Insecta - Odonata - Proterogomphidae
Alternative combination: Procordulagomphus xavieri
Full reference: A. Nel and F. Escuillé. 1994. A new dragonfly from the Lower Cretaceous of Brazil. Palaeontology 37(4):923-930
Belongs to Cordulagomphus (Procordulagomphus) according to G. Bechly 2007
See also Nel and Escuillé 1994 and Nel and Paicheler 1994
Sister taxa: Cordulagomphus (Procordulagomphus) michaeli, Cordulagomphus (Procordulagomphus) primaerensis, Cordulagomphus (Procordulagomphus) senckenbergi
Type specimen: MNHN-LP-R 10406, an exoskeleton (complete 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 (4 collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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