†Chalcolestes tibetensis Xia et al. 2022 (spread-winged damselfly)
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Full reference: G. Q. Xia, D. R. Zheng, R. Krief-Jacquier, Q. S. Fan, Y. Chen and A. Nel. 2022. The oldest-known Lestidae (Odonata) from the late Eocene of Tibet: palaeoclimatic implications. Geological Magazine 159:511-518
Belongs to Chalcolestes according to G. Q. Xia et al. 2022
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: NIGP174550, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Northern Kanggale Hill, Nima Basin, which is in a Priabonian lacustrine lime mudstone in China.
Ecology: fast-moving volant carnivore-insectivore
Distribution: found only at Northern Kanggale Hill, Nima Basin
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