†family Liupanshaniidae Bechly et al. 2001 (true dragonfly)

Insecta - Odonata - Liupanshaniidae

Full reference: G. Bechly, A. Nel, X. Martínez-Declòs, E. A. Jarzembowski, R. Coram, D. Martill, G. Fleck, F. Escuillié, M. M. Wisshak and M. Maisch. 2001. A revision and phylogenetic study of Mesozoic Aeshnoptera, with description of numerous new taxa (Insecta: Odonata: Anisoptera). Neue Paläontologische Abhandlungen 4:1-219

Parent taxon: Aeshnoptera according to D. R. Zheng et al. 2022

See also Bechly 2010

Sister taxa: Aeshnomorpha, Burmaeshnidae, Cymatophlebiella, Enigmaeshnidae, Mesuropetaloidea, Parapetala, Propecymatophlebia, Pseudoliupanshania, Sinocymatophlebiella

Subtaxa: Araripeliupanshania Brasiliupanshania Cratoliupanshania Galloliupanshania Guyuanaeschnidia Libanoliupanshania Liupanshania Paraliupanshania Paramesuropetala Protoliupanshania

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Ecology: fast-moving volant carnivore-insectivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Brazil (7 collections), China (4), France (1), Kazakhstan (1), Lebanon (1), the Russian Federation (1), the United Kingdom (1)

Total: 16 collections including 17 occurrences

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