†superfamily Mesuropetaloidea Bechly 1996 (true dragonfly)

Insecta - Odonata

Parent taxon: Aeshnoptera according to G. Bechly et al. 2001

Sister taxa: Aeshnomorpha, Burmaeshnidae, Cymatophlebiella, Enigmaeshnidae, Liupanshaniidae, Parapetala, Propecymatophlebia, Pseudoliupanshania, Sinocymatophlebiella

Subtaxa: Mesuropetalidae

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Ecology: fast-moving volant carnivore-insectivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Brazil (1 collection), the Russian Federation (1), the United Kingdom (3)

• Jurassic of China (1), Germany (13), Kazakhstan (1)

Total: 20 collections including 26 occurrences

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