†superfamily Mesuropetaloidea Bechly 1996 (true dragonfly)
Parent taxon: Aeshnoptera according to G. Bechly et al. 2001
Sister taxa: Aeshnomorpha, Burmaeshnidae, Cymatophlebiella, Enigmaeshnidae, Liupanshaniidae, Parapetala, Propecymatophlebia, Pseudoliupanshania, Sinocymatophlebiella
Subtaxa: Mesuropetalidae
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