†Oligolestes stoeffelensis Nel et al. 2020 (damselfly)
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Insecta - Odonata - Sieblosiidae
Full reference: A. Nel, M. J. Poschmann, and S. Wedmann. 2020. New dragonflies and damselflies (Odonata) from the late Oligocene of Enspel (Rhineland-Palatinate, SW Germany). Palaeontologia Electronica 23(3.a59):1-24
Belongs to Oligolestes according to A. Nel et al. 2020
Sister taxon: Oligolestes grandis
Type specimen: PE 1999/9164-LS, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Enspel, which is in a MP 28 crater lake shale/tuff in the Enspel Formation of Germany.
Ecology: fast-moving volant carnivore-insectivore
Distribution: found only at Enspel
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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