Insecta - Odonata - Juraheterophlebiidae
Full reference: D. Y. Huang and A. Nel. 2017. New fossil damsel–dragonfly clarifies the phylogenetic position of the small Jurassic family Juraheterophlebiidae (Odonata: Epiproctophora). Alcheringa 41:536-542
Belongs to Juraheterophlebia according to D. Y. Huang and A. Nel 2017
Sister taxa: Juraheterophlebia kazakhstanensis, Juraheterophlebia sinica
Type specimen: NIGP 165264, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Daohugou, Liushuwanzi outcrop (NIGP collection), which is in a Callovian/Oxfordian lacustrine - large shale in the Daohugou Formation of China.
Ecology: fast-moving volant carnivore-insectivore
Distribution: found only at Daohugou, Liushuwanzi outcrop (NIGP collection)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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