Dragonfly (Odonata)

This dragonfly-like specimen is poorly preserved—no wing venation or legs are visible, making its systematic attribution difficult. It was sold with the attribution of Tarsophlebia, an extinct genus that differs from living dragonflies and damselflies in some details, such as the venation of the wings, but was probably similar ecologically. In well-preserved Tarsophlebia specimens, the legs are unusually long, and the female ovipositor is quite long, suggesting it may have laid eggs in mud (Fleck, et al., 2004). This specimen represents a member of a broader diversity than exists among its living relatives.

Reference:

Fleck, G., Bechly, G., Martínez-Delclòs, X., Jarzembowski, E.A. and Nel, A., 2004. A revision of the Upper Jurassic-Lower Cretaceous dragonfly family Tarsophlebiidae, with a discussion on the phylogenetic positions of the Tarsophlebiidae and Sieblosiidae (Insecta, Odonatoptera, Panodonata). Geodiversitas, 26(1), pp. 33-60.