Aeschnidiidae
{{Short description|Extinct family of dragonflies}}
{{Taxobox
| fossil_range = Jurassic to Late Cretaceous, {{fossilrange|156|66}}
| image = Unidentified Aeschnidiidae fossils Jurassic .jpg
| image_caption = Fossil of Urogomphus sp. or Aeschnidium sp. (Aeschnidiidae), from the Upper Jurassic Solnhofen Plattenkalk of Germany
| regnum = Animalia
| phylum = Arthropoda
| classis = Insecta
| ordo = Odonata
| infraordo = Anisoptera
| familia = †Aeschnidiidae
Handlirsch, 1906
| type_species = {{extinct}}Aeschnidium bubas
| type_species_authority = Westwood, 1856
| subdivision_ranks = Genera
| subdivision = See text
}}
Aeschnidiidae is an extinct family of Anisopteran dragonfly. Aeschnidiids were widespread and could be found on nearly every continent on Earth. They were most diverse during the Early Cretaceous before completely disappearing at the end of the Maastrichtian. Many members of this family were large dragonflies, with wing lengths ranging from 35 to 45 mm.
Genera
| class="wikitable sortable"
! align="center" style="background-color: #D3D3A4" colspan ="3" |Genera of Aeschnidiid dragonfly |
| align="center" |Generic name
! align="center" |Geographical location ! align="center" |Age |
|---|
| {{extinct}}AegyptidiumG. Fleck and A. Nel. 2003. Revision of the Mesozoic family Aeschnidiidae (Odonata: Anisoptera). Zoologica 153:1-170
|122-112 Ma, Early Cretaceous |
| {{extinct}}Aeschnidiella
|125-113 Ma, Early Cretaceous |
| {{extinct}}Aeschnidiopsis
|Walumbilla Formation, Australia |125-113 Ma, Early Cretaceous |
| {{extinct}}Aeschnidium
|145-140 Ma, Early Cretaceous |
| {{extinct}}Angloaeschnidium
|La Huérguina Formation, Spain, and the Weald Clay Formation, England |130-125 Ma, Early Cretaceous |
| {{extinct}}Bergeriaeschnidia
|151-145 Ma, Late Jurassic |
| {{extinct}}Brunetaeschnidium
|Nusplingen Limestone, Germany and the Solnhofen Limestone, Germany |156-145 Ma, Late Jurassic |
| {{extinct}}BrunneaeschnidiaA. Nel and X. Martínez-Delclòs. 1993. Essai de Révision des Aeschnidioidea (Insecta, Odonata, Anisoptera). Cahiers de Paléontologie 1993:7-99
|125-113 Ma, Early Cretaceous |
| {{extinct}}Cooperaeschnidium
|Weald Clay Formation, England |130-125.45 Ma, Early Cretaceous |
| {{extinct}}Coramaeschnidium
|Weald Clay Formation, England |136.4-130 Ma, Early Cretaceous |
| {{extinct}}CratoaeschnidiumA. Nel, C. Jouault and G. C. Ribeiro. 2022. The third aeschnidiid dragonfly genus and species from the Lower Cretaceous Crato Formation (Odonata, Anisoptera). Historical Biology 35:865-869
|115-113 Ma, Early Cretaceous |
| {{extinct}}DakotaeschnidiumA. Nel. 2021. Maastrichtian representatives of the dragonfly family Aeschnidiidae question the entomofaunal turnover of the early Late Cretaceous. Palaeoentomology 4:209-212
|Fox Hills Formation, The United States of America |70.6-66 Ma, Late Cretaceous |
| {{extinct}}Deiciosaeschidium
|Purbeck-Lulworth Formation, England |145-140 Ma, Early Cretaceous |
| {{extinct}}Diastatopaeschnidium
|Purbeck-Lulworth Formation, England |145-140 Ma, Early Cretaceous |
| {{extinct}}Dracontaeschnidium
|Yixian Formation, China |125-122 Ma, Early Cretaceous |
| {{extinct}}GansuaeschnidiaX. Zhang, A. Nel, and H. Wang, H. C. Zhang, D. R. Zheng. 2022. A new genus of aeschnidiid dragonfly (Odonata: Anisoptera) from the Lower Cretaceous of the Jiuquan Basin, NW China. Historical Biology 36:12-18
|Chijinbao Formation, China |125-113 Ma, Early Cretaceous |
| {{extinct}}Gigantoaeschnidium
|La Huérguina Formation, Spain |130-125 Ma, Early Cretaceous |
| {{extinct}}Iberoaeschnidium
|La Huérguina Formation, Spain |130-125 Ma, Early Cretaceous |
| {{extinct}}Jarzembowskiaeschnidium
|Purbeck-Lulworth Formation, England |145-140 Ma, Early Cretaceous |
| {{extinct}}Kesseleraeschnidium
|Weald Clay Formation, England |136-130 Ma, Early Cretaceous |
| {{extinct}}Kimmeridgebrachpteraeschnidium
|Kimmeridge Clay Formation, England |156-151 Ma, Jurassic |
| {{extinct}}Leptaeschnidium
|Zaza Formation, Russia |125-113 Ma, Early Cretaceous |
| {{extinct}}LinaeschnidiumD. Y. Huang, A. Baudoin and A. Nel. 2009. A new aeschnidiid genus from the Early Cretaceous of China (Odonata: Anisoptera). Cretaceous Research 30:805-809
|Yixian Formation, China |125-122 Ma, Early Cretaceous |
| {{extinct}}Lithoaeschnidium
|Solnhofen Limestone, Germany |151-145 Ma, Late Jurassic |
| {{extinct}}Lleidoaeschnidium
|La Pedrera de Rubies Formation, Spain and the Weald Clay Formation, England |130-125 Ma, Early Cretaceous |
| {{extinct}}Malmaeschnidium
|Solnhofen Limestone, Germany |151-145 Ma, Late Jurassic |
| {{extinct}}Misofaeschnidium
|Nusplingen Limestone, Germany and the Solnhofen Limestone, Germany |156-145 Ma, Late Jurassic |
| {{extinct}}Nannoaeschnidium
|La Huérguina Formation, Spain |130-125 Ma, Early Cretaceous |
| {{extinct}}Rossaeschnidium
|Weald Clay Formation, England |130-125 Ma, Early Cretaceous |
| {{extinct}}SantanopteraG. Bechly. 2007. Odonata: damselflies and dragonflies. In D. M. Martill, G. Bechly, R. F. Loveridge (eds.), The Crato Fossil Beds of Brazil: Window into an Ancient World
|Crato Formation, Brazil |122-112 Ma, Early Cretaceous |
| {{extinct}}Sinaeschnidia
|Hangjiahu Formation, China, the Laiyang Formation, China, the Baiwan Formation, China, the Yixian Formation, China, the Shahai Formation, China, the Chijinbao Formation, China, and the La Huérguina Formation, Spain |130-113 Ma, Early Cretaceous |
| {{extinct}}SinostenophlebiaD. R. Zheng, H. Wang, and E. A. Jarzembowski, B. Wang, S. C. Chang, H. C. Zhang. 2016. New data on Early Cretaceous odonatans (Stenophlebiidae, Aeschnidiidae) from northern China. Cretaceous Research 67:59-65
|Qingshila Formation, China |129-125 Ma, Early Cretaceous |
| {{extinct}}Solnhofenia
|Solnhofen Limestone, Germany |151-145 Ma, Late Jurassic |
| {{extinct}}Stylaeschnidium
|Yixian Formation, China |125-122 Ma, Early Cretaceous |
| {{extinct}}Tauropteryx
|99.6-93.5 Ma, Late Cretaceous |
| {{extinct}}Urogomphus?
|Solnhofen Limestone, Germany and the Purbeck-Lulworth Formation, England |151-140 Ma, Late Jurassic to Early Cretaceous |
| {{extinct}}Wightonia
|Crato Formation, Brazil |122-112 Ma, Early Cretaceous |
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