Diaphanopterodea
Extinct order of insects / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Diaphanopterodea or Paramegasecoptera are an extinct order of moderate to large-sized Palaeozoic insects. They are first known from the Middle Carboniferous (late Serpukhovian or early Bashkirian in age), and include some of the earliest known flying insects.
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Diaphanopterodea | |
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Prochoroptera calopteryx | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Superorder: | †Palaeodictyopteroidea |
Order: | †Diaphanopterodea Handlirsch, 1919 |
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