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.
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