Misofaeschnidium densum Hagen 1862 (small darner)

Insecta - Odonata - Aeschnidiidae

Alternative combinations: Aeschnidium densum, Estemoa densa, Libellula densa

Belongs to Misofaeschnidium according to G. Fleck and A. Nel 2003

See also Deichmüller 1886, Handlirsch 1906, Kirby 1890, Nel and Martínez-Delclòs 1993, Ponomarenko 1985 and Schweigert et al. 1996

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: BSPG I.1032, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Solnhofen (BSPGM Munich coll), which is in a Tithonian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal lime mudstone in the Solnhofen Formation of Germany.

Ecology: fast-moving volant carnivore-insectivore

Distribution:

• Jurassic of Germany (4 collections)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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