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The oldest ‘Megapodagrionidae’ (Odonata, Zygoptera) discovered in the Lower Cretaceous Yixian Formation, China

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Abstract Cretapodagrion sibelleae gen. et sp. nov., oldest representative and first Mesozoic ‘Megapodagrionidae’, is described on the basis of a complete wing from the Lower Cretaceous of Yixian Formation (ca.… Click to show full abstract

Abstract Cretapodagrion sibelleae gen. et sp. nov., oldest representative and first Mesozoic ‘Megapodagrionidae’, is described on the basis of a complete wing from the Lower Cretaceous of Yixian Formation (ca. 124.6 Ma) in China. It shows some similarities with the three extant genera of the ‘Megapodagrioninae’ and the enigmatic genus Mesopodagrion.

Keywords: megapodagrionidae; cretaceous yixian; lower cretaceous; yixian formation; china

Journal Title: Cretaceous Research
Year Published: 2018

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