†Ponopterix axelrodi Vršanský and Grimaldi 1999 (winged insect)
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Insecta - Alienoptera - Umenocoleidae
Synonym: Ponopterix maxima Bechly 2007
Full reference: P. Vršanský and D. Grimaldi. 1999. Taxonomic names, in Lower Cretaceous Blattaria. Proceedings of the First International Palaeoentomological Conference 167-176
Belongs to Ponopterix according to C. H. Luo et al. 2022
See also Bechly 2007, Hörnig et al. 2018, Lee 2016, Nel et al. 2014, Vršanský 2003, Vršanský 2004 and Vršanský and Grimaldi 1999
Sister taxa: none
Type specimens:
- Ponopterix axelrodi: AMNH 43800, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Crato (AMNH collection), which is in an Aptian lacustrine - large carbonate in the Crato Formation of Brazil.
- Ponopterix maxima: SMNS 66332, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Crato (SMNS collection), which is in an Aptian lacustrine - large carbonate in the Crato Formation of Brazil.
Ecology: fast-moving arboreal herbivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Brazil (5 collections)
Total: 5 collections including 6 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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