†Burmagomphides electronica Zheng et al. 2017 (true dragonfly)
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Insecta - Odonata - Burmagomphidae
Full reference: D. R. Zheng, A. Nel, and B. Wang. 2017. Taxonomic names, in A well-preserved true dragonfly (Anisoptera: Gomphides: Burmagomphidae fam. nov.) from Cretaceous Burmese amber. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 16:881-889
Belongs to Burmagomphides according to D. R. Zheng et al. 2017
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: NIGP 166036, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Burmese amber, Kachin amber (NIGP collection), which is in a Cenomanian terrestrial amber in Myanmar.
Ecology: fast-moving volant carnivore-insectivore
Distribution: found only at Burmese amber, Kachin amber (NIGP collection)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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