Tipulomorpha
The Tipulomorpha are an infraorder of Nematocera, containing the crane flies, a very large group, and allied families. Taxonomy The Tipulomorpha comprise five extant families. *Tipulomorpha **Tipuloidea (typical crane flies) *** Cylindrotomidae (long-bodied crane flies) *** Pediciidae (hairy-eyed crane flies) ***Limoniidae (limoniid crane flies) – probably paraphyletic ***Tipulidae (large crane flies) ** Trichoceroidea (winter crane flies) *** Trichoceridae Extinct superfamilies One recent classification based largely on fossil A fossil (from Classical Latin , ) is any preserved remains, impression, or trace of any once-living thing from a past geological age. Examples include bones, shells, exoskeletons, stone imprints of animals or microbes, objects preserve ...s splits this group into a series of extinct superfamilies (below), and includes members of other infraorders, but this has not gained wide acceptance. *Superfamily Eopolyneuroidea **Family Eop ...
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