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Neobrachystigmata

Insecta - Odonata

Taxonomy
Neobrachystigmata was named by Bechly (2003). It is extant.

It was assigned to Eubrachystigmata by Bechly (2007).

Subtaxa
Paneurypalpidomorpha
Sister taxa
Paneurypalpidomorpha

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2003Neobrachystigmata Bechly
2007Neobrachystigmata Bechly

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
—AltocrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
superclassAllotriocarida
—Athalassocarida
—LabiocaridaSchwentner et al. 2017
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
—Cercofilata
classInsecta
—Dicondylia
—Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
infraclassHydropalaeopteraRohdendorf 1969
—Euhydropalaeoptera
—OdonatopteraMartynov 1932
—Palaeodonatoptera
—Plesiodonatoptera
—Apodonatoptera
RankNameAuthor
—Paneodonatoptera
—Neodonatoptera
—Euodonatoptera
—OdonatocladaBechly 1999
—Nodialata
—Discoidalia
—Stigmoptera
—Lobodonata
—Panodonata
orderOdonata
—Epiproctophora
—EuepiproctophoraBechly 1998
—Anisopteromorpha
—Trigonoptera
—Pananisoptera
—NeoanisopteraBechly 1998
suborderAnisopteraSelys-Longchamps and Hagen 1854
—Euanisoptera
—Exophytica
—Cavilabiata
—Cristotibiata
—Brachystigmata
—Paucipostnodalia
—Eubrachystigmata
—NeobrachystigmataBechly 2003
—NeobrachystigmataBechly 2003

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Unr. Neobrachystigmata Bechly 2003
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Unr. Paneurypalpidomorpha Bechly 2003
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Unr. Eurypalpidomorpha Bechly 2003
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Unr. Eurypalpidiformia Bechly 2003
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Fm. †Eocorduliidae Bechly 1996
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G. †Eocordulia Pritykina 1986
Unr. Paneurypalpida Bechly 1996
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Fm. †Araripelibellulidae Bechly 1996
Unr. Eurypalpida Bechly 1996
Fm. †Mesocorduliidae Bechly 2003
Superfm. †Valdicordulioidea Bechly 1996
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Fm. †Araripephlebiidae Bechly 1998
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G. †Araripephlebia Bechly 1998
G. †Valdiphlebia Nel and Pouillon 2020
Fm. †Valdicorduliidae Bechly 1996
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G. †Valdicordulia Jarzembowski and Nel 1996
Fm. †Juracorduliidae Bechly 2003
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G. †Juracordulia Bechly 1998
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†Juracordulia schiemenzi Bechly 1998
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitino
Form: roller-shapedo
Environment: freshwater, terrestrialo
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: volanto
Diet: carnivoreo
Diet 2: insectivoreo
Vision: well-developedo
Dispersal: watero
Created: 2011-03-07 03:41:10
Modified: 2011-03-06 10:41:10
Source: o = order
Reference: Ren and Guo 1996

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Tithonian to the top of the Gelasian or 149.20000 to 1.80000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 145.06 Ma

