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Meganeura is a genus of extinct insects from the Late Carboniferous (approximately 300 million years ago). It is a member of the extinct order Meganisoptera, which are closely related to and resemble dragonflies and damselflies (with dragonflies, damselflies and meganisopterans being part of the broader group Odonatoptera).
Titanoptera is an extinct order of neopteran insects from late Carboniferous to Triassic periods. [1] Titanopterans were very large in comparison with modern insects, some having wingspans of up to 36 centimetres (14 in) or even 40 centimetres (16 in). [2] [3]
Scale model of a meganisopteran. [a]Controversy has prevailed as to how insects of the Carboniferous period were able to grow so large. The way oxygen is diffused through the insect's body via its tracheal breathing system (see Respiratory system of insects) puts an upper limit on body size, which prehistoric insects seem to have well exceeded.
Reconstruction of G. vulgaris. Gigatitan was a large insect, type species, G. vulgaris is estimated to have wingspan up to 40 centimetres (16 in). [5] Although it had large wings, with a hindwing area close to modern large orthopteran Pseudophyllanax imperialis, body volume is estimated to be around 150% heavier than that species, suggesting Gigatitan may not have been able to fly, but ...
Another distinctive feature was the presence of a number of fine processes projecting from the body, which in some cases could be longer than the body itself, forming long fringes on the insect's underside. [1] During their relatively brief period of existence, the Megasecoptera were rather successful.
Mazothairos (from Mazo, derived from its location of Mazon Creek and θαιρός, thairos, meaning 'hinge' in Greek) [1] is an extinct genus of very large insect that lived during the Carboniferous period. It was a member of the order Palaeodictyoptera.
Meganeuropsis is an extinct genus of griffinfly, order Meganisoptera, known from the Early Permian Wellington Formation of North America, and represents the largest known insect of all time. Meganeuropsis existed during the Artinskian age of the Permian period , 290.1–283.5 mya . [ 1 ]
Prehistoric insects of the Paleozoic Era. Subcategories. This category has the following 6 subcategories, out of 6 total. Paleozoic insects of Asia (7 P ...