Alternative combinations: Aeschna palaeocoerulea, Oplonaeschna palaeocoerulea
Full reference: J. Timon-David. 1946. Insectes fossiles de l'Oligocène inférieur des Camoins (Bassin de Marseille). III - Description d'une nouvelle espèce d'Odonate. Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de France 51:94-96
Belongs to Oligaeschna according to A. Nel et al. 1994
See also Timon-David 1946 and Wighton and Wilson 1986
Sister taxa: Oligaeschna ashutasica, Oligaeschna bulgariensis, Oligaeschna jungi, Oligaeschna kvaceki, Oligaeschna lapidaria, Oligaeschna saurai, Oligaeschna separata, Oligaeschna sinica, Oligaeschna wedmanni
Type specimen: Its type locality is Camoins-les-Bains (Timon-David collection), which is in a Chattian lacustrine marl in France
Ecology: fast-moving volant carnivore-insectivore
Distribution: found only at Camoins-les-Bains (Timon-David collection)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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