Phthitogomphus
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| Phthitogomphus Temporal range: Early Jurassic, ~ | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Family: | †Liassogomphidae |
| Genus: | †Phthitogomphus Cowley, 1942 |
| Species: | †P. angulatus |
| Binomial name | |
| †Phthitogomphus angulatus Cowley, 1942 | |
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Phthitogomphus is an extinct genus of odonate[1] from the Early Jurassic and it is known from the Sachrang Formation of Germany[2] and Switzerland,[3] and the Schistes bitumineux of Luxembourg.[4]
The type species is Phthitogomphus angulatus[2][5] and it was initially known as Paragomphus angulatus.[6]