†subfamily Gallosynthemistinae Nel et al. 2025 (true dragonfly)

Insecta - Odonata - Synthemistidae

Full reference: A. Nel, V. Ngo-Muller, R. Garrouste and M. Boderau. 2025. The first fossil representative of the dragonfly family Synthemistidae. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 70:253-258

Parent taxon: Synthemistidae according to A. Nel et al. 2025

Sister taxa: none

Subtaxa: Gallosynthemis

view classification

Type: Gallosynthemis

Ecology: fast-moving volant carnivore-insectivore

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

Show more details