Cratoliupanshania Pella and Nel 2020 (true dragonfly)

Insecta - Odonata - Liupanshaniidae

Full reference: C. Pella and A. Nel. 2020. A hawker dragonfly (Odonata: Liupanshaniidae) from the Lower Cretaceous Crato Formation, northeastern Brazil. Cretaceous Research 116(104559)

Parent taxon: Liupanshaniidae according to C. Pella and A. Nel 2020

Sister taxa: Araripeliupanshania, Brasiliupanshania, Galloliupanshania, Guyuanaeschnidia, Libanoliupanshania, Liupanshania, Paraliupanshania, Paramesuropetala, Protoliupanshania

Subtaxa: Cratoliupanshania magnifica

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Type: Cratoliupanshania magnifica

Ecology: fast-moving volant carnivore-insectivore

Distribution: found only at Crato (MGP-PD Padova collection) (Cretaceous of Brazil)

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