 707, 1170 | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Coleoptera
- Chrysomelidae
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Donaciinae indet.
(Kirby 1837)
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Lutz 1990 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
SMF MeI 181, 327 | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Coleoptera
- Cerambycidae
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Lamiinae indet.
Latreille 1825
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Lutz 1990 | 5 specimens | ||||||||
SMF MeI 685, 969, 1015, 1016, 1027 | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Coleoptera
- Apionidae
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Apionidae indet.
Schoenherr 1823
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Lutz 1990 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
SMF MeI 604 | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Coleoptera
- Brentidae
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Brentidae indet.
(Billberg 1820)
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Lutz 1990 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
SMF MeI 248 | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Coleoptera
- Psephenidae
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Eubrianacinae informal indet. 1
Jacobson 1913
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Wedmann et al. 2011 | 93 specimens | ||||||||
"range from 5 m below to 5 m above marker alpha" | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Coleoptera
- Staphylinidae
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Staphylinidae indet.
(Latreille 1802)
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Lutz 1990 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
original and current combination Staphyliniae | ||||||||||
SMF MeI 744, 919 | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Coleoptera
- Geotrupidae
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Geotrupinae indet.
Latreille 1802
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Lutz 1990 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
SMF MeI 660 | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Coleoptera
- Lucanidae
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aff. Dorcus sp.
MacLeay 1819
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Lutz 1990 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
SMF MeI 711 (2 measurements) | ||||||||||
Lampriminae indet.
MacLeay 1819
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Lutz 1990 | 13 specimens | ||||||||
SMF MeI 3, 75, 177, 199, 313, 458, 520, 745, 811, 1072, 1131, 1174, 1549 | ||||||||||
Protognathinus spielbergi n. gen., n. sp.
Chalumeau and Brochier 2001
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Chalumeau and Brochier 2001 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
Specimen illustrated in Feb. 2000 National Geographic magazine (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Coleoptera
- Scarabaeidae
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Onitini indet.
(Laporte 1840)
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Lutz 1990 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
SMF MeI 172 (similar to Onitis) | ||||||||||
Onthophagini indet.
(Burmeister 1846)
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Lutz 1990 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
SMF MeI 646 (similar to Onthophagus) | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Coleoptera
- Hydrophilidae
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Hydrophilina indet.
Latreille 1802
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Fikáček et al. 2010 | 3 specimens | ||||||||
invalid subgroup of Hydrophilini | ||||||||||
SMF MeI 3903, 8114, 11236 (4 measurements) | ||||||||||
Hydrophilus sp.
Geoffroy 1762
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Fikáček et al. 2010 | 7 specimens | ||||||||
SMF MeI 806, 1524, 4648, 8936, 11127, 11804, 14052 (10 measurements) | ||||||||||
Hydrobiomorpha informal sp. 1
Blackburn 1888
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Fikáček et al. 2010 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
SMF MeI 5085, 10530 (4 measurements) | ||||||||||
Hydrobiomorpha eopalpalis
Fikáček et al. 2010
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Fikáček et al. 2010 | 17 specimens | ||||||||
SMF MeI 459, 3893, 3923, 4204, 4272, 4445, 5040, 5577, 7331, 8590, 8801, 8944, 10662, 12304, 14099, 14101, 14614 (23 measurements) | ||||||||||
Hydrochara sp.
Berthold 1827
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Fikáček et al. 2010 | 5 specimens | ||||||||
SMF MeI 249, 1766, 5069, 6591, 7837 (7 measurements) | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Strepsiptera
- Myrmecolacidae
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Stichotrema sp.
Hofeneder 1910
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Kinzelbach and Pohl 1994 | 2 individuals | ||||||||
SMF-MeI 196b, c parasite of Camponotus | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Odonata
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Anisoptera indet.
(Selys-Longchamps and Hagen 1854)
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Lutz 1990 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
SMF MeI 523 | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Odonata
- Corduliidae
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cf. Corduliidae indet.
Selys-Longchamps 1850
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Lutz 1990 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
SMF MeI 1225 | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Odonata
- Aeshnidae
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Aeschnidae indet.
(Leach 1815)
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Lutz 1990 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
original and current combination Aeshnidae | ||||||||||
SMF MeI 817 | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Odonata
- Pseudostenolestidae
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Pseudostenolestes bechlyi n. gen., n. sp.
Garrouste and Nel 2015
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Garrouste and Nel 2015 | 4 specimens | ||||||||
SMF MeI 14781, 13209, 14712, 14794 (3 measurements) | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Odonata
- Dysagrionidae
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Petrolestes messelensis n. sp.
Garrouste and Nel 2015
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Garrouste and Nel 2015 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
SMF MeI 11777 | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Diptera
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Nematocera indet.
Latreille 1825
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Lutz 1990 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
SMF MeI 677 | ||||||||||
Tipuloidea indet.
Latreille 1802
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Lutz 1990 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
SMF MeI 1217 (Tipulidae or Limoniidae) | ||||||||||
Brachycera indet.
