Titanoptera

Titanoptera
Temporal range: Moscovian–Triassic
Reconstruction of Gigatitan
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Infraclass: Neoptera
Cohort: Polyneoptera
Order: †Titanoptera
Families

†Mesotitanidae
†Paratitanidae
†Gigantitanidae
†Theiatitanidae

Titanoptera is an extinct order of neopteran insects from late Carboniferous to Triassic periods.[1] Titanopterans were very large in comparison with modern insects, some having wingspans of up to 36 centimetres (14 in) or even 40 centimetres (16 in).[2][3]

  1. ^ Schubnel, Thomas; Legendre, Frédéric; Roques, Patrick; Garrouste, Romain; Cornette, Raphaël; Perreau, Michel; Perreau, Naïl; Desutter-Grandcolas, Laure; Nel, André (2021-07-08). "Sound vs. light: wing-based communication in Carboniferous insects". Communications Biology. 4 (1): 794. doi:10.1038/s42003-021-02281-0. ISSN 2399-3642. PMC 8266802. PMID 34239029.
  2. ^ Hoell, H.V.; Doyen, J.T. & Purcell, A.H. (1998). Introduction to Insect Biology and Diversity (2nd ed.). Oxford University Press. p. 322. ISBN 0-19-510033-6.
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