†Petrolestes messelensis Garrouste and Nel 2015 (damselfly)
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Insecta - Odonata - Dysagrionidae
Full reference: R. Garrouste and A. Nel. 2015. New Eocene damselflies and first Cenozoic damsel-dragonfly of the isophlebiopteran lineage (Insecta: Odonata). Zootaxa 4028:354-366
Belongs to Petrolestes according to S. B. Archibald et al. 2021
See also Garrouste and Nel 2015
Sister taxon: Petrolestes hendersoni
Type specimen: SMF MeI 11777, a wing. Its type locality is Grube Messel Pit (Senckenberg SMF collection), which is in a MP 11 crater lake claystone in the Messel Formation of Germany.
Ecology: fast-moving volant carnivore-insectivore
Distribution: found only at Grube Messel Pit (Senckenberg SMF collection)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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