A new insect and plant Lagerstatte from a Tertiary lake deposit along the Canyon Ferry Reservoir, southwestern Montana

Cobabe, Emily A.; Chamberlain, Kevin R.; Ivie, Michael A.; Giersch, J. Joseph

doi:10.2113/gsrocky.37.1.13

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“…In the latter deposit, the diatom blooms responsible for the mats of slime could be correlated with volcanic ash falls which provided nutrients. Examples of other volcanigenic lacustrine sediments with common spiders include the Jurassic–Cretaceous Jiulongshan and Yixian Formations of north‐east China [see Zhou, Barrett & Hilton (2003) for a brief review of the Yixian (Jehol) biota], the Jurassic Ichetuy Formation of Transbaikalia (Eskov, 1984), and the Oligocene Canyon Ferry Lagerstätte of Montana, USA (CoBabe et al , 2002). A number of spider fossils are known from crater lake deposits, for example the Cretaceous kimberlite of Orapa, Botswana (Rayner & Dippenaar‐Schoeman, 1995; Rayner et al , 1997), the Eocene lake of Grube Messel, Germany (Wunderlich, 1986 a ), the Miocene Randecker Maar of Germany (Schawaller & Ono, 1979; Wunderlich, 1985).…”

Section: Preservation and Methodologymentioning

confidence: 99%

Fossil spiders

Selden

Penney

2010

Biological Reviews

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Over the last three decades, the fossil record of spiders has increased from being previously biased towards Tertiary ambers and a few dubious earlier records, to one which reveals a much greater diversity in the Mesozoic, with many of the modern families present in that era, and with clearer evidence of the evolutionary history of the group. We here record the history of palaeoarachnology and the major breakthroughs which form the basis of studies on fossil spiders. Understanding the preservation and taphonomic history of spider fossils is crucial to interpretation of fossil spider morphology. We also review the more recent descriptions of fossil spiders and the effect these discoveries have had on the phylogenetic tree of spiders. We discuss some features of the evolutionary history of spiders and present ideas for future work.

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Section: Preservation and Methodologymentioning

confidence: 99%

Fossil spiders

Selden

Penney

2010

Biological Reviews

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“…Nymphalidae 68 Pieridae 72, 73 Brito and Ribeiro, 1975 Danainae 65 Brodie, 1845 Misidentified nonlepidopteran 101 Brodie, 1873 Putative lepidopteran 96 Bromell, 1729 Putative lepidopteran 96 Bronn, 1837 Misidentified nonlepidopteran 101 Brooks, 1955 Nepticulidae 26 Brown, 1976 Pieridae 71 Bryk, 1912 Parnasiinae 70 Bryk, 1913 Parnasiinae 70 Bryk, 1916 Papilionidae 70 Burgeff, 1951 Zygaenidae 55 Butler, 1873 Misidentified nonlepidopteran 100 Satyrinae 66 Butler, 1889 Nymphalinae 63, 64 Carpenter, 1985 Nymphalinae 68 Carpenter, 1992 Autostichidae Cavallo and Galletti, 1987 Lymantriinae 81 Chambers, 1882 Gracillariidae 39, 40, 41 Chandler, 1926 Lepidoptera incertae sedis 90 Chandler, 1961 Lepidoptera incertae sedis 90 Charpentier, 1843 Nymphalinae 68 Churcher, 1966 Sphingidae 75 Clark et al, 1971 Eriocraniidae 19 Geometridae 76 Nepticulidae 24 Notodontidae 81 Sphingidae 75 Pyralidae 61 CoBabe et al, 2002 Satyrinae 66 Cockerell and LeVeque, 1931 Lepidoptera incertae sedis 84 Cockerell, 1907 Lepidoptera incertae sedis 85 Nymphalinae 67 Tortricidae 58 Cockerell, 1909 Nymphalinae 68 Cockerell, 1914 Saturniidae 74 Cockerell, 1916 Tortricidae 58 Cockerell, 1919 Micropterigidae 17 Cockerell, 1921 Cossidae 56 Cockerell, 1933 Elachistidae 49 Crane and Jarzembowski, 1980 Nepticulidae 24 Curtis, 1829 Noctuoidea 83 Dalman, 1826 Arctiinae 79 Daudet, 1876 Misidentified nonlepidopteran 99 Davis, 1989 Lepidoptera incertae sedis 86 de Saporta, 1872…”

