Sinaeschnidia

Sinaeschnidia; Temporal range: Early Cretaceous, 130–122 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
	Fossil specimen, Tianjin Natural History Museum
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Infraorder:	Anisoptera
Family:	†Aeschnidiidae
Genus:	†Sinaeschnidia; Hong, 1965
Type species
	Sinaeschnidia heishankowensis; Hong, 1965
Species
	S. heishankowensis Hong, 1965; S. martinezdelclosi Fleck & Nel, 2003

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Sinaeschnidia (meaning "Chinese Aeschnidium") is a genus of prehistoric dragonfly. S. heishankowensis is a common component of the Jehol Biota of northeastern China. It is known from numerous specimens, both nymphs and imagos (adults).^[1] S. martinezdelclosi is known from slightly earlier deposits in Las Hoyas, Spain.^[2]

References

^ Zhang, J. (2000). "The discovery of aeschnidiid nymphs (Aeschnidiidae, Odonata, Insecta)." Chinese Science Bulletin, 45(11): 1031-1038.
^ Fleck, G. and Nel, A. (2003). "Revision of the Mesozoic family Aeschnidiidae (Odonata: Anisoptera)." Zoologica, 153: 1-170.

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[zhang2000-1] Zhang, J. (2000). "The discovery of aeschnidiid nymphs (Aeschnidiidae, Odonata, Insecta)." Chinese Science Bulletin, 45(11): 1031-1038.

[fleck-2] Fleck, G. and Nel, A. (2003). "Revision of the Mesozoic family Aeschnidiidae (Odonata: Anisoptera)." Zoologica, 153: 1-170.

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