†Miriholcorpa forcipata Wang et al. 2013 (scorpionfly)
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Full reference: Q. Wang, C. K. Shih, and D. Ren. 2013. The earliest case of extreme sexual display with exaggerated male organs by two Middle Jurassic mecopterans. PLoS One 8(8):e71378
Belongs to Miriholcorpa according to X. Lian 2026
See also Wang et al. 2013
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: CNU-MEC-NN-2012001, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Daohugou (CNU 2012 collection), which is in a Callovian/Oxfordian lacustrine - large shale in the Daohugou Formation of China.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Daohugou (CNU 2012 collection)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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