†Curviarculia lamasi Petrulevičius and Nel 2002 (true dragonfly)
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Insecta - Odonata - Palaeomacromiidae
Full reference: J. F. Petrulevičius and A. Nel. 2002. New Palaeomacromiid dragonflies from the Upper Paleocene of Argentina. Palaeontology 45(4):751-758
Belongs to Curviarculia according to J. F. Petrulevičius and A. Nel 2002
Sister taxon: Curviarculia delicata
Type specimen: MLP 28866, a forewing (basal 4/5 of forewing). Its type locality is El Garabatal, which is in a Paleocene lacustrine - small carbonate in the Maíz Gordo Formation of Argentina.
Ecology: fast-moving volant carnivore-insectivore
Distribution: found only at El Garabatal
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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