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Gomphaeschnidae

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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	4799159	https://www.gbif.org/species/4799159
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	176762	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=176762

Rank

family

Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Odonata : Gomphaeschnidae

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Opisthokonta	Cavalier-Smith 1987
kingdom	Animalia
-	Bilateria
-	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
-	Protostomia	Grobben 1908
-	Ecdysozoa
-	Panarthropoda
phylum	Arthropoda	Latreille 1829
subphylum	Mandibulata
-	Pancrustacea
superclass	Hexapoda	Latreille 1825
-	Cercofilata	Kukalová-Peck 1987
class	Insecta	Linnaeus 1758
-	Dicondylia
-	Paranotalia	Sroka et al. 2014
subclass	Pterygota	Brauer 1885
infraclass	Hydropalaeoptera	Rohdendorf 1969
-	Euhydropalaeoptera	Sroka et al. 2014
-	Odonatoptera	Martynov 1932
-	Palaeodonatoptera	Petrulevicius and Gutiérrez 2016
-	Plesiodonatoptera	Petrulevicius and Gutiérrez 2016
-	Apodonatoptera	Petrulevicius and Gutiérrez 2016
-	Paneodonatoptera	Nel et al. 2019
-	Neodonatoptera	Bechly 1996
-	Euodonatoptera	Bechly et al. 2001
-	Odonatoclada	Bechly 1999
-	Nodialata	Bechly 1996
-	Discoidalia	Bechly 1996
-	Stigmoptera	Bechly 1996
-	Panodonata	Bechly 1996
order	Odonata	Fabricius 1793
-	Epiproctophora	Bechly 1996
-	Euepiproctophora	Bechly 1998
-	Anisopteromorpha	Bechly 1996
-	Trigonoptera	Bechly 1996
-	Pananisoptera	Bechly 1996
-	Neoanisoptera	Bechly 1998
suborder	Anisoptera	Selys-Longchamps and Hagen 1854
-	Euanisoptera	Bechly 1996
-	Aeshnoptera	Bechly 1996
-	Aeshnomorpha	Bechly et al. 2001
-	Panaeshnida	Bechly et al. 2001
-	Aeshnida	Bechly 1996
-	Paneuaeshnida	Bechly et al. 2001
-	Euaeshnida	Bechly 1996
-	Neoaeshnida	Bechly 1996
family	Gomphaeschnidae	Tillyard and Fraser 1940

Scientific Name

Gomphaeschnidae

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Gomphaeschnidae	family	belongs to Neoaeshnida	stated with evidence	Bechly et al., 2001
Gomphaeschnidae	family	belongs to Anisoptera	stated without evidence	Zhang et al., 2008

Status (PBDB)

extant

Taxon Size (PBDB)

Extant Size (PBDB)

7 (12%)

First Recorded Appearance

145 - 140 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous

Environment

freshwater,terrestrial (based on Odonata)

Motility

fast-moving (based on Odonata)

Vision

well-developed (based on Odonata)

Diet

carnivore, insectivore (based on Odonata)

Reproduction

dispersal=water (based on Odonata)

Taphonomy

chitin (based on Odonata)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

B. L. Zhang, D. Ren, and H. Pang. 2008. New dragonflies (Insecta: Odonata: Gomphaeschnidae) from the Yixian Formation in Inner Mongolia, China. Progress in Natural Science 18:59-64

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Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Gomphaeschnaoidinae ✝ subfamily	listed (PBDB)	32	136 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	38.0 Ma Eocene
Gomphaeschninae subfamily	listed (PBDB)	24	129 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	0 Ma Extant
Anglogomphaeschna ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	3	38.0 Ma Eocene	38.0 Ma Eocene
Anomalaeschna ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	1	122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Cretagomphaeschnaoides ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	1	99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Cretalloaeschna ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	1	145 Ma Late Jurassic	145 Ma Late Jurassic
Elektrogomphaeschna ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	2	38.0 Ma Eocene	38.0 Ma Eocene
Falsisophoaeschna ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	1	125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Gomphaeschnaoides ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	13	122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Paramorbaeschna ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	4	122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Plesigomphaeschnaoides ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	4	136 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	56.0 Ma Paleocene
Progomphaeschnaoides ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	2	122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Sinojagoria ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	4	125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Sophoaeschna ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	1	125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1940	Gomphaeschnidae Tillyard and Fraser
2001	Gomphaeschnidae Bechly et al. p. 156
2003	Gomphaeschnidae Wappler
2007	Gomphaeschnidae Bechly
2008	Gomphaeschnidae Zhang et al.

References

Zhang B. L., Ren D., et al (2008) New dragonflies (Insecta: Odonata: Gomphaeschnidae) from the Yixian Formation in Inner Mongolia, China, Progress in Natural Science 18, 59-64

Bechly G., Nel A., et al (2001) A revision and phylogenetic study of Mesozoic Aeshnoptera, with description of numerous new taxa (Insecta: Odonata: Anisoptera), Neue Paläontologische Abhandlungen 4, 1-219

Wappler T. (2003) Die Insekten aus dem Mittel-Eozän des Eckfelder Maares, Vulkaneifel, Mainzer Naturwissenschaftliches Archiv, Beiheft 27, 1-234

Bechly G. (2007) , Phylogenetic Systematics of Odonata

Zhang et al., 2008 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

The Paleobiology Database (2016 version). Available online at www.paleobiodb.org. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!

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