Nasiaeschna miocenica Claisse et al. 2019 (darner dragonfly)

Insecta - Odonata - Aeshnidae

Full reference: P. Claisse, P. Brisac, and A. Nel. 2019. The first fossil representative of the Nearctic genus Nasiaeschna in France (Odonata: Aeshnidae). Palaeoentomology 2:219-222

Belongs to Nasiaeschna according to P. Claisse et al. 2019

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: Its type locality is Montagne d'Andance, Saint-Bauzile, Privas (Brisac collection), which is in a Turolian crater lake diatomite/volcaniclastic in France

Ecology: fast-moving volant carnivore-insectivore

Distribution: found only at Montagne d'Andance, Saint-Bauzile, Privas (Brisac collection)

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