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Geological Society, London, Special Publications; 2006; v. 265; p. 325-336;
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2006.265.01.15
© 2006 Geological Society of London

Insect biostratigraphy of the Euramerican continental Late Pennsylvanian and Early Permian

Joerg W. Schneider1 & Ralf Werneburg2

1 TU Bergakademie Freiberg, B.v. Cotta-Strasse 2, D-09596 Freiberg, Germany schneidj{at}geo.tu-freiberg.de
2 Naturhistorisches Museum Schloss Bertholdsburg, Burgstrasse 6, D-98553 Schleusingen, Germany museum.schleusingen{at}gmx.de

An insect zonation with a time resolution of 1.5–2 Ma for Late Pennsylvanian to Early Permian (Kasimovian to Artinskian) non-marine deposits is presented. The zonation is based on the directed morphogenetic evolution of colour pattern in the forewings of the blattid (cockroach) family Spiloblattinidae. This evolution is observed in lineages of succeeding species of three genera. All three genera are widely distributed in the palaeo-equatorial zone from Europe to North America, that is, in the Euramerican biota province. Increasing reports of spiloblattinid zone species in condont-bearing, interfingered marine/continental strata of North American Appalachian, Mid-Continent and West Texas basins could be the key to direct biostratigraphical correlations of pure continental profiles, as are present in the most parts of the Hercynides, to the global marine scale.