†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 Neoaeschna Proaeschna
Type: Burmaeshna
Ecology: fast-moving volant carnivore-insectivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Myanmar (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections including 5 occurrences