Liaoninglanthus Chang and Sun 2006 (true dragonfly)

Insecta - Odonata - Proterogomphidae

Full reference: J. P. Chang and Z. S. Sun. 2006. New taxa of Gomphidae (Insecta: Odonata) in Jehol Biota from western Liaoning, China. Global Geology 25:105-111

Parent taxon: Cordulagomphinae according to J. P. Chang and Z. S. Sun 2006

Sister taxa: Cordulagomphus, Cratogomphus, Paracordulagomphus, Pauciphlebia

Subtaxa: Liaoninglanthus latus

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Type: Liaoninglanthus latus

Ecology: fast-moving volant carnivore-insectivore

Distribution: found only at Huangbanjigou, Chaomidian Village, Jilin University collection (Cretaceous of China)

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