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
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
Journal title :
Cretaceous Research
