ammonites
Stenolestes cerestensis Nel et al. 2005 (damselfly)

Insecta - Odonata - Sieblosiidae

Full reference: A. Nel, J. F. Petrulevicius, G. Gentilini and X. Martinez-Delclos. 2005. Phylogenetic analysis of the Cenozoic family Sieblosiidae (Insecta: Odonata), with description of new taxa from Russia, Italy and France. Geobios 38:219-233

Belongs to Stenolestes according to A. Nel et al. 2005

Sister taxa: Stenolestes adygeianensis, Stenolestes belligaudi, Stenolestes camoinsi, Stenolestes coulleti, Stenolestes dauphinensis, Stenolestes falloti, Stenolestes fasciata, Stenolestes fischeri, Stenolestes hispanicus, Stenolestes iris, Stenolestes jucunda, Stenolestes ronzonense

Type specimen: MNHN-LP-R 63846, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Céreste (MNHN coll), which is in a Rupelian lacustrine carbonate in France.

Ecology: fast-moving volant carnivore-insectivore

Average measurements (in mm): Body 56.1 x 3.8, hindwing 37.7 x 8.0