Full reference: R. M. Feldmann, F. J. Vega, S. P. Applegate and G. A. Bishop. 1998. Early Cretaceous Arthropods from the Tlayua Formation at Tepexi de Rodriguez, Puebla, Mexico. Journal of Paleontology 72(1):79-90
Parent taxon: Anisoptera according to R. M. Feldmann et al. 1998
Sister taxa: Aeschna eudore, Aeschna parkinsoni, Aeschnidioidea, Cercus, Cercus clavus, Cordulia scheuchzeri, Cratopetaliidae, Cymatophlebia mongolica, Dissurus, Dissurus liauyuanensis, Dissurus qinquanensis, Epigomphidae, Euanisoptera, Hageniidae, Henrotayiidae, Ictinogomphus fur, Juragomphidae, Kazakhophlebiella, Libellula calypso, Libellula doris, Libellula eurynome, Libellula melobasis, Libellula perse, Libellula thetis, Libellula thoe, Libelluloidea, Magnathemidae, Megaphlebiidae, Miopetalura orientalis, Necrogomphus, Nothomacromiidae, Petalurida, Pritykiniella, Proterogomphidae, Stenogomphus scudderi
Subtaxa: Ixtahua benjamini
Type: Ixtahua benjamini
Ecology: fast-moving volant carnivore-insectivore
Distribution: found only at Site IGM-2513, Tlayúa Quarry (CONACyT quarry 1) (Cretaceous of Mexico)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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