†Cratogomphus erraticus 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 Cratogomphus according to G. Bechly 2010
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: SMNS 66606a/b, an exoskeleton (Male 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 (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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