†Palaeophya Petrulevičius and Nel 2009 (true dragonfly)
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Insecta - Odonata - Neophyidae
Full reference: J. F. Petrulevičius and A. Nel. 2009. First Cordulephyidae dragonfly in America: A new genus and species from the Paleogene of Argentina (Insecta: Odonata). Comptes Rendus Palevol 8:385-388
Parent taxon: Neophyidae according to A. Goodman et al. 2026
See also Petrulevičius and Nel 2009
Sister taxon: Neophya
Subtaxa: Palaeophya argentina
Type: Palaeophya argentina
Ecology: fast-moving volant carnivore-insectivore
Distribution: found only at El Fuerte (Paleocene of Argentina)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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