†Linaeschnidium sinensis Huang et al. 2009 (small darner)
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Insecta - Odonata - Aeschnidiidae
Full reference: D. Y. Huang, A. Baudoin, and A. Nel. 2009. A new aeschnidiid genus from the Early Cretaceous of China (Odonata: Anisoptera). Cretaceous Research 30:805-809
Belongs to Linaeschnidium according to D. Y. Huang et al. 2009
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: NIGP 148831, an exoskeleton (thorax and four attached wings). Its type locality is Beipiao City, unspecified locality (NIGP coll), which is in a Barremian lacustrine - large mudstone in the Yixian Formation of China.
Ecology: fast-moving volant carnivore-insectivore
Distribution: found only at Beipiao City, unspecified locality (NIGP coll)
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