Furagrion Petrulevičius et al. 2008 (damselfly)

Insecta - Odonata

Synonym: Morsagrion Zessin 2011

Full reference: J. F. Petrulevičius, T. Wappler, S. Wedmann, J. Rust, and A. Nel. 2008. New megapodagrionid Damselflies (Odonata: Zygoptera) from the Paleogene of Europe. Journal of Paleontology 82(6):1173-1181

Parent taxon: Zygoptera according to S. B. Archibald et al. 2023

See also Archibald et al. 2021, Petrulevičius et al. 2008 and Zessin 2011

Sister taxa: Agrion exhaustum, Agrion hecticum, Agrion mysis, Agrion thais, Andrephlebia, Burmadysagrionidae, Caloptera, Dinosamarura, Eopodagrion, Euzygoptera, Gasophlebia, Gomphus resinatus, Hemiphlebioidea, Italolestes, Megalestes anglicus, Mesomegaloprepidae, Platystictoidea, Podagrion abortivum, Pulchrairina, Samarura, Santanagrion, Steleopteridae, Steropoides, Valerea, Sieblosiidae, Dysagrionidae, Whetwhetaksidae

Subtaxa: Furagrion ansorgei Furagrion jutlandicus

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Ecology: fast-moving volant carnivore-insectivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of Denmark (16 collections)

Total: 16 collections each including a single occurrence

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