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An annotated catalog of fossil and subfossil Lepidoptera (Insecta: Holometabola) of the world

Sohn

Labandeira

Davis

et al. 2012

Zootaxa

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In this catalog, we attempt to assemble all fossil records of Lepidoptera described formally or informally in the worldliterature. A total of 667 records dealing with at least 4,568 specimens have been compiled. They include descriptions of131 fossil genera and 229 fossil species, as well as 72 extant genera and 21 extant species to which some of these fossilssupposedly belong or show superficial similarity. Replacement names of two fossil genera are proposed to avoidhomonymy: Baltopsyche Sohn, gen. nov. for Palaeopsyche Sobczyk and Kobbert, 2009 and Netoxena Sohn, gen. nov. forXena Martins-Neto, 1999. New generic combinations are proposed for: Tortrix? destructus Cockerell, 1916, Tortrixflorissantanus Cockerell, 1907, and Tortrix sp. sensu Gravenhorst (1835), all three to Tortricites Kozlov, 1988;Pterophorus oligocenicus Bigot, Nel and Nel, 1986, to Merrifieldia Tutt, 1905; Aporia sp. sensu Branscheid (1969) toPierites Heer, 1849; Noctua spp. sensu Hope (1836) and Lomnicki (1894), both to Noctuites Heer, 1849. Eleven namesimproperly proposed for lepidopteran fossils are invalidated: Baltonides roeselliformis Skalski in Kosmowska-Ceranowicz and Popiolek, 1981; Baltodines Kupryjanowicz, 2001; Barbarothea Scudder, 1890; Lepidopterites Piton,1936; Palaeozygaena Reiss, 1936; Psamateia calipsa Martins-Neto, 2002; Saxibatinca meyi Skalski in Kristensen andSkalski, 1998; Spatalistiforma submerga Skalski, 1976; Thanatites juvenalis Scudder, 1875; Tortricibaltia diakonoffiSkalski, 1976; and Zygaenites Reiss, 1936. An unnecessary subsequent type designation for Pierites Heer, 1849, isdiscussed. A total of 129 records include lepidopteran fossils which cannot be placed in any taxonomic rank. There alsoexist at least 25 fossil records which lack any evidence of the supposed lepidopteran association. Misidentified specimens,including 18 fossil genera, 29 fossil species and 12 unnamed fossils, are excluded from Lepidoptera. All the knownlepidopteran fossils are annotated by fossil type, specimen deposition, excavation locality, association with plants when present, and geological age. A bibliographic list of lepidopteran fossils is provided.

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“…Vertebrate fossils indicate that these three units were deposited during the Chadronian (37.0-33.9 Ma), Orellan (33.9-31.8 Ma), and Arikareean (~30-20 Ma) (White, 1954;CoBabe et al, 2002). The ages of our two samples from the Climbing Arrow Member and White Earth Unit were assigned to be 34 ± 2 Ma and 27 ± 5 Ma, respectively.…”

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confidence: 75%

“…Both the Climbing Arrow Member and White Earth Unit are dominated by mudstones, while the former also includes lenses of sandstones and conglomerates (Vuke et al, 2011). It has been suggested that the Climbing Arrow Member was deposited in a fluvial environment, while the White Earth unit was deposited in a lacustrine environment (White, 1954;CoBabe et al, 2002;Vuke et al, 2011).…”

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Early Oligocene Surface Uplift in Southwestern Montana During the North American Cordilleran Extension

Fan

Zhu

2021

Tectonics

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Supplementary Table S4 is a large data table shown in a separate Excel file. Text S1. Sedimentology, depositional environment, and depositional ages Sage Creek BasinAmong the 60 glass samples, 23 tuffaceous sandstone and siltstone and two ash-fall tuff samples were collected from the Sage Creek Basin (Table S1). The Renova Formation in the basin includes the Sage Creek, Dell, Cook Ranch, White Hills and Blacktail Creek members (Fig. S1),

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A new insect and plant Lagerstatte from a Tertiary lake deposit along the Canyon Ferry Reservoir, southwestern Montana

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References 39 publications

Fossil spiders

Fossil spiders

An annotated catalog of fossil and subfossil Lepidoptera (Insecta: Holometabola) of the world

Early Oligocene Surface Uplift in Southwestern Montana During the North American Cordilleran Extension

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