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Nannogomphus

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Nannogomphus
Temporal range: Jurassic [1]
Fossil specimen of Nannogomphus bavaricus from Germany, on display at Galerie de paléontologie et d'anatomie comparée in Paris
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Gomphidae
Genus: †Nannogomphus
Handlirsch 1906

Nannogomphus is an extinct genus of fossil odonates belonging to the family Gomphidae.[1][2][3][4]

These fast-moving volant carnivore-insectivores lived during the Jurassic period in Germany, from 150.8 to 145.5 Ma.[1]

Species

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  • †Nannogomphus bavaricus Handlirsch 1906
  • †Nannogomphus buergeri Bechly 2003
  • †Nannogomphus vetustus Hagen 1848

References

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  1. ^ a b c The Paleobiology Database
  2. ^ Encyclopedia of Life
  3. ^ GBIF
  4. ^ A. G. Ponomarenko Fossil insects from the Tithonian «Solnhofener Plattenkalke» in the Museum of Natural History, Vienna
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