†Dorsettia sinica Zheng et al. 2016 (dragonfly)
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Insecta - Odonata - Campterophlebiidae
Full reference: D. R. Zheng, A. Nel, B. Wang, E. A. Jarzembowski, S. C. Chang and H. C. Zhang. 2016. A new damsel-dragonfly from the Lower Jurassic of northwestern China and its paleobiogeographic significance. Journal of Paleontology 90:485-490
Belongs to Dorsettia according to D. R. Zheng et al. 2016
Sister taxon: Dorsettia laeta
Type specimen: NIGP 162227, a hindwing. Its type locality is Tuzigou, Badaowan Fm, Karamay, which is in a Hettangian/Sinemurian fluvial sandstone in the Badaowan Formation of China.
Ecology: fast-moving volant carnivore-insectivore
Distribution: found only at Tuzigou, Badaowan Fm, Karamay
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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