Insecta - Odonata - Protolindeniidae
Alternative combinations: Aeschna wittei, Petalura wittei
Full reference: C. Giebel. 1860. Eine neue Aeschna aus dem lithographischen Schiefer von Solenhofen. Zeitschrift für die Gesammten Naturwissenschaft 16:127-132
Belongs to Protolindenia according to A. Nel et al. 1998
See also Carpenter 1932, Deichmüller 1886, Giebel 1860, Hagen 1862, Handlirsch 1906 and Kirby 1890
Sister taxa: Protolindenia antiqua, Protolindenia viohli
Type specimen: JME SOS 2043, a hindwing. Its type locality is Solnhofen (Witte collection), which is in a Tithonian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal lime mudstone in the Solnhofen Formation of Germany.
Ecology: fast-moving volant carnivore-insectivore
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Germany (9 collections)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
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