Everything about The Diaphanopterodea totally explained
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. Despite their very early appearance in the insect fossil record, they represent a specialised group of
Palaeodictyopteroidea (Palaeozoic beaked insects), unique among representatives of that group in having evolved the ability to fold their wings over their thorax and abdomen in a manner similar to, but not
homologous with, the
Neopteran insects.
Diaphanopterodea are distinguished by a number of other characteristics, and are generally considered to be a
monophyletic group. About ten families are known. The group died out at the end of the
Permian period, victims of the
End-Permian mass-extinction, without leaving any descendants.
Further Information
Get more info on 'Diaphanopterodea'.
|
External Link Exchanges
Do you know how hard it is to get a link from a large encyclopaedia? Well we're different and will prove it. To get a link from us just add the following HTML to your site on a relevant page:
<a href="http://diaphanopterodea.totallyexplained.com">Diaphanopterodea Totally Explained</a>
Then simply click through this link from your web page. Our crawlers will verify your link, extract the title of your web page and instantly add a link back to it. If you like you can remove the words Totally Explained and embed the link in article text.
As long as your link remains in place, we'll keep our link to you right here. Please play fair - our crawlers are watching. Your site must be closely related to this one's topic. Any kind of spamming, dubious practises or removing the link will result in your link from us being dropped and, potentially, your whole site being banned. |
