Insecta - Odonata - Araripelibellulidae
Full reference: A. Nel and J. C. Paicheler. 1994. Les Libelluloidea autres que Libellulidae fossiles Un inventaire critique (Odonata, Corduliidae, Macromiidae, Synthemistidae, Chlorogomphidae et Mesophlebiidae). Nouvelle Revue d'Entomologie 11:321-334
Belongs to Araripelibellula according to G. Fleck et al. 2008
See also Bechly 2007 and Nel and Paicheler 1994
Sister taxa: Araripelibellula britannica, Araripelibellula sennlaubi
Type specimen: MNHN-LP-R 54376, an exoskeleton (female). Its type locality is Crato (MNHN collection), which is in an Aptian lacustrine - large carbonate in the Crato Formation of Brazil.
Ecology: fast-moving volant carnivore-insectivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Brazil (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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