Gomphaeschna sibirica Bechly et al. 2001 (true dragonfly)

Insecta - Odonata - Gomphaeschnidae

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 Gomphaeschna according to G. Bechly et al. 2001

Sister taxa: Gomphaeschna carinthiae, Gomphaeschna inferna, Gomphaeschna miocenica, Gomphaeschna schrankii

Type specimen: PIN 4626/162, a hindwing (hindwing without base). Its type locality is Chernovskie Kopi (PIN collection 4626), which is in a Barremian terrestrial horizon in the Doronino Formation of the Russian Federation.

Ecology: fast-moving volant carnivore-insectivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Mongolia (1 collection), the Russian Federation (1)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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