Title of article
A new genus and species of aeshnopteran dragonfly from the Lower Cretaceous of China
Author/Authors
Huang، نويسنده , , Di-ying and Nel، نويسنده , , Marc André and Lin، نويسنده , , Qi-Bin، نويسنده ,
Issue Information
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2003
Pages
7
From page
141
To page
147
Abstract
Parapetala liaoningensis gen. et sp. nov. is described from the Lower Cretaceous of China. It has a very basal position in the clade Aeshnoptera (Odonata. Petalura, Spec. 2 (1996) 402), basal or close to the Upper Jurassic family Mesuropetalidae. This discovery confirms the high diversity of this group of dragonflies during the Late Jurassic–Early Cretaceous, suggesting rapid evolution of this clade in the Early or Middle Jurassic.
Keywords
ODONATA , Early Cretaceous , new genus , Phylogeny , CHINA , Aeshnoptera , Insecta
Journal title
Cretaceous Research
Serial Year
2003
Journal title
Cretaceous Research
Record number
2302424
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