†Pseudocymatophlebia bisecta Yang et al. 2023 (true dragonfly)
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Insecta - Odonata - Aktassiidae
Full reference: Q. Yang, D. Ren, and C. F. Shi. 2023. New petalurid dragonfly (Odonata: Aktassiidae) from the Lower Cretaceous of northern China. Cretaceous Research 151(105609)
Belongs to Pseudocymatophlebia according to Q. Yang et al. 2023
Sister taxa: Pseudocymatophlebia boda, Pseudocymatophlebia hennigi
Type specimen: IOZ(E)221467/8, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Liujianangou, Dashuangmiao Town, which is in a Barremian lacustrine - large shale in the Yixian Formation of China.
Ecology: fast-moving volant carnivore-insectivore
Distribution: found only at Liujianangou, Dashuangmiao Town
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