Argentinopetala archangelskyi 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

Belongs to Argentinopetala according to J. F. Petrulevičius and A. Nel 2003

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: MLP 12887, a wing (apex only). Its type locality is Bajo Grande, NF I Araucarites, which is in an Aptian lacustrine - small shale/mudstone in the Anfiteatro de Ticó Formation of Argentina.

Ecology: fast-moving volant carnivore-insectivore

Distribution: found only at Bajo Grande, NF I Araucarites

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