†Sinocalopteryx Lin et al. 2010 (broad-winged damselfly)
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Insecta - Odonata - Calopterygidae
Full reference: Q. B. Lin, J. F. Petrulevičius, D. Y. Huang, A. Nel, and M. S. Engel. 2010. First fossil Calopterygoidea (Odonata: Zygoptera) from southeastern Asia: A new genus and species from the Paleogene of China. Geobios 43:349-353
Parent taxon: Calopterygidae according to Q. B. Lin et al. 2010
Sister taxa: Calopteryx, Guangxicalopteryx, Sapho, Umma
Subtaxa: Sinocalopteryx shangyongensis
Type: Sinocalopteryx shangyongensis
Ecology: fast-moving volant carnivore-insectivore
Distribution: found only at Shangyong village (Eocene of China)
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