†Turanopteron pommerana Ansorge 1996 (dragonfly)
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Insecta - Odonata - Asiopteridae
Alternative combination: Sphenophlebia pommerana
Full reference: J. Ansorge. 1996. Insekten aus dem oberen Lias von Grimmen (Vorpommern, Norddeutschland). Neue Paläontologische Abhandlungen 2:1-132
Belongs to Turanopteron according to D. Y. Huang and A. Nel 2023
See also Ansorge 1996, Ansorge and Reich 2018 and Bechly 1997
Sister taxa: Turanopteron bexleyi, Turanopteron major, Turanopteron medium, Turanopteron minor, Turanopteron sinensis
Type specimen: LGA 480, a forewing
Ecology: fast-moving volant carnivore-insectivore
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Germany (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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