Cordulagomphus
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| Cordulagomphus | |
|---|---|
| A fossil of Cordulagomphus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | †Proterogomphidae |
| Genus: | †Cordulagomphus Carle & Wighton, 1990 |
| Type species | |
| †Cordulagomphus tuberculatus Carle & Wighton, 1990 | |
| Other species | |
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Cordulagomphus is an extinct genus of dragonflies from the Early Cretaceous. It contains nine species; most are from the Crato Formation of Brazil, though C. europaeus is from the Weald Clay of England.[1] C. xavieri, C. senckenbergi, C. primaerensis, and C. michaeli are classified in subgenus Procordulagomphus.[2][3] Caririlabia santanensis was originally described as a species of Cordulagomphus.[4]