Austroperilestidae, a new family of damselflies from early eocene of argentina (Insecta: Odonata). Phylogenetic relationships within odonata

Journal of Paleontology

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 658-662

  Petrulevičius, Julián F ^a,b   Nel, André ^a,c  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^b Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^c Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DAMSELFLY; EOCENE; FOSSIL; NEW GENUS; PHYLOGENETICS;

ARGENTINA; PATAGONIA; SOUTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

AUSTROPERILESTIDAE; INSECTA; ODONATA; PERILESTIDAE; ZYGOPTERA;

EID: 21444432121     PISSN: 00223360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1666/0022-3360(2005)079[0658:AANFOD]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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