Megatypus
Megatypus is an extinct genus of insect of the order Meganisoptera. Species in this genus were much larger than their modern relatives, dragonflies and damselflies, and reached a wingspan of 70 centimeters (2.3 ft).[1]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | †Meganisoptera |
| Family: | †Meganeuridae |
| Genus: | †Megatypus |
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References
- Palmer, D. (1999). Life Before Man. London: The Reader's Digest Association Ltd. p. 47. ISBN 90-6407-470-4.
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