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Art illustration - Prehistoric Insects - Meganeura: ( "large nerves") is an extinct genus of insects protodonatos Meganeuridae family. Among its species is Meganeura monyi, a kindred with current dragonflies insect, who lived in the Carboniferous period (300 Ma ago). With a wingspan of over 75 cm, it is the largest known species of insects that ever existed on Earth. Prehistoric Insects, Giant Dragonfly, Walking With Dinosaurs, Living Fossil, Prehistoric Wildlife, Prehistoric World, Paleo Art, Extinct Animals, Insect Art

Art illustration - Prehistoric Insects - Meganeura: ( "large nerves") is an extinct genus of insects protodonatos Meganeuridae family. Among its species is Meganeura monyi, a kindred with current dragonflies insect, who lived in the Carboniferous period (300 Ma ago). With a wingspan of over 75 cm, it is the largest known species of insects that ever existed on Earth.

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Arthropleura (name meaning "Jointed ribs") was a genus of giant herbivorous millipede. It grew to around 6 feet in length, due in part to the high oxygen levels of the Carboniferous period, which allowed this creature, as well as many other contemporary arthropods, to grow to such large sizes. Many fossilized footprints from Arthropleura can been found on the coast of Scotland. By current estimates, it is the largest known land invertebrate discovered to date, and as such, it would have had…

BizleyArt - Gallery - Category: Permian - Image: 1202 Early Permian Russia Prehistoric Insects, Permian Period, Paleozoic Era, Alien Life Forms, Prehistoric World, Archaeology News, Prehistoric Art, Unique Images, Paleo Art

Permian of Russia In this somewhat dry setting near a lake, there is a group of Araucaria trees and in the middle distance some proto-gymnosperm trees (noeggerathialian). There are also some cycads and equisetums. A pair of Dimedrodons (Synapsids) bask in the sun. In the extreme foreground resting on the growing tip of a horsetail (equisetum) is a caloneurodean (Paleuthygramma tenuicornis, Paleuthygrammatidae) (these grew to 24mm). Below left, resting on a rock there is a small arachnid of…

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