†Mioidionyx stavropolensis Nel et al. 2005 (dragonfly)
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Insecta - Odonata - Idionychidae
Full reference: A. Nel, J. F. Petrulevičius, and E. A. Jarzembowski. 2005. New fossil Odonata from the European Cenozoic (Insecta: Odonata: Thaumatoneuridae, Aeshnidae, Idionychidae, Libellulidae). Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie - Abhandlungen 235(3):343-380
Belongs to Mioidionyx according to A. Nel et al. 2005
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: PIN 224/130, a hindwing. Its type locality is Vishnevaya Balka creek, which is in a Miocene lacustrine shale in the Russian Federation.
Ecology: fast-moving volant carnivore-insectivore
Distribution: found only at Vishnevaya Balka creek
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