†Proterogomphus Bechly et al. 1998 (true dragonfly)
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Insecta - Odonata - Proterogomphidae
Full reference: G. Bechly, A. Nel, X. Martínez-Delclòs and G. Fleck. 1998. Four new dragonflies from the Upper Jurassic of Germany and the Lower Cretaceous of Mongolia (Anisoptera: Hemeroscopidae, Sonidae, and Proterogomphidae fam. nov.). Odonatologica 27(2):149-187
Parent taxon: Proterogomphidae according to G. Bechly et al. 1998
Sister taxa: Cordulagomphinae, Lingomphus
Subtaxa: Proterogomphus krauseorum Proterogomphus renateae
Type: Proterogomphus krauseorum
Ecology: fast-moving volant carnivore-insectivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Mongolia (1 collection)
• Jurassic of Germany (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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