The first representative of the odonatan superfamily Triassolestoidea (Odonatoptera: Parazygoptera) from the Upper Triassic of Korean Peninsula

André Nel (1) , Gi-Soo Nam (2) , Corentin Jouault (3, 1, 4)

1 ISYEB - Institut de Systématique, Evolution, Biodiversité
2 Gongju National University of Education
3 GR - Géosciences Rennes
4 UMR ISEM - Institut des Sciences de l'Evolution de Montpellier

Koreatriassothemis elongatus gen. et sp. nov. is the first representative of the odonatan superfamily Triassolestoidea described from the Upper Triassic of the Republic of Korea. Despite close similarities with the genera Pseudotriassothemis and Triassoneura, exact affinities within Triassolestoidea remain uncertain, thus discoveries of more complete triassolestoid fossils are required to resolve relationships. The identification of K. elongatus gen. et sp. nov. shows that Odonatoptera and Triassolestoidea diversity was high during the Late Triassic and is currently underestimated. A ‘Samarura-like’ odonatopteran nymph is also identified from the same Upper Triassic outcrop, and may be referable to K. elongatus gen. et sp. nov.

Keywords: Insecta; Odonatoptera; Epiproctophora; Isophlebioptera; classification; correspondence between adults and nymphs

Domains: Paleontology

André Nel, Gi-Soo Nam, Corentin Jouault. The first representative of the odonatan superfamily Triassolestoidea (Odonatoptera: Parazygoptera) from the Upper Triassic of Korean Peninsula. Alcheringa, 2022, 46 (3-4), pp.237-243. ⟨10.1080/03115518.2022.2130426⟩. ⟨insu-03841420⟩