†Cratopetalura petruleviciusi Nel and Bechly 2009 (true dragonfly)
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Insecta - Odonata - Cretapetaluridae
Full reference: A. Nel and G. Bechly. 2009. The third petalurid dragonfly from the Lower Cretaceous of Brazil (Odonata: Cretapetaluridae). Annales Zoologici 59(3):281-285
Belongs to Cratopetalura according to G. Bechly 2010
See also Nel and Bechly 2009
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: WDC CCFB-5, a hindwing (complete hindwing). Its type locality is Crato (WDC 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
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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