†Paracordulagomphus aberrans Bechly 2010 (true dragonfly)
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Insecta - Odonata - Proterogomphidae
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 Paracordulagomphus according to G. Bechly 2010
Sister taxon: Paracordulagomphus divergens
Type specimen: SMF VI 1043, 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 (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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