†Argentinopetala Petrulevičius and Nel 2003 (grayback dragonfly)
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Insecta - Odonata - Petaluridae
Full reference: J. F. Petrulevičius and A. Nel. 2003. Oldest Petalurid dragonfly (Insecta: Odonata): a Lower Cretaceous specimen from south Patagonia, Argentina. Cretaceous Research 24:31-34
Parent taxon: Petaluridae according to J. F. Petrulevičius and A. Nel 2003
Sister taxon: Petalura
Subtaxa: Argentinopetala archangelskyi
Type: Argentinopetala archangelskyi
Ecology: fast-moving volant carnivore-insectivore
Distribution: found only at Bajo Grande, NF I Araucarites (Cretaceous of Argentina)
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