A new dragonfly genus and species from the Crato Formation, with a revised phylogenetic study of the Mesozoic family Liupanshaniidae (Odonata: Aeshnoptera)

Autor(es)

Ribeiro, Guilherme Cunha ; Nel, Andre

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: CRETACEOUS RESEARCH; v. 148, p. 8-pg., 2023-04-27.

Resumo

The fourth genus and species of the Cretaceous aeshnopteran family Liupanshaniidae discovered in the Aptian Crato Formation, is described and illustrated as Brasiliupanshania cretacica gen. et sp. nov. Its phylogenetic position within the Liupanshaniidae is investigated using parsimony analyses, and it was found nested within the Liupanshaniidae. The Gondwanan species of the family do not form a clade, but appears to be more closely related to various Laurasian clades, suggesting a very ancient Mesozoic diversification prior to Gondwana-Laurasia split.(c) 2023 Published by Elsevier Ltd. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 20/02844-5 - A paleoentomofauna da formação Crato (Cretáceo inferior; Bacia do Araripe): sistemática e paleoecologia
• Beneficiário: Guilherme Cunha Ribeiro
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Regular