Argentinopetala Petrulevičius and Nel 2003 (grayback dragonfly)

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

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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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