Mesuropetala magna Bechly et al. 2001 (true dragonfly)

Insecta - Odonata - Mesuropetalidae

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

Belongs to Mesuropetala according to G. Bechly et al. 2001

Sister taxa: Mesuropetala auliensis, Mesuropetala costalis, Mesuropetala muensteri, Mesuropetala schmiedeli

Type specimen: PIN 1989/1461, a wing. Its type locality is Baissa (PIN collection 1989), which is in an Aptian lacustrine - large siltstone/marl in the Zaza Formation of the Russian Federation.

Ecology: fast-moving volant carnivore-insectivore

Distribution: found only at Baissa (PIN collection 1989)

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