Insecta - Odonata - Cymatophlebiidae
Full reference: D. R. Zheng, E. A. Jarzembowski, S. C. Chang, B. Wang, and H. C. Zhang. 2018. New cymatophlebiid dragonflies from the Lower Cretaceous of China and England (Odonata: Anisoptera: Cymatophlebiinae, Valdaeshninae). Cretaceous Research 90:311-317
Belongs to Valdaeshna according to D. R. Zheng et al. 2018
Sister taxa: Valdaeshna andressi, Valdaeshna surreyensis
Type specimen: NHMUK PI II.3105, a hindwing. Its type locality is Smokejacks Brickworks, which is in a Barremian pond claystone/siltstone in the Weald Clay Formation of the United Kingdom.
Ecology: fast-moving volant carnivore-insectivore
Distribution: found only at Smokejacks Brickworks
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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