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Palaeodonatoptera

Insecta

Taxonomy
Palaeodonatoptera was named by Petrulevičius and Gutiérrez (2016). It is extant.

It was assigned to Odonatoptera by Petrulevičius and Gutiérrez (2016).

Subtaxa
Kukaloptera, Plesiodonatoptera
Sister taxa
Plesiodonatoptera

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2016Palaeodonatoptera Petrulevičius and Gutiérrez p. 346

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
—AltocrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
superclassAllotriocarida
—Athalassocarida
RankNameAuthor
—LabiocaridaSchwentner et al. 2017
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
—Cercofilata
classInsecta
—Dicondylia
—Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
infraclassHydropalaeopteraRohdendorf 1969
—Euhydropalaeoptera
—OdonatopteraMartynov 1932
—Palaeodonatoptera
—Palaeodonatoptera

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. Palaeodonatoptera Petrulevičius and Gutiérrez 2016
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Or. †Kukaloptera Petrulevičius and Gutiérrez 2016
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Fm. †Kirchneralidae Petrulevičius and Gutiérrez 2016
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G. †Kirchnerala Petrulevičius and Gutiérrez 2016
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†Kirchnerala treintamil Petrulevičius and Gutiérrez 2016
Unr. Plesiodonatoptera Petrulevičius and Gutiérrez 2016
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Unr. Apodonatoptera Petrulevičius and Gutiérrez 2016
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Or. †Geroptera Brodsky 1994
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Fm. †Geropteridae Petrulevičius and Gutiérrez 2016
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G. †Geropteron Riek 1984
Unr. Paneodonatoptera Nel et al. 2019
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Fm. †Enigmapteridae Nel et al. 2019
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G. †Enigmaptera Nel et al. 2019
Unr. Neodonatoptera Bechly 1996
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G. †Brunellopteron Béthoux et al. 2021
Subor. †Eomeganisoptera Rohdendorf 1962
Fm. †Erasipteridae Carpenter 1939
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Invalid names: Sinierasipteridae Zhang et al. 2012 [synonym]
Unr. Euodonatoptera Bechly et al. 2001
Or. †Meganisoptera Martynov 1932 [griffinfly]
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Invalid names: Protodonata Brongniart 1885 [replaced]
Invalid names: Panodialata Nel et al. 1999 [empty]
Or. †Argentinoptera Petrulevičius and Gutiérrez 2016
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Fm. †Argentinalidae Petrulevičius and Gutiérrez 2016
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G. †Argentinala Petrulevičius and Gutiérrez 2016
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†Argentinala cristinae Petrulevičius and Gutiérrez 2016
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2017-04-17 09:56:18
Modified: 2017-04-17 09:56:18
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Bush and Bambach 2015

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Arnsbergian to the top of the Holocene or 326.90000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 323.6 Ma

Collections (863 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Arnsbergian326.9 - 323.6Argentina (La Rioja) Geropteron arcuatum (108150)
Arnsbergian326.9 - 323.6Argentina Kirchnerala treintamil, Eugeropteridae indet. (166808)
Bashkirian323.4 - 315.2China (Ningxia) Paragilsonia orientalis (140832)
Marsdenian321.3 - 320.0Germany (Ruhr) Erasipterella valentini, Namurotypus sippeli (155260) Erasipteroides valentini, Rasnitsynala sigambrorum (152121) Zessinella siope, Namurotypus sippeli (110939)
Yeadonian320.0 - 318.7USA (Georgia) Typus durhami (111035)
Westphalian A318.7 - 316.9United Kingdom (England) Erasipteron bolsoveri, Tupus diluculum (105042)
Westphalian A318.7 - 316.9Czechia Erasipteron larischi (114184)
Westphalian A318.7 - 316.9USA (Alabama) Oligotypus tuscaloosae (126587)
Westphalian B316.9 - 314.6United Kingdom (England) Oligotypus britannicus (105060)
Westphalian B316.9 - 314.6France (Nord-Pas-de-Calais) Asapheneura roussini (155433)
Westphalian B - Westphalian C316.9 - 309.8China (Ningxia) Erasipterella jini, Tupus orientalis, Shenzhousia qilianshanensis, Sinomeganeura huangheensis (139576) Sinierasiptera jini, Shenzhousia qilianshanensis (102981) Sinoerasipteron xiaheyanensis (233955)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0Czechia Bohemiatupus elegans (104948)
Westphalian C314.6 - 309.8China (Ningxia) Haidilaozhen cuiae (231946)
Westphalian C314.6 - 309.8Canada (New Brunswick) Brunellopteron norradi (221100)
Westphalian C - Westphalian D314.6 - 307.4USA (Rhode Island) Paralogus aeschnoides (111052)
Westphalian C - Westphalian D314.6 - 307.4United Kingdom (Scotland) Tillyardia multiplicata (127547)
Westphalian C - Westphalian D314.6 - 307.4France Jacquesoudardia magnifica, Gallotupus oudardi, Enigmaptera magnifica (122504)
Westphalian C - Westphalian D314.6 - 307.4Canada (Nova Scotia) Meganeura sp. (155666)
Westphalian D309.8 - 307.4France Protodonata indet. (155431)
Westphalian D309.8 - 307.4Germany (Lower Saxony) Erasipterella piesbergensis, Piesbergtupus hielscheri (122518)