Euarchistigma peterknobli Bechly 2010 (damselfly)

Insecta - Odonata - Thaumatoneuridae

Full reference: G. Bechly. 2010. Additions to the fossil dragonfly fauna from the Lower Cretaceous Crato Formation of Brazil (Insecta: Odonata). Palaeodiversity 3(Supplement):11-77

Belongs to Euarchistigma according to G. Bechly 2010

Sister taxa: Euarchistigma atrophium, Euarchistigma marialuiseae

Type specimen: SMNS 66823, an exoskeleton (Complete body). Its type locality is Crato (SMNS 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 (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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