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Zacallitidae
''Zacallites'' is a genus of extinct damselflies in the family Zacallitidae. The genus was created for the species '' Zacallites balli'' from the Eocene Green River Formation of Colorado. Another species '' Zacallites cockerelli'' was also described from the same area in 2020. Two Eocene Okanagan Highlands fossils from the Klondike Mountain Formation The Klondike Mountain Formation is an Early Eocene (Ypresian) geological formation located in the northeast central area of Washington (state), Washington state. The formation is composed of volcanic rocks in the upper unit and volcanic plus lacu ... at Republic, Washington were tentatively identified as ''Zacallites'' sp. by Standley Lewis (1992). However, redescription of the fossils by S. Bruce Archibald and Robert Cannings (2021) moved specimen UWBM 72289 to the dysagrionid genus '' Okanagrion'' and specimen SCSU7B-16 to the whetwhetaksid genus '' Whetwhetaksa''. References Calopterygoidea Fossil odonates Fossil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zacallites Balli
''Zacallites'' is a genus of extinct damselfly, damselflies in the Family (biology), family Zacallitidae. The genus was created for the species ''Zacallites balli'' from the Eocene Green River Formation of Colorado. Another species ''Zacallites cockerelli'' was also described from the same area in 2020. Two Eocene Okanagan Highlands fossils from the Klondike Mountain Formation at Republic, Washington were tentatively identified as ''Zacallites'' sp. by Standley Lewis (1992). However, redescription of the fossils by S. Bruce Archibald and Robert Cannings (2021) moved specimen Burke Museum, UWBM 72289 to the Dysagrionidae, dysagrionid genus ''Okanagrion'' and specimen Stonerose Interpretive Center, SCSU7B-16 to the Whetwhetaksidae, whetwhetaksid genus ''Whetwhetaksa''. References Calopterygoidea Fossil odonates Fossil Odonata genera Taxa named by Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell Green River Formation {{Calopterygoidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |