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Palaeomacromiidae ✝

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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	8461029	https://www.gbif.org/species/8461029
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	192216	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=192216

Rank

family

Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Odonata : Palaeomacromiidae

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
-	Exophytica	Bechly 1996
-	Cavilabiata	Bechly 1996
-	Cristotibiata	Bechly 1996
-	Brachystigmata	Bechly 1996
-	Paucipostnodalia	Bechly and Ueda 2002
-	Eubrachystigmata	Bechly 1996
-	Neobrachystigmata	Bechly 2003
-	Paneurypalpidomorpha	Bechly 2003
-	Eurypalpidomorpha	Bechly 2003
-	Eurypalpidiformia	Bechly 2003
-	Paneurypalpida	Bechly 1996
-	Eurypalpida	Bechly 1996
-	Neolamellida	Bechly 1996
-	Valvulida	Bechly 1996
-	Trichodopalpida	Bechly 1996
-	Laterocarinida	Bechly 1996
-	Mediocostida	Bechly 1996
-	Longiansida	Bechly 1996
-	Liberaponsida	Bechly 1996
-	Haplohamulida	Bechly 1996
-	Italoansida	Bechly 1996
-	Anauriculida	Bechly 1996
family	Palaeomacromiidae	Petrulevicius et al. 1999

Scientific Name

Palaeomacromiidae

Name Published In

Palaeontology 42: 677.

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Palaeomacromiidae	family	belongs to Anisoptera	stated without evidence	Petrulevicius et al., 1999
Palaeomacromiidae	family	belongs to Anauriculida	stated with evidence	Petrulevicius and Nel, 2007

Status (PBDB)

extinct

Taxon Size (PBDB)

First Recorded Appearance

58.7 - 55.8 Ma
Paleogene

Last Recorded Appearance

56.0 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene

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)

J. F. Petrulevicius, A. Nel, and J. Muzón. 1999. A new Libelluloid family from the Upper Paleocene of Argentina. Palaeontology 42(4):677-682

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Bolcathemis ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	1	56.0 Ma Paleocene	56.0 Ma Paleocene
Curviarculia ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	2	58.7 Ma Paleocene	58.7 Ma Paleocene
Palaeomacromia ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	1	58.7 Ma Paleocene	58.7 Ma Paleocene

Obsolete Names

Name	Source	Taxon Rank	Taxonomy
Bolcathemidae	GBIF	family	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Odonata : Bolcathemidae

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1999	Palaeomacromiidae Petrulevicius et al.
2002	Bolcathemidae Gentilini p. 15
2002	Palaeomacromiidae Petrulevicius and Nel
2007	Palaeomacromiidae Petrulevicius and Nel p. 346
1999	Palaeomacromiidae Petrulevi?ius et al.
2002	Bolcathemidae Gentilini p. 15
2002	Palaeomacromiidae Petrulevi?ius and Nel
2007	Palaeomacromiidae Petrulevi?ius and Nel p. 346

Year	Name and Author
1999	Palaeomacromiidae Petrulevi?ius et al.
2002	Bolcathemidae Gentilini p. 15
2002	Palaeomacromiidae Petrulevi?ius and Nel
2007	Palaeomacromiidae Petrulevi?ius and Nel p. 346
1999	Palaeomacromiidae Petrulevi?ius et al.
2002	Bolcathemidae Gentilini p. 15
2002	Palaeomacromiidae Petrulevi?ius and Nel
2007	Palaeomacromiidae Petrulevi?ius and Nel p. 346

References

Petrulevicius J. F., Nel A., et al (1999) A new Libelluloid family from the Upper Paleocene of Argentina, Palaeontology 42 4, 677-682

Gentilini G. (2002) Fossil damselflies and dragonflies from the Eocene of Monte Bolca (Insecta: Odonata), Studi e Ricerche sui Giacimenti Terziari di Bolca, Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Verona 9, 7-22

Petrulevicius J. F., Nel A. (2002) New Palaeomacromiid dragonflies from the Upper Paleocene of Argentina, Palaeontology 45 4, 751-758

Petrulevicius J. F., Nel A. (2007) Enigmatic and little known Odonata (Insecta) from the Paleogene of Patagonia and Northwest Argentina, Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 43 3, 341-347

Palaeontology 42: 677. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

inferred from original work (title) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

web search (AJR) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

www.organismnames.com (Jun 2012) / web search (AJR) - 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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