†Paradecoraeshna liaoningensis Zheng et al. 2018 (true dragonfly)
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Insecta - Odonata - Progobiaeshnidae
Full reference: D. R. Zheng, A. Nel, and H. C. Zhang. 2018. Taxonomic names, in A new progobiaeshnid dragonfly (Odonata, Aeshnoptera) from the Lower Cretaceous of Liaoning Province, NE China. Cretaceous Research 90:1-6
Belongs to Paradecoraeshna according to D. R. Zheng et al. 2018
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: NIGP166151, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Huangbanjigou, Shangyuan Town, NIGP collection, which is in a Barremian lacustrine - large mudstone in the Yixian Formation of China.
Ecology: fast-moving volant carnivore-insectivore
Distribution: found only at Huangbanjigou, Shangyuan Town, NIGP collection
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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