†Burmaeshna Huang et al. 2017 (true dragonfly)
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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: Burmaeshnidae according to D. Y. Huang et al. 2017
Sister taxa: Angustaeshna, Cretaeshna, Proaeschna
Subtaxa: Burmaeshna azari
Type: Burmaeshna azari
Ecology: fast-moving volant carnivore-insectivore
Distribution: found only at Burmese amber, Kachin amber (NIGP collection) (Cretaceous of Myanmar)
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