†Eocalopteryx atavina Cockerell 1921 (damselfly)
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Full reference: T. D. A. Cockerell. 1921. Eocene Insects from the Rocky Mountains. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 57:233-260
Belongs to Eocalopteryx according to G. Bechly et al. 2020
See also Cockerell 1921 and Nel and Paicheler 1993
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: USNM 66549, a wing (apical part of wing). Its type locality is Green River (Scudder Collection), which is in a Bridgerian lacustrine - large diatomite/shale in the Green River Formation of Wyoming.
Ecology: fast-moving volant carnivore-insectivore
Distribution: found only at Green River (Scudder Collection)
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