Paraliupanshania rohdendorfi 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

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

Sister taxa: Paraliupanshania britannica, Paraliupanshania torvaldsi

Type specimen: PIN 846/5, a hindwing (median part). Its type locality is Kem' River, Kholovskiy Village (PIN collection 846), which is in a Cenomanian pond horizon in the Simonovo Formation of the Russian Federation.

Ecology: fast-moving volant carnivore-insectivore

Distribution: found only at Kem' River, Kholovskiy Village (PIN collection 846)

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