†Palaeophylolestes distinctus Doriath-Döhler et al. 2023 (malachite)
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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
Belongs to Palaeophylolestes according to A. Doriath-Döhler et al. 2023
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: MNT BDL 2002, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Menat (MNT collection), which is in a Selandian crater lake diatomite in the Menat Formation of France.
Ecology: fast-moving volant carnivore-insectivore
Distribution: found only at Menat (MNT collection)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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