Insecta - Odonata - Dysagrionidae

Full reference: J. Rust, J. F. Petrulevičius, and A. Nel. 2008. The first damselflies from the lowermost Eocene of Denmark, with a description of a new subfamily (Odonata, Zygoptera, Dysagrionidae). Palaeontology 51:709-713

Belongs to Primorilestes according to S. B. Archibald et al. 2021

See also Rust et al. 2008

Sister taxa: Primorilestes magnificus, Primorilestes violetae

Type specimen: MM 14M-A2786, a wing. Its type locality is Fur Formation (Moler Museum collection), which is in a Ypresian offshore diatomite in the Fur Formation of Denmark.

Ecology: fast-moving volant carnivore-insectivore

Distribution: found only at Fur Formation (Moler Museum collection)

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Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.