†Araripelibellula sennlaubi Nel and Pouillon 2020 (true dragonfly)
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Insecta - Odonata - Araripelibellulidae
Full reference: A. Nel and J. M. Pouillon. 2020. The third skimmer dragonfly species from the Lower Cretaceous (Aptian) Crato Formation in NE Brazil (Odonata, Cavilabiata, Araripelibellulidae). Cretaceous Research 115(104565)
Belongs to Araripelibellula according to A. Nel and J. M. Pouillon 2020
Sister taxa: Araripelibellula britannica, Araripelibellula martinsnetoi
Type specimen: MNHE.2020.10.1, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Crato (MHNE collection), which is in an Aptian lacustrine - large carbonate in the Crato Formation of Brazil.
Ecology: fast-moving volant carnivore-insectivore
Distribution: found only at Crato (MHNE collection)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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