Redescription of the ‘libelluloid’ Mesocordulia boreala (Odonata: Mesocorduliidae) from the Lower Cretaceous of China
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: On the basis of a very well-preserved new specimen, we redescribe the Early Cretaceous genus and species Mesocordulia boreala, currently attributed to the Cretaceous subfamily Mesocorduliinae of Araripelibellulidae. We refine key characteristics of wing venation, which allow us to exclude this species from the Araripelibellulidae and elevate the Mesocorduliinae to the family rank as Mesocorduliidae. The relationships of this fossil are clarified. As the genus name Mesocordulia is preoccupied, we propose a replacement name, Guocordulia.
Source: Zootaxa
Authors: ANDRÉ NEL, DI-YING HUANG, XIN-NENG LIAN
Language: English
Topic: Fossil Insects in Amber
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
Awards: G3131937783, G3286007719, G6662579363
OpenAlex ID: W4405909592