†Somatochlora brisaci Nel et al. 1996 (green-eyed skimmer)
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Insecta - Odonata - Corduliidae
Full reference: A. Nel, A. Arillo, and X. Martínez-Delclòs. 1996. New fossil Odonata (Insecta) from the upper Miocene of France and Spain (Anisoptera and Zygoptera). Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie - Abhandlungen 199:167-219
Belongs to Somatochlora according to A. Nel et al. 1996
Sister taxon: Somatochlora oregonica
Type specimen: MNHN-LP-R.10420, a hindwing. Its type locality is Montagne d'Andance, Saint-Bauzile, Privas (MNHN collection), which is in a Turolian crater lake diatomite/volcaniclastic in France.
Ecology: fast-moving volant carnivore-insectivore
Distribution: found only at Montagne d'Andance, Saint-Bauzile, Privas (MNHN collection)
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