Euarchistigma marialuiseae Bechly 2007 (damselfly)

Insecta - Odonata - Thaumatoneuridae

Full reference: G. Bechly. 2007. Odonata: damselflies and dragonflies. The Crato Fossil Beds of Brazil: Window into an Ancient World 184-222

Belongs to Euarchistigma according to G. Bechly 2010

See also Bechly 2007

Sister taxa: Euarchistigma atrophium, Euarchistigma peterknobli

Type specimen: SMF VI 837, an exoskeleton (Complete body). Its type locality is Crato (SMF collection), which is in an Aptian lacustrine - large carbonate in the Crato Formation of Brazil.

Ecology: fast-moving volant carnivore-insectivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Brazil (3 collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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