†Geropteron Riek 1984 (winged insect)
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Insecta - Geroptera - Geropteridae
Full reference: E. F. Riek. 1984. Taxonomy; A new interpretation of dragonfly wing venation based upon Early Upper Carboniferous fossils from Argentina (Insecta: Odonatoidea) and basic character states in pterygote wings. Canadian Journal of Zoology 62:1150-1166
Parent taxon: Geropteridae according to J. F. Petrulevičius and P. R. Gutiérrez 2016
See also Brauckmann and Zessin 1989 and Riek and Kukalová-Peck 1984
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Geropteron arcuatum
Type: Geropteron arcuatum
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Malanzán, Cuesta de la Herradura (Carboniferous of Argentina)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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