Insecta - Odonata - Protolindeniidae
Alternative combinations: Aeschna antiqua, Aeshna antiqua, Uropetala antiqua
Synonyms: Aeschna wittei Giebel 1860, Petalura wittei Giebel 1860, Protolindenia wittei Giebel 1860
Full reference: P. L. Vander Linden. 1827. Notice sur une empreinte d'insecte, renfermée dans un échantillon de calcaire schisteux de Sollenhofen, en Bavière. Nouveaux Mémoires de l'Académie Royale des Sciences et Belles-Lettres de Bruxelles 4:247-253
Belongs to Protolindenia according to A. Nel and B. Mottequin 2025
See also Carpenter 1932, Deichmüller 1886, Giebel 1860, Hagen 1850, Hagen 1862, Handlirsch 1906, Kirby 1890, Nel et al. 1998 and Vander Linden 1827
Sister taxon: Protolindenia viohli
Type specimens:
- Protolindenia antiqua: Liège University PAULg 2156, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Solnhofen (Vander Maelen collection), which is in a Tithonian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal lime mudstone in the Solnhofen Formation of Germany.
- Protolindenia wittei: JME SOS 2043, a hindwing. Its type locality is Solnhofen (Witte collection), which is in a Tithonian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal lime mudstone in the Solnhofen Formation of Germany.
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Germany (10 collections)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
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