Zetterstedt 1842
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Lutz 1990 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
SMF MeI 652 | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Diptera
- Syrphidae
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Syrphidae indet.
(Latreille 1802)
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Lutz 1990 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
original and current combination Syrphiae | ||||||||||
SMF MeI 1338 | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Diptera
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Tabanomorpha indet.
Hennig 1948
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Lutz 1990 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
SMF MeI 1218 (Rhagionidae or Athericidae) | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Diptera
- Tabanidae
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Tabanidae indet.
(Latreille 1802)
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Lutz 1990 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
original and current combination Tabanii | ||||||||||
SMF MeI 653 | ||||||||||
Reptilia
- Testudines
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Testudinoidea indet.
Gray 1825
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Hervet 2004 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
Fragments labelled SMF-Me-R109 (but not including the type) listed by Staesche 1928 under Ocadia kehreri | ||||||||||
Ocadia messeliana
Staesche 1928
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Hervet 2004 | 3 specimens | ||||||||
recombined as Francellia messeliana | ||||||||||
SMF-Me 2607, 2776, 1221 | ||||||||||
Ocadia kehreri n. sp.
Staesche 1928
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Hervet 2004 | 18 specimens | ||||||||
recombined as Euroemys kehreri | ||||||||||
Type SMF-Me-R109 (in part). Additional material coll. SMF-Me : 172, 1557a, 202, 717a, 1457, 1458a, 2764, 1564, 1679, 1782 (Pl. 3, Figs. D et E), 1340 (Schaal et Ziegler, 1988 : Figs. 160 et 161) (Pl. 3, Figs.A et B), 1797, 1807, 2100, 2761, 2767, 3002 | ||||||||||
Reptilia
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Messelopython freyi n. gen., n. sp.
Zaher and Smith 2020
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Zaher and Smith 2020 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
Holotype: SMNK-PAL 461, nearly complete skeleton with partial skull; SMF-ME 710, nearly complete skeleton with a badly crushed skull; SMF-ME 2784, a nearly complete skeleton with a skull; HLMD-Be 165, a nearly complete skeleton with a partial skull | ||||||||||
Reptilia
- Boidae
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Messelophis variatus n. gen., n. sp.
Baszio 2004
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Peters 1999 | 3 specimens | ||||||||
see Baszio 2004. SMF ME 1828a, 1828b, articulated nearly complete skeleton and ME 1828c (holotype of three parts), four isolated vertebrae | ||||||||||
Messelophis ermannorum n. sp.
Schaal and Baszio 2004
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Scanferla et al. 2016 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
recombined as Rieppelophis ermannorum | ||||||||||
see Schaal and Baszio 2004. SMF ME 1812 (holotype), five trunk vertebrae | ||||||||||
Reptilia
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Palaeopython fischeri n. sp.
Schaal 2004
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Schaal 2004 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
recombined as Eoconstrictor fischeri | ||||||||||
SMF-ME 929 | ||||||||||
Reptilia
- Eolacertidae
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Stefanikia siderea n. gen., n. sp.
Čerňanský and Smith 2017
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Čerňanský and Smith 2017 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
Holotype: SMF ME 11241, a nearly complete skeleton, lacking only the distal portion of the tail. | ||||||||||
Reptilia
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Ornatocephalus metzleri n. gen., n. sp.
Weber 2004
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Augé 2005 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
SMF ME 3516 (holotype), articulated specimen | ||||||||||
Reptilia
- Palaeovaranidae
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Saniwa feisti n. sp.
Stritzke 1983
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1 specimen | |||||||||
recombined as Paranecrosaurus feisti | ||||||||||
SMF ME-A 160 | ||||||||||
Reptilia
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Baryphracta deponiae n. gen., n. sp.
Frey et al. 1987
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Frey et al. 1987 | 4 specimens | ||||||||
recombined as Diplocynodon deponiae | ||||||||||
SMF ME 899 (skeleton exposed in left lateral and ventral views); referred specimens: SMF ME 1114 (exposing the left lateral and ventral sides); SMF ME 1348 (juvenile, exposing the left lateral and ventral sides) and SMF ME 2609 (exposing the dorsal side) | ||||||||||
Aves informal indet. C
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Mayr 2016 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
SMF-ME 11607, "unknown genus and species C" | ||||||||||
Aves informal indet. D
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Mayr 2016 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
SMF-ME 707A+B, "unknown genus and species D" | ||||||||||
Aves informal indet. E
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Mayr 2016 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
SMF-ME 1231, "unknown genus and species E" | ||||||||||
Aves informal indet. F
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Mayr 2016 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
SMF-ME 11286, "unknown genus and species F" | ||||||||||
Reptilia
- Upupiformes
- Messelirrisoridae
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Messelirrisor grandis
Mayr 2000
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Mayr 2000 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
referred specimen in the SMF collection | ||||||||||
Reptilia
- Psittacopedidae
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Pumiliornis tessellatus n. gen., n. sp.
Mayr 1999
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Mayr 1999 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
SMF ME 2092A/B | ||||||||||
Reptilia
- Leptosomiformes
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Plesiocathartes kelleri n. sp.
