Insecta - Odonata - Neophyidae
Full reference: A. Nel and G. Fleck. 2014. Dragonflies and damselflies (Insecta: Odonata) from the Late Eocene of the Isle of Wight. Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 104:283-306
Belongs to Neophya according to A. Nel and G. Fleck 2014
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: BMNH In.24606, a hindwing. Its type locality is Bembridge Marls (Hooley coll), which is in a Priabonian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal lime mudstone in the Bouldnor Formation of the United Kingdom.
Ecology: fast-moving volant carnivore-insectivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of the United Kingdom (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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