†Aethephasma megista Ren 1997 (winged insect)
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Insecta - Dicondylia - Susumaniidae
Full reference: D. Ren. 1997. First record of fossil stick-insects from China (Phasmatodea: Hagiphasmatidae fam. nov.) with analysis of some palaeobiological features. Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica 22:268-281
Belongs to Aethephasma according to D. Ren 1997
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: GMCB HP96002(3), an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Shimen village, Yangshulin, Pingquan County (GMC Beijing collection), which is in a Barremian lacustrine - large mudstone in the Yixian Formation of China.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Shimen village, Yangshulin, Pingquan County (GMC Beijing collection)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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