Mayr 2002
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Mayr 2002 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
SMF-MF. 3639 | ||||||||||
Reptilia
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Perplexicervix microcephalon n. gen., n. sp.
Mayr 2010
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Mayr 2010 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
from "Messel": type in the SMF collection | ||||||||||
Protocypselomorphus manfredkelleri n. gen., n. sp.
Mayr 2005
|
Mayr 2005 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
from "Messel": type in the SMF collection | ||||||||||
Reptilia
- Coraciiformes
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Primobucco frugilegus n. sp.
Mayr and Mourer-Chauviré 2004
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Mayr and Mourer-Chauviré 2004 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
from "Messel": type in the SMF collection | ||||||||||
Reptilia
- Coliiformes
- Coliidae
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Chascacocolius cacicirostris n. sp.
Mayr 2005
|
Mayr 2005 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
from "Messel": type in the SMF collection | ||||||||||
Selmes absurdipes n. gen., n. sp.
Peters 1999
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Peters 1999 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
SFM-ME 2375 | ||||||||||
Reptilia
- Trogoniformes
- Trogonidae
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? Primotrogon pumilio n. sp.
Mayr 2005
|
Mayr 2005 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
from "Messel": SMNS collection | ||||||||||
Reptilia
- Strigiformes
- Strigidae
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Strigogyps sp.
Gaillard 1908
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Mayr 2016 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
SMF-ME 1645A+B | ||||||||||
Palaeoglaux artophoron n. sp.
Peters 1992
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Peters 1992 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
SMF-ME 1144 A and B | ||||||||||
Reptilia
- Gruiformes
|
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Gruiformes informal indet. A
(Bonaparte 1854)
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Mayr 2016 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
SMF-ME 778, "unknown genus and species A" | ||||||||||
Gruiformes informal indet. B
(Bonaparte 1854)
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Mayr 2016 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
SMF-ME 11606, "unknown genus and species B" | ||||||||||
Reptilia
- Gruiformes
- Idiornithidae
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cf. Dynamopterus sp.
Milne-Edward 1891
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Mayr 2016 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
SMF-ME 1577 | ||||||||||
Reptilia
- Fluvioviridavidae
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? Fluvioviridavis sp.
Mayr and Daniels 2001
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Mayr and Daniels 2001 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
from "Messel": skull in the SMF collection | ||||||||||
= Eurofluvioviridavis robustipes n. gen., n. sp.
Mayr 2005
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Mayr 2005 | |||||||||
Sagrinae
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Sagrinae indet.
(Leach 1815)
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Lutz 1990 | 25 specimens | ||||||||
SMF MeI 31, 153, 218, 259, 302, 388, 519, 551, 715, 731, 823, 827, 828, 843, 851, 884, 955, 959, 966, 1018, 1080, 1085, 1113, 1162, 1194 | ||||||||||
unclassified
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Paraprefica kelleri n. gen., n. sp.
Mayr 1999
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Mayr 1999 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
SMF-ME 3376 | ||||||||||
see common names |
Geography
Country: | Germany | State/province: | Hessen |
Coordinates: | 49.9° North, 8.8° East (view map) | ||
Paleocoordinates: | 46.9° North, 4.8° East | ||
Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||
Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Time
Period: | Paleogene | Epoch: | Eocene |
Stage: | Lutetian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 2 |
Key time interval: | MP 11 | ||
Age range of interval: | 48.60000 - 40.40000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
Formation: | Messel | ||||
Stratigraphic resolution: | bed | ||||
Stratigraphy comments: "lower Middle Eocene, lower-most Geiseltalian, Mammal Paleogene level 11… .575 to .77 m above local stratigraphic marker Alpha." |
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: | planar lamination lithified claystone | ||
Lithology description: "The fossils are embedded in darkly coloured, finely laminated claystone sediments rich in organic substances (‘oil shale’), which were deposited in a meromictic lake (e.g. Goth, 1990)." | |||
Environment: | crater lake | Tectonic setting: | volcanic basin |
Geology comments: "A drilling project conducted in 2001 showed that the former Lake Messel was a maar lake, which is a small deep lake that had its origin in an explosive volcanic eruption. The former lake basin had an original diameter of about 1.5 km, and a depth of about 300–400 m (Harms, 2002; Felder & Harms, 2004)." |
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation: | body,adpression,soft parts |
Lagerst�tten type: | conservation |
Size of fossils: | macrofossils,mesofossils |
Preservation of anatomical detail: | excellent |
Spatial resolution: | parautochthonous |
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods: | selective quarrying,surface (in situ),field collection,survey of museum collection |
Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
Museum repositories: | SMF |
Metadata
Database number: | 120798 | ||
Authorizer: | M. Clapham, M. Carrano | Enterer: | J. Karr, M. Carrano, J. Sandlin, M. Clapham |
Modifier: | M. Carrano | Research group: | paleoentomology |
Created: | 2011-11-21 15:17:57 | Last modified: | 2022-10-05 10:36:35 |
Access level: | the public | Released: | 2011-11-21 15:17:57 |
Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
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