Shenzhousia qilianshanensis Zhang and Hong 2006 (griffinfly)

Insecta - Meganisoptera - Meganeuridae

Full reference: Z. J. Zhang and Y. C. Hong. 2006. Taxonomic names, in Shenzhousia qilianshanensis gen. et sp. nov. (Protodonata, Meganeuridae), a giant dragonfly from the Upper Carboniferous of China. Progress in Natural Science 16(3):328-330

Belongs to Shenzhousia according to Y. J. Li et al. 2013

See also Zhang et al. 2006

Sister taxon: Shenzhousia readi

Type specimen: 97X101, a wing. Its type locality is Xiaheyan, Zhongwei County (GMCB coll), which is in a Westphalian B/Westphalian C interdistributary bay siliciclastic in the Yanghugou Formation of China.

Ecology:

Distribution:

• Carboniferous of China (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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