†Parapetala liaoningensis Huang et al. 2003 (true dragonfly)
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Full reference: D. Y. Huang, A. Nel, and Q. B. Lin. 2003. A new genus and species of aeshnopteran dragonfly from the Lower Cretaceous of China. Cretaceous Research 24:141-147
Belongs to Parapetala according to D. Y. Huang et al. 2003
Sister taxon: Parapetala yixianensis
Type specimen: NIGP 133694, an exoskeleton (complete dragonfly). Its type locality is Liaoning Province [PROXY], which is in a Barremian lacustrine - large mudstone in the Yixian Formation of China.
Ecology: fast-moving volant carnivore-insectivore
Distribution: found only at Liaoning Province [PROXY]
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