Fossil dragonflies from the early Eocene Okanagan Highlands, western North America (open access paper)

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First fossil dragonflies from B.C. identified and named

Simon Fraser University, November 04, 2019

http://www.sfu.ca/sfunews/stories/2019/11/first-fossil-dragonflies-from-bc-identified-and-named.html

 

Fifty-million-year-old dragonfly species that once flew 

in B.C. identified for first time. Identifying dragonflies 

from fossils involves mapping their distinctive wings and 

comparing the results to species living today. By Kevin Griffen,

Vancouver Sun, November 4, 2019

https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/fifty-million-year-old-dragonfly-species-that-once-flew-in-b-c-identified-for-first-time

 

The open access paper is:

 

Archibald, S.B. and Cannings, R.A., 2019. Fossil dragonflies

 (Odonata: Anisoptera) from the early Eocene Okanagan 

Highlands, western North America. The Canadian Entomologist, pp.1-34.

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/canadian-entomologist/article/fossil-dragonflies-odonata-anisoptera-from-the-early-eocene-okanagan-highlands-western-north-america/74A59170711807272E35236BA309AC9A

 

Related paper is:

 

Archibald, S.B., Greenwood, D.R., Smith, R.Y., Mathewes, R.W.,

and Basinger, J.F. 2011a. Great Canadian Lagerstätten 1. Early

Eocene Lagerstätten of the Okanagan Highlands (British

Columbia and Washington State). Geoscience Canada, 38:155–164.

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/262485004_Great_Canadian_Lagerstatten_1_Early_Eocene_Lagerstatten_of_the_Okanagan_Highlands_British_Columbia_and_Washington_State

 

Yours,

 

Paul H.