†Raraxymyia proxima Shi et al. 2013 (fly)
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Insecta - Diptera - Axymyiidae
Full reference: G. F. Shi, Y. Zhu, C. K. Shih and D. Ren. 2013. A new axymyiid genus with two new species from the Middle Jurassic of China (Diptera: Nematocera: Axymyiidae). Acta Geologica Sinica 87:1228-1234
Belongs to Raraxymyia according to G. F. Shi et al. 2013
Sister taxon: Raraxymyia parallela
Type specimen: CNU-DIP-NN2012191, 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)
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