†Paraeschnopsis Bechly 2010 (true dragonfly)
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Insecta - Odonata - Mesuropetalidae
Full reference: G. Bechly. 2010. Additions to the fossil dragonfly fauna from the Lower Cretaceous Crato Formation of Brazil (Insecta: Odonata). Palaeodiversity 3(Supplement):11-77
Parent taxon: Mesuropetalidae according to G. Bechly 2010
Sister taxa: Aeschnopsis, Mesuropetala, Sinomesuropetala
Subtaxa: Paraeschnopsis brasiliensis
Type: Paraeschnopsis brasiliensis
Ecology: fast-moving volant carnivore-insectivore
Distribution: found only at Crato (SMNS collection) (Cretaceous of Brazil)
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