†Gallosynthemis bechlyi Nel et al. 2025 (true dragonfly)
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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
Belongs to Gallosynthemis according to A. Nel et al. 2025
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: MNT Nel 2013, a hindwing. 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)
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