A fossil dragonfly from the Paris Basin amber of France (Lowermost Eocene) (Insecta, Odonata, Anisoptera)

Abstract

A new fossil libelluloid dragonfly is recorded from the Lowermost Eocene amber of Oise (France). This discovery is not only exceptional as a dragonfly in amber but also represents one of the oldest records of the libelluloid clade in the Cenozoic.