A unique, large-sized stem Odonata (Insecta) found in the early Pennsylvanian of New Brunswick (Canada)

Béthoux, Olivier; Norrad, Rowan E.; Stimson, Matthew R.; King, Olivia A.; Allen, Luke F.; Deregnaucourt, Isabelle; Hinds, Steven J.; Lewis, Jake H.; Schneider, Jörg W.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/fr-24-207-2021

Articles | Volume 24, issue 2

https://doi.org/10.5194/fr-24-207-2021

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https://doi.org/10.5194/fr-24-207-2021

© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 24, issue 2

Research article

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02 Jul 2021

Research article |

| 02 Jul 2021

A unique, large-sized stem Odonata (Insecta) found in the early Pennsylvanian of New Brunswick (Canada)

Olivier Béthoux, Rowan E. Norrad, Matthew R. Stimson, Olivia A. King, Luke F. Allen, Isabelle Deregnaucourt, Steven J. Hinds, Jake H. Lewis, and Jörg W. Schneider

Data sets

Data from: A unique, large-sized stem-Odonata (Insecta) found in the early Pennsylvanian of New Brunswick (Canada) O. Béthoux, E. N. Norrad, M. Stimson, A. King, L. F. Allen, I. Deregnaucourt, S. J. Hinds, J. H. Lewis, and J. W. Schneider https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.fttdz08s0

Short summary

A specimen of an extinct relative of damsel- and dragonflies was discovered from ca. 310-million-years-old strata from New Brunswick (Canada). It is composed of an incomplete hindwing belonging to a new species whose wingspan was about 35 cm. Despite its incompleteness, it composes a useful addition to our knowledge of the early evolution of the group, owing to its unique combination of traits.