Palaeos		Odonatoptera
Arthropoda		Overview

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Odonatoptera

Dragonflies and their prehistoric relatives

Abbreviated Dendrogram

PTERYGOTA
|--Palaeodictyopteroida  
|--Ephemeroptera
|--NEOPTERA
|  
`--ODONATOPTERA
   |--Eugeropteridae
   `--Holodonata
      |--Meganisoptera
      `--Odonata

Contents

Overview
Odonatoptera
Meganisoptera
Odonata
Dendrogram
References

Griffenflies, Dragonflies, and Damselflies

Zdenek Burian's (whose magnificent artwork, like that of Charles R Knight, shaped several generations of young paleo enthusiasts) evocative representation of the huge griffenfly Meganeura in a primordial Carboniferous forest. From Prehistoric Animals (Paul Hamlyn Ltd)

There has to be something magical about a group of insects named Dragonflies and Damselflies, and more recently Griffenflies, the largest known insects. Currently we only have a few holding pages on this fascinating group; hopefully more content will be added later. MAK120522

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