The largest of all the giant bugs of prehistory, Meganeuropsis permiana is the monstrous distant relative of the dragonflies you see today. It could grow to have a wingspan of 28 inches, and from head to tail it measured 17 inches. Prehistoric predatory cockroaches sound like inspiration for a Stephen King novel to us. Measuring less than one centimeter, it was actually a pretty normal-sized bug.
It earned this spot for being frightening. A resident of planet Earth about 94 million years ago, Manipulator modificaputis skittered around throughout the Cenomanian period. This ancestor to the cockroach had long legs that scientists think it used to either chase prey or ambush it. Or that it preferred to hunt at night.
This massive millipede had legs for days. And that goes double in the case of Arthropluera. How big do you think Arthropluera was? Seven inches? Think closer to nine feet. Their fossil record is quite short. They lasted from the Late Carboniferous to the Late Permian, roughly to million years ago.
The fossils of Meganeura were first discovered in France in the year Vasika Udurawane Writer. All Posts. Lucas Lima Staff Artist. The largest known insect of all time was a predator resembling a dragonfly but was only distantly related to them.
Its name is Meganeuropsis, and it ruled the skies before pterosaurs, birds and bats had even evolved. Meganeuropsis in flight. The giant griffinfly Meganeuropsis takes to the wing on a Permian morning.
Meganeuropsis lunch. Related Stories. Buzzsaw-toothed leviathans cruised the ancient seas. Geology Page. Home Latest News Video. Debris Flow Dynamics. Sampling Hot Molten Lava. Incredible moment Anak Krakatau erupts, Oct Download