The first discovery of Mesoraphidia amoena (Raphidioptera: Raphidiomorpha: Mesoraphidiidae) from the Lower Cretaceous Laiyang Formation of China

A new snakefly specimen, identified as Mesoraphidia amoena (Raphidioptera: Raphidiomorpha: Mesoraphidiidae), is discovered from the Lower Cretaceous Laiyang Formation of Shandong Province, China. M. amoena was previously only known from the Lower Cretaceous Yixian Formation in western Liaoning Provi...

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Published in:Cretaceous research 2023-07, Vol.147, p.105511, Article 105511
Main Authors: Zhang, Shengong, Fang, Jing, Wang, Zhengdong, Chen, Lei, Zhao, Zhengqi, Luo, Cihang, Zhang, Xin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Jehol Biota
Mesoraphidia
Mesozoic
Palaeogeography
Snakefly
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Summary:A new snakefly specimen, identified as Mesoraphidia amoena (Raphidioptera: Raphidiomorpha: Mesoraphidiidae), is discovered from the Lower Cretaceous Laiyang Formation of Shandong Province, China. M. amoena was previously only known from the Lower Cretaceous Yixian Formation in western Liaoning Province, China. The discovery of M. amoena from Laiyang Formation further confirms the close relationship between these two formations. The fossil record of Mesoraphidia and its palaeogeographic distribution are also summarized.
ISSN:0195-6671
1095-998X
DOI:10.1016/j.cretres.2023.105511