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A new genus and species of Aeschnidiidae (Insecta: Odonata: Anisoptera) from the Solnhofen Limestone, Upper Jurassic, Germany

Eine neue Gattung und Art der Aeschnidiidae (Insecta, Odonata, Anisoptera) aus dem lithographischen Plattenkalk des deutschen Oberjura

Un nouveau genre et espèce d’Aeschnidiidae (Insecta: Odonata: Anisoptera) du calcaire lithographique du Jurassique supérieur d’Allemagne

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Abstract

Bergeriaeschnidia inexpectata n. g., n. sp. is described from the Upper Jurassic of S.W. Germany and compared with the known fossil Aeschnidiidae. The diversity of this family was a very important feature of insect evolution during the Upper Jurassic and Lower Cretaceous.

Kurzfassung

Bergeriaeschnidia inexpectata n. g., n. sp. wird beschrieben und mit anderen bekannten fossilen Aeschnidiidae-Arten verglichen. Eine hohe Diversität ist sehr bezeichnend für die Familie Aeschnidiidae während des Oberjuras und der Unteren Kreide.

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Bergeriaeschnidia inexpectata n. g., n. sp. est décrit du Jurassique supérieur de la Bavière et comparé avec les Aeschnidiidae connus. La diversité de cette famille a été très importante durant le Jurassique supérieur et le Crétacé inférieur.

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  1. Laboratoire d’Entomologie, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, 45 rue Buffon, F-75005, Paris, France

    André Nel

  2. Institut für Systematische Zoologie, Universität Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 28, D-72076, Tübingen, Germany

    Günter Bechly

  3. Departament Geologia Dinàmica, Geofísica i Paleontologia, Facultat de Geologia, Universitat de Barcelona, E-08071, Barcelona, Spain

    Xavier Martínez-Delclòs

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Nel, A., Bechly, G. & Martínez-Delclòs, X. A new genus and species of Aeschnidiidae (Insecta: Odonata: Anisoptera) from the Solnhofen Limestone, Upper Jurassic, Germany. Senckenbergiana lethaea 76, 175–179 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03042848

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