Meganeura
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| phylum | Arthropoda | Meganeura is a genus of extinct insects from the Carboniferous period (approximately 300 million years ago), which resembled and are related to the present-day dragonflies. With wingspans of up to 65 cm (25.6 in), M. monyi is one of the largest known flying insect species. Meganeura were predatory, and fed on other insects.
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| Class | Insecta | |
| order | Meganisoptera | |
| Family | Meganeuridae | |
| Genus | Meganeura |
