†family Burmaeshnidae Huang et al. 2017 (true dragonfly)

Insecta - Odonata - Burmaeshnidae

Full reference: D. Y. Huang, C. Y. Cai, A. Nel and G. Bechly. 2017. A new dragonfly family from the mid Cretaceous Burmese amber (Odonata: Aeshnoptera: Burmaeshnidae). Cretaceous Research 78:8-12

Parent taxon: Aeshnoptera according to D. Y. Huang et al. 2017

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

Subtaxa: Angustaeshna Burmaeshna Cretaeshna Proaeschna

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Type: Burmaeshna

Ecology: fast-moving volant carnivore-insectivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Myanmar (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections including 4 occurrences

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