†Dracontaeschnidium orientale Zhang and Zhang 2001 (small darner)
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Insecta - Odonata - Aeschnidiidae
Full reference: J. F. Zhang and H. Zhang. 2001. New findings of larval and adult aeschnidiids (Insecta: Odonata) in the Yixian Formation, Liaoning Province, China. Cretaceous Research 22:334-450
Belongs to Dracontaeschnidium according to G. Fleck and A. Nel 2003
See also Zhang and Zhang 2001
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: B97602, a hindwing (incomplete hindwing). Its type locality is Huangbanjigou, Shangyuan Town, NIGP collection, which is in a Barremian lacustrine - large mudstone in the Yixian Formation of China.
Ecology: fast-moving volant carnivore-insectivore
Distribution: found only at Huangbanjigou, Shangyuan Town, NIGP collection
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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