†Danowhetaksa rusti Simonsen et al. 2022 (damselfly)
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Insecta - Odonata - Whetwhetaksidae
Full reference: T. J. Simonsen, J. L. Ware, and S. B. Archibald. 2022. Taxonomic names, in Danowhetaksa gen. nov. with two species from the early Eocene Ølst Formation from Denmark, the first Palearctic Whetwhetaksidae (Odonata: Cephalozygoptera). Zootaxa 5099:586-592
Belongs to Danowhetaksa according to T. J. Simonsen et al. 2022
Sister taxon: Danowhetaksa birgitteae
Type specimen: MM-13418, a wing. Its type locality is Stolleklint, Fur (Madsen collection), which is in a Ypresian offshore ramp claystone in the Ølst Formation of Denmark.
Ecology: fast-moving volant carnivore-insectivore
Distribution: found only at Stolleklint, Fur (Madsen collection)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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