| Sinaeschnidia Temporal range: Early Cretaceous, 130–122 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N | |
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| Fossil specimen, Tianjin Natural History Museum | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | †Aeschnidiidae |
| Genus: | †Sinaeschnidia Hong, 1965 |
| Type species | |
| Sinaeschnidia heishankowensis Hong, 1965 | |
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S. heishankowensis Hong, 1965 | |
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). S. martinezdelclosi is known from slightly earlier deposits in Las Hoyas, Spain.
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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