After Bechly, 1998-2002, and Lin, Nel & Huang, 2002
<==o †Mesuropetaloidea Bechly, 1996 |--o †Mesuropetalidae Bechly, 1996 | |-- †Mesuropetala muensteri (Germar, 1839) Handlirsch, 1906 [incl. Mesuropetala koehleri Hagen, 1848] [Aeschna munsteri Germar, 1839; Morbaeschna muensteri (Germar, 1839) Needham, 1907] | `--o †Aeschnopsis [Cymatophlebiopsis; Necrogomphus] | |-- †A. perampla (Brodie, 1845) [incl. Cymatophlebiopsis pseudobubas Handlirsch, 1939] | `-- †A. jurassicus (Geibel, 1856) [Necrogomphus jurassicus (Geibel, 1856)] `--o †Liupanshaniidae Bachly et al., 2001 |?- †Paramesuropetala gigantea Bachly et al., 2001 |-- †Araripeliupanshania annasusae Bechly et al., 2001 |-- †Liupanshania sijiiensis Hong, 1982 `--+-- †Guyanaeschnidia eximia Lin, 1982 `--o †Paraliupanshania Bechly et al., 2001 |-- †P. britannica Bechly et al., 2001 |-- †P. torvaldsi Bechly et al., 2001 `-- †P. rohdendorfi Bechly et al., 2001
Reference(s):
- Bechly, G., 1998-2002a: Phylogenetic classification of fossil
and extant odonates.
–iNet: Günter Bechly's Odonatology Webpage: Phylogenetic Systematics of Odonata: http://www.bechly.de/system.htm - Bechly, G., 1998-2002b: Phylogenetic Systematics of Euanisoptera / Aeshnoptera.
–iNet: Günter Bechly's Odonatology Webpage: Phylogenetic Systematics of Odonata: http://www.bechly.de/anisopt1.htm - Lin, Q.-B., Nel, A. & Huang, D.-Y., 2002: Phylogenetic analysis of the Mesozoic dragonfly family Liupanshaniidae (Insecta: Aeshnoptera: Odonata).
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