†Cratoaeschnidium martinsnetoi Nel et al. 2022 (small darner)
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Insecta - Odonata - Aeschnidiidae
Full reference: A. Nel, C. Jouault, and G. C. Ribeiro. 2022. The third aeschnidiid dragonfly genus and species from the Lower Cretaceous Crato Formation (Odonata, Anisoptera). Historical Biology 35:865-869
Belongs to Cratoaeschnidium according to A. Nel et al. 2022
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: CCNH 445, a forewing. Its type locality is Pedreira Três Irmãos quarry, Crato (UFABC CCNH 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 Pedreira Três Irmãos quarry, Crato (UFABC CCNH collection)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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