Collections (97 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Germany (Bavaria) Juracordulia schiemenzi (122586)
Early/Lower Berriasian143.1 - 141.0United Kingdom (England) Araripelibellula britannica (104006)
Berriasian143.1 - 137.05United Kingdom (England) Homoptera indet. (127481)
Middle Berriasian141.0 - 139.1United Kingdom (England) Araripelibellula britannica (119561)
Late/Upper Berriasian139.1 - 137.05United Kingdom (England) Araripelibellula britannica (103833)
Late/Upper Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77United Kingdom (Surrey) Cretaneophya strevensi (74973)
Late/Upper Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77United Kingdom (England) Valdicordulia wellsorum (106281)
Early/Lower Barremian125.77 - 121.4United Kingdom (England) Cretaneophya strevensi (45193)
Late/Upper Barremian125.77 - 121.4China (Liaoning) Guocordulia boreala (111725) Mesocordulia boreala (138436) Rencordulia sinica (151524) Sopholibellula eleganta, Sopholibellula amoena (111722)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2Mongolia (Kobdo aimak) Eocordulia cretacea (104054)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Brazil (Ceará) Araripelibellula martinsnetoi (119562) Araripelibellula sennlaubi (215116) Araripephlebia mirabilis (122557 122922 122925 122926) Araripephlebia mirabilis, Cratocordulia borschukewitzi, Araripelibellula martinsnetoi (122919) Cratocordulia borschukewitzi, Araripelibellula martinsnetoi (122553) Valdiphlebia sennlaubi (227841)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Kazakhstan Palaeolibellula zherikhini (119502)
Late/Upper Paleocene59.24 - 56.0Argentina (Jujuy) Austrolibellula noroestenia (106995) Curviarculia lamasi (114155) Jujusia maizgorda, Curviarculia delicata, Palaeomacromia multicellulata (113004)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Denmark Molercordulia karinae (105202) Molertrum eburneum (157040)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Italy Bolcathemis nervosa, Bolcacordulia paradoxa (122230)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07France (Oise) Eurypalpida indet. (123850)
Bridgerian50.5 - 46.2USA (Colorado) Stenogomphus carletoni (114681)
Bridgerian50.5 - 46.2USA (Wyoming) Libellulidae indet. (121322)
MP 1148.07 - 41.03Germany (Hessen) Corduliidae indet. (120798)
Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (Colorado) Libellulidae indet. (156492)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Corduliidae indet. A, Eomacrodiplax incompleta (123960) Corduliidae indet. B, Corduliidae indet. C, Eomacrodiplax incompleta (21976) Pantalinae indet. (207259)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9United Kingdom (Isle of Wight) Corduliidae indet. A (157667)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3USA (Oregon) Somatochlora oregonica (117157)
MP 2333.9 - 27.3France Tauriphila cerestensis (123913)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3France (Alpes-de-Haute) Paleotauriphila marquesi (155208) Paleotauriphila sp. (114016)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3France (Auvergne) Libellula minuscula (127630)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04France (Bouches-Du-Rhone) Caussanelia papaziani, Palaeotramea aquisextana, Sympetrum bigoti (127415) Libellula requieniana, Libellula pourqueryi (153412) Libellulidae indet. (157194) Libellulidae larva (113712 122501) Paleotramea aquisextana (177171)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04France (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) Libellulidae larva, Libellula martini (122487)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia) Libellulidae sp. A, Palaeotramea cellulosa, Paleotramea cellulosa (122010)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04France (Aix-en-Provence) Jeanlegrandia oligocenica (114117)
MP 2827.3 - 23.04Germany (Rheinland-Pfalz) Libellulidae indet. (71942)
MP 3027.3 - 23.04Germany Libellula cellulosa (123945)
MP 3027.3 - 23.04Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) Libellula cellulosa (138696)
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45Germany Libellula sp., Trameobasileus moguntiacus (123872) Libellulidae indet. (237236)
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45Türkiye Libellulidae indet., Trameini indet., Paleotramea aquisextana, Paleotramea fasciata, Paleotramea acutibucula (123307)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Spain (Castellon) Libellulidae indet. (140796)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Austria Libellulidae indet. (139942)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Czechia Onychothemis rihai (181765)
Orleanian20.0 - 15.98Germany (Baden-Wurttemberg) Parabrachydiplax miocenica (106002)
Hemingfordian18.5 - 16.3USA (California) Orthemis ferruginea (106431) Orthemis sp. (123022 123023 123025 123042)
MN 416.9 - 15.98Czechia Libellulidae indet., Libellulidae indet. larvae, Libellula knetti (157202) Onychothemis rihai (105501) Prorhyothemis bubiki (105500)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82USA (Washington) Miocordulia latipennis (140652)
MN 515.98 - 13.82Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Randecktrum ebi (215189)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Australia (New South Wales) Corduliidae indet. (224044)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Russian Federation Pantalinae indet., Sympetrum sp. (105571)
Sarmatian12.8 - 11.63Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Cordulia sp. (115305) Libellula oeningensis (151877)
Sarmatian12.8 - 11.63Slovenia Sloveniatrum robici (103103)
Sarmatian12.8 - 11.63Croatia Libellula platyptera (117246) Lithemis lejeunecarpentieri, Oligocaemia imperfecta (145135) Protopaltothemis hageni (113698)
Vallesian11.63 - 8.725Spain Trithemis pseudodistanti (114010)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Ukraine (Kerch) Libellula ukrainensis (127948)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Poland Libellula sieboldiana, Libellula kieseli, Libellula pannewitziana (138936)
Vallesian - Turolian11.63 - 5.09Spain (Lleida) Libellulidae indet. (154246)
Turolian8.725 - 5.09France (Ardèche) Corduliinae indet., Somatochlora brisaci (113893) Libellulidae indet., Miorhodopygia andancensis, Cellulocordulia fasciata (156164)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy (Piedmont) Oryctodiplax gypsorum (124409) Oryctodiplax sp., Oryctodiplax gypsorum (113998)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy Corduliinae indet., Epitheca miocenica, Epitheca annae (113886) Libellula sp., Sympetrum italicum, Sympetrum krzeminskii, Sympetrum elongatum, Libellula mediterranea, Tramea miocenica, Pisaurum coloratum, Deielia sarae, Trapezostigma sp., Trapezostigma barbaresii, Libellula adriatica, Celithemis zavattinii, Sympetrum marinum (157306) Libellulidae indet. (157203)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy (Tuscany) Libellulidae indet., Diplax sp. (113751)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333France (Cantal) Celithemis cantalensis, Sympetrum cantalensis (122195)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58India (Jharkhand) Libellulidae indet. (214996)
Blancan4.7 - 1.4USA (Texas) Libellulidae indet. (154909)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58USA (California) Libellulidae indet. (162798)
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8France Libellula eusebioi (113996)