Nannogomphus

Nannogomphus is an extinct genus of fossil odonates belonging to the family Gomphidae.[1][2][3][4]

Nannogomphus
Temporal range: [1]
Fossil specimen of Nannogomphus bavaricus from Germany, on display at Galerie de paléontologie et d'anatomie comparée in Paris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Odonata
Suborder:
Anisoptera
Family:
Gomphidae
Genus:
†Nannogomphus

Handlirsch 1906

These fast-moving volant carnivore-insectivores lived during the Jurassic period in Germany, from 150.8 to 145.5 Ma.[1]

Species
  • †Nannogomphus bavaricus Handlirsch 1906
  • †Nannogomphus buergeri Bechly 2003
  • †Nannogomphus vetustus Hagen 1848

References
  1. The Paleobiology Database
  2. Encyclopedia of Life
  3. GBIF
  4. A. G. Ponomarenko Fossil insects from the Tithonian «Solnhofener Plattenkalke» in the Museum of Natural History, Vienna


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