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Meganeuridae
Meganeuridae is an extinct family of griffinfly in the order Meganisoptera. There are more than 20 genera and 50 described species in Meganeuridae. Genera These 21 genera belong to the family Meganeuridae: * † '' Arctotypus'' Martynov, 1932 * † '' Bohemiatupus'' Prokop & Nel, 2010 * † '' Boltonites'' Handlirsch, 1919 * † '' Carpentertypus'' Zessin 1983 * † '' Curvitupus'' Nel, Fleck, Garrouste, Gand, Lapeyrie, Bybee & Prokop, 2009 * † '' Ephemerites'' Geinitz, 1865 * † '' Gallotupus'' Nel, Garrouste & Roques, 2008 * † '' Gilsonia'' Meunier, 1908 * † ''Meganeura'' Brongniart, 1885 * † '' Meganeurina'' Handlirsch, 1919 * † ''Meganeuropsis ''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 Artinskia ...'' Carpenter, 1939 * † '' Meganeurula'' Handlirsch, 1906 * † '' Megaty ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meganisoptera
Meganisoptera is an extinct order of very large to gigantic insects, informally called griffinflies. The order was formerly named Protodonata, the "proto-Odonata", for their similar appearance and supposed relation to modern Odonata (damselflies and dragonflies). They range in Palaeozoic (Late Carboniferous to Late Permian) times. Though most were only slightly larger than modern dragonflies, the order includes the largest known insect species, such as the late Carboniferous '' Meganeura monyi'' and the even larger early Permian ''Meganeuropsis permiana'', with wingspans of up to . The forewings and hindwings are similar in venation (a primitive feature) except for the larger anal (rearwards) area in the hindwing. The forewing is usually slenderer and slightly longer than the hindwing. Unlike the true dragonflies, the Odonata, they had no pterostigmas, and had a somewhat simpler pattern of veins in the wings. Most specimens are known from wing fragments only; with only a few as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bohemiatupus
''Bohemiatupus '' is an extinct genus of griffenfly in the family Meganeuridae and containing a single species ''Bohemiatupus elegans''. The species is known only from the Late Carboniferous, Bolsovian stage, Kladno Formation near the village of Radnice in the Radnice Basin, Czech Republic. History and classification ''Bohemiatupus elegans'' is known only from one fossil, the holotype, specimen number "M00485" which is composed of an isolated fore-wing and hind-wing. The wings are preserved as a negative imprint fossil in a sedimentary tuff. The fossil specimen is from outcrops of the Kladno Formation exposed in the Ovčín opencast mine. ''Bohemiatupus elegans'' is the first described occurrence of large griffinflies found in the continental basins of the Bohemian Massif. The type specimen is currently preserved in the collections housed in the West Bohemian Museum, located in Plzeň, Czech Republic. ''Bohemiatupus'' was first studied by Jakub Prokop of Charles Unive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meganeura
''Meganeura'' is a genus of extinct insects from the Late Carboniferous (approximately 300 million years ago). They resembled and are related to the present-day dragonflies and damselflies, and were predatory, with their diet mainly consisting of other insects. The genus belongs to the Meganeuridae, a family including other similarly giant dragonfly-like insects ranging from the Late Carboniferous to Middle Permian. With a wingspan ranging from to over , ''M. monyi'' is one of the largest-known flying insect species. Fossils of ''Meganeura'' were first discovered in Late Carboniferous ( Stephanian) Coal Measures of Commentry, France in 1880. In 1885, French paleontologist Charles Brongniart described and named the fossil "''Meganeura''" (large-nerved), which refers to the network of veins on the insect's wings. Another fine fossil specimen was found in 1979 at Bolsover in Derbyshire. The holotype is housed in the National Museum of Natural History, in Paris. Despite being th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Megatypus
''Megatypus'' is an extinct genus of insect of the order Meganisoptera Meganisoptera is an extinct order of very large to gigantic insects, informally called griffinflies. The order was formerly named Protodonata, the "proto-Odonata", for their similar appearance and supposed relation to modern Odonata (damselflies .... Species in this genus were much larger than their modern relatives, dragonflies and damselflies, its single wing length is . References Carboniferous insects Meganisoptera Prehistoric insects of North America Prehistoric insect genera {{carboniferous-animal-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
