Insecta - Odonata - Synlestidae

Full reference: A. Doriath-Döhler, S. Hervet, and O. Béthoux. 2023. Palaeophylolestes distinctus n. gen., n. sp., a new malachite damselfly (Odonata: Zygoptera: Synlestidae) from the Paleocene Menat locality (France). Geodiversitas 45:401-407

Parent taxon: Synlestidae according to A. Doriath-Döhler et al. 2023

Sister taxa: Albertalestes, Cretaphylolestes, Gaurimacia, Inacayalestes, Madres, Megalestes

Subtaxa: Palaeophylolestes distinctus

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Type: Palaeophylolestes distinctus

Ecology: fast-moving volant carnivore-insectivore

Distribution: found only at Menat (MNT collection) (Paleocene of France)

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