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187 / Mesozoic
Magnificent Liassic Damsel-dragonfly
Liassophlebia magnifica
Four broad, densely veined wings carried this stem dragonfly on patrol above Jurassic lakeshores.
Structured expansion · editorial review pending
- Time range
- About 196 million years ago
- Final stage
- Early Jurassic
- Geographic range
- Warm lakes and river wetlands · Southern England
01 / ANSWER FIRST
What was Magnificent Liassic Damsel-dragonfly?
This archive records Magnificent Liassic Damsel-dragonfly under the scientific name Liassophlebia magnifica, with an age of About 196 million years ago and a range of Warm lakes and river wetlands · Southern England. Four broad, densely veined wings carried this stem dragonfly on patrol above Jurassic lakeshores.
Liassophlebia belonged to the extinct Liassophlebiidae. It shared the aerial-predator foundation of dragonflies but retained a more primitive venation; aquatic young probably lived in freshwater while adults hunted small flying insects.
02 / QUICK FACTS
Magnificent Liassic Damsel-dragonfly at a glance
- Scientific name
- Liassophlebia magnifica
- Age
- About 196 million years ago
- Last recorded stage
- Early Jurassic
- Known range
- Warm lakes and river wetlands · Southern England
- Broad group
- insect
- Archive era
- Mesozoic
- Habitat signals
- Freshwater · Wetland
- Documented regions
- Europe
03 / ANATOMY
How was Magnificent Liassic Damsel-dragonfly built?
Overall body plan
Four broad, densely veined wings carried this stem dragonfly on patrol above Jurassic lakeshores.
Exoskeleton and segmentation
The available record is interpreted through preserved proportions, attachment surfaces, wear and comparison with related organisms. For Magnificent Liassic Damsel-dragonfly, those observations must be separated from features added only for visual reconstruction.
Wings and sensory structures
Liassophlebia belonged to the extinct Liassophlebiidae. It shared the aerial-predator foundation of dragonflies but retained a more primitive venation; aquatic young probably lived in freshwater while adults hunted small flying insects.
Growth and individual variation
A single specimen does not define the whole species. Size, maturity, preservation and possible sex differences are considered before anatomical traits are treated as typical of Magnificent Liassic Damsel-dragonfly.
04 / DIET & BEHAVIOUR
How did Magnificent Liassic Damsel-dragonfly live?
Liassophlebia belonged to the extinct Liassophlebiidae. It shared the aerial-predator foundation of dragonflies but retained a more primitive venation; aquatic young probably lived in freshwater while adults hunted small flying insects. This ecological reconstruction is strongest where anatomy, associated organisms and the depositional setting point in the same direction.
05 / DIET & BEHAVIOUR
What shaped its ecological limits?
Its populations depended on vegetation, freshwater margins and atmospheric conditions. Changes in any one factor did not necessarily cause immediate extinction, but interacting pressures could reduce range, recruitment and resilience.
06 / RANGE & HABITAT
Where and when did Magnificent Liassic Damsel-dragonfly live?
This archive currently lists About 196 million years ago; Warm lakes and river wetlands · Southern England. Fossil or historical occurrence data describe where evidence has been found, not every place the taxon once occupied. Species-level age and range limits still require source-specific review.
Documented geographic range
Warm lakes and river wetlands · Southern England. This boundary can change when specimens are reidentified or new localities are published.
Time window
About 196 million years ago, with the final recorded stage listed as Early Jurassic. Rock units and dating uncertainty mean the true biological range may extend beyond the known record.
Environmental setting
The archive uses the broad habitat labels Freshwater · Wetland. These labels help explore related records; a habitat reconstruction requires evidence from individual localities.
07 / FOSSIL EVIDENCE
What evidence supports reconstructions of Magnificent Liassic Damsel-dragonfly?
Primary record
Complete wing fossils from English Early Jurassic rocks preserve venation and outline; body posture is reconstructed from shared anatomy among stem odonates.
Comparative anatomy
Preserved structures are compared with close and functionally similar organisms. The method can constrain posture and function, but analogy alone cannot prove colour, behaviour or soft tissue.
Age and locality
Stratigraphy and occurrence records place Magnificent Liassic Damsel-dragonfly within About 196 million years ago and Warm lakes and river wetlands · Southern England. Reworked fossils and uncertain provenance are treated cautiously.
Open entity records
Links below connect the archive to available taxonomic and occurrence records. A matching name does not verify every ecological claim, and related-taxon links provide comparison rather than an exact species match.
08 / DISAPPEARANCE & DEBATE
Why did Magnificent Liassic Damsel-dragonfly disappear?
Jurassic waters and aerial communities kept changing, and other odonate branches eventually replaced liassophlebiids.
The last fossil or observation marks the youngest evidence currently known, not necessarily the death of the final individual. Explanations are strongest when timing, environmental change and population biology agree; otherwise the profile preserves uncertainty instead of assigning a single dramatic cause.
09 / FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Magnificent Liassic Damsel-dragonfly FAQ
What was Magnificent Liassic Damsel-dragonfly?
This archive records Magnificent Liassic Damsel-dragonfly under the scientific name Liassophlebia magnifica, with an age of About 196 million years ago. Four broad, densely veined wings carried this stem dragonfly on patrol above Jurassic lakeshores.
When did Magnificent Liassic Damsel-dragonfly live?
The current archive range is About 196 million years ago; its youngest recorded stage is Early Jurassic.
Where was Magnificent Liassic Damsel-dragonfly found?
The archive currently lists Warm lakes and river wetlands · Southern England. Species-level locality assignments and the full geographic range still require source-specific review.
How do scientists know about Magnificent Liassic Damsel-dragonfly?
Complete wing fossils from English Early Jurassic rocks preserve venation and outline; body posture is reconstructed from shared anatomy among stem odonates.
04 / SOURCES & FURTHER READING
Check the source record
Use the scientific name to compare taxonomy, occurrence records and the fossil record. Database coverage and classifications may differ.
05 / REVISION HISTORY
How has this record changed?
- Completed an AI-assisted bilingual audit of the archive record, corrected identified issues and clarified evidence limits; independent editorial review is pending.
- Expanded into a structured bilingual profile with anatomy, ecology, range, evidence, debate and FAQs; independent editorial review is pending.
- Verified authoritative entity sources and added three responsive reconstruction sizes.
- Initial bilingual species record published.
06 / CORRECTIONS & ADDITIONS