Campterophlebia
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†Campterophlebia elegans, Bode 1905 |
Campterophlebia is an extinct genus of prehistoric dragonflies in the family . The species C. elegans is from the Jurassic (Lower Toarcian) Posidonia Shale of Germany. It is the largest Early Jurassic flying insect, with a wing over 7.31 cm length and 1.73 cm width.[2]
References[]
- ^ A. Bode. 1905. Orthoptera und Neuroptera aus dem Oberen Lias von Braunschweig. Jahrbuch der Königlich Preussischen Geologischen Landesanstalt und Bergakademie zu Berlin 25:218-245
- ^ Nel, A. N. D. R. É., Bechly, G. Ü. N. T. E. R., Delclòs, X. A. V. I. E. R., & Huang, D. Y. (2009). New and poorly known Mesozoic damsel-dragonflies (Odonata: Isophlebioidea: Campterophlebiidae, Isophlebiidae). Palaeodiversity, 2, 209-232.
External links[]
- "Campterophlebia" at the Encyclopedia of Life
- Campterophlebia at fossilworks.org
- Campterophlebia at insectoid.info
Categories:
- Prehistoric Odonata genera
- Anisoptera genera
- Fossils of Germany
- Posidonia Shale
- Dragonfly stubs
- Prehistoric insect stubs
- Jurassic animal stubs