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Liupanshaniidae ✝

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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	8562626	https://www.gbif.org/species/8562626
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	175155	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=175155

Rank

family

Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Odonata : Liupanshaniidae

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Opisthokonta	Cavalier-Smith 1987
kingdom	Animalia
-	Bilateria
-	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
-	Protostomia	Grobben 1908
-	Ecdysozoa
-	Panarthropoda
phylum	Arthropoda	Latreille 1829
subphylum	Mandibulata
-	Pancrustacea
superclass	Hexapoda	Latreille 1825
-	Cercofilata	Kukalová-Peck 1987
class	Insecta	Linnaeus 1758
-	Dicondylia
-	Paranotalia	Sroka et al. 2014
subclass	Pterygota	Brauer 1885
infraclass	Hydropalaeoptera	Rohdendorf 1969
-	Euhydropalaeoptera	Sroka et al. 2014
-	Odonatoptera	Martynov 1932
-	Palaeodonatoptera	Petrulevicius and Gutiérrez 2016
-	Plesiodonatoptera	Petrulevicius and Gutiérrez 2016
-	Apodonatoptera	Petrulevicius and Gutiérrez 2016
-	Paneodonatoptera	Nel et al. 2019
-	Neodonatoptera	Bechly 1996
-	Euodonatoptera	Bechly et al. 2001
-	Odonatoclada	Bechly 1999
-	Nodialata	Bechly 1996
-	Discoidalia	Bechly 1996
-	Stigmoptera	Bechly 1996
-	Panodonata	Bechly 1996
order	Odonata	Fabricius 1793
-	Epiproctophora	Bechly 1996
-	Euepiproctophora	Bechly 1998
-	Anisopteromorpha	Bechly 1996
-	Trigonoptera	Bechly 1996
-	Pananisoptera	Bechly 1996
-	Neoanisoptera	Bechly 1998
suborder	Anisoptera	Selys-Longchamps and Hagen 1854
family	Liupanshaniidae	Bechly et al. 2001

Scientific Name

Liupanshaniidae

Name Published In

Neue Paläontologische Abhandlungen 4: 49.

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Liupanshaniidae	family	belongs to Anisoptera	stated with evidence	Bechly, 2010

Status (PBDB)

extinct

Taxon Size (PBDB)

First Recorded Appearance

130 - 125 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous

Last Recorded Appearance

93.9 - 89.8 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous

Environment

freshwater,terrestrial (based on Odonata)

Motility

fast-moving (based on Odonata)

Vision

well-developed (based on Odonata)

Diet

carnivore, insectivore (based on Odonata)

Reproduction

dispersal=water (based on Odonata)

Taphonomy

chitin (based on Odonata)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

G. Bechly, A. Nel, and X. Martínez-Declòs, E. A. Jarzembowski, R. Coram, D. Martill, G. Fleck, F. Escuillié, M. M. Wisshak, M. Maisch. 2001. A revision and phylogenetic study of Mesozoic Aeshnoptera, with description of numerous new taxa (Insecta: Odonata: Anisoptera). Neue Paläontologische Abhandlungen 4:1-219

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Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Araripeliupanshania ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	4	122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Galloliupanshania ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	1	99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Guyuanaeschnidia ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	1	129 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	129 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Libanoliupanshania ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	1	99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Liupanshania ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	1	125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Paraliupanshania ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	3	130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Paramesuropetala ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	2	122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Protoliupanshania ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	1	125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
2001	Liupanshaniidae Bechly et al. p. 49
2010	Liupanshaniidae Bechly p. 35

References

Bechly G., Nel A., et al (2001) A revision and phylogenetic study of Mesozoic Aeshnoptera, with description of numerous new taxa (Insecta: Odonata: Anisoptera), Neue Paläontologische Abhandlungen 4, 1-219

Bechly G. (2010) Additions to the fossil dragonfly fauna from the Lower Cretaceous Crato Formation of Brazil (Insecta: Odonata), Palaeodiversity 3 Supplement, 11-77

Bechly et al., 2001 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Neue Paläontologische Abhandlungen 4: 49. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!

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