†Parabrachydiplax Bechly and Sach 2002 (common skimmer)
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Insecta - Odonata - Libellulidae
Full reference: G. Bechly and V. J. Sach. 2002. An interesting new fossil dragonfly (Anisoptera: Libellulidae: “Brachydiplacini”) from the Miocene of Germany, with a discussion on the phylogeny of Tetrathemistinae and a fossil list for the locality Heggbach. Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde Serie B (Geologie und Paläontologie) 325:1-11
Parent taxon: Brachydiplacini according to G. Bechly and V. J. Sach 2002
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Parabrachydiplax miocenica
Type: Parabrachydiplax miocenica
Ecology: fast-moving volant carnivore-insectivore
Distribution: found only at Heggbach, plant-bearing layer (Miocene of Germany)
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