| Cordulegastroidea Temporal range: Late Aptian to present PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N | |
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| Delta-spotted spiketail (Cordulegaster diastatops) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Superfamily: | Cordulegastroidea Hagen, 1875 |
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Cordulegastroidea is a superfamily of dragonflies that contains three families.
Families
This superfamily includes the following three families:
- Chlorogomphidae Needham, 1903
- Cordulegastridae Hagen, 1875
- Neopetaliidae Tillyard & Fraser, 1940
The oldest known fossil member of Cordulegastroidea is the family Araripechlorogomphidae (containing only Araripechlorogomphus) from the late Aptian of Brazil, which is thought to be related to the Chlorogomphidae.
References
- ^ Dijkstra, Klaas-Douwe B.; Bechly, Günter; Bybee, Seth M.; Dow, Rory A.; Dumont, Henri J.; Fleck, Günther; Garrison, Rosser W.; Hämäläinen, Matti; Kalkman, Vincent J.; Karube, Haruki; May, Michael L.; Orr, Albert G.; Paulson, Dennis R.; Rehn, Andrew C.; Theischinger, Günther; Trueman, John W.H.; van Tol, Jan; von Ellenrieder, Natalia; Ware, Jessica (2013). "The classification and diversity of dragonflies and damselflies (Odonata)". Zootaxa. 3703 (1). Magnolia Press: 36–45. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3703.1.9. hdl:10072/61365.
- Nel, André; Ribeiro, Guilherme Cunha (2024-04-01). "New fossil wings shed light on Lower Cretaceous Araripechlorogomphidae and minimum age of the Chlorogomphoidea (Odonata: Anisoptera): Crato formation, Araripe Basin, NE Brazil". Cretaceous Research. 156: 105811. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2023.105811. ISSN 0195-6671.
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