†Mesophlebia elegans Deregnaucourt et al. 2020 (winged insect)
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Insecta - Dicondylia - Mesophlebiidae
Full reference: I. Deregnaucourt, J. M. Anderson, T. Wappler and O. Béthoux. 2020. Taxonomic names, in The Triassic Mesophlebiidae, a little closer to the crown of the Odonata (Insecta) than other 'triassolestids'. Alcheringa 44:279-285
Belongs to Mesophlebia according to I. Deregnaucourt et al. 2020
Sister taxon: Mesophlebia antinodalis
Type specimen: PRE/F/20242, a forewing. Its type locality is Birds River (Bir 111), which is in a Carnian lacustrine - small shale in the Molteno Formation of South Africa.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Birds River (Bir 111)
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