Insecta - Odonata - Mesochlorogomphidae
Full reference: G. Fleck, A. Nel, G. Bechly, X. Martínez-Delclòs, E. A. Jarzembowski and R. A. Coram. 2008. New lower cretaceous 'libelluloid' dragonflies (Insecta: Odonata: Cavilabiata) with notes about estimated divergences dates for this group. Palaeodiversity 1:19-36
Belongs to Mesochlorogomphus according to G. Fleck et al. 2008
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: MNEMG 2008.27, a hindwing (missing some margin). Its type locality is Smokejacks Brickworks, which is in a Barremian pond claystone/siltstone in the Weald Clay Formation of the United Kingdom.
Ecology: fast-moving volant carnivore-insectivore
Distribution: found only at Smokejacks Brickworks
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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