Meganeuropsis

Meg-ah-new-rop-sis.
By Liam Carter
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Liam Carter

Paleoanthropologist

Liam Carter explores the roots of humanity by studying early human fossils and artifacts. His ground-breaking work has provided a deeper understanding of our ancestors' lifestyles and social structures.

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Carter, L. (2014, December 30). Meganeuropsis. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/meganeuropsis/

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Name

Meganeuropsis.

Phonetic

Meg-ah-new-rop-sis.

Named By

Frank M.‭ ‬Carpenter‭ ‬-‭ ‬1939.

Classification

Arthtropoda,‭ ‬Insecta,‭ ‬Odonatoptera,‭ ‬Protudonata,‭ ‬Meganeuridae.

Diet

Carnivore.

Species

M.‭ ‬americana,‭ ‬M.‭ ‬permiana

Size

Up to‭ ‬69‭ to 71 ‬centimetre wingspan,‭ ‬43‭ ‬centimetre body length.

Known locations

USA.

Time Period

Late Permian.

Fossil representation

Remains for two species of the genus.

In Depth

       Along with Meganeura,‭ ‬Meganeuropsis was a griffinfly of the Paleozoic,‭ ‬and prooves that the giant griffinflies flew throughout the Permian period.‭ ‬The fossil of Meganeuropsis americana recovered from Oklahoma in‭ ‬1940,‭ ‬features the largest complete insect wing ever found.

Further Reading

Further reading- The Lower Permian Insects of Kansas. Part 8: Additional Megasecoptera, Protodonata, Odonata, Homoptera, Psocoptera, Protelytroptera, Plectoptera and Protoperlaria. – Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 73(3):29-70. – F. M. Carpenter – 1939.

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