Where: Germany (51.1° N, 6.2° E: paleocoordinates 0.8° S, 13.0° E)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Westphalian A (318.1 - 314.6 Ma)
Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithified siliciclastic sediments
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: mold/impression
Collected by G. Herbst
• Repository: not stated
Primary reference: W. Schmidt. 1952. Herbstiala herbsti n. g., n. sp. (Herbstialidae n. fam., Protocicadida), das erste Insekt aus dem Erkelenzer Karbon (Westfal A). Paläontologische Zeitschrift 27:149-168 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 139801: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 18.02.2013
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Insecta | |
Herbstiala herbsti n. gen. n. sp.
Herbstiala herbsti n. gen. n. sp. Schmidt 1952 winged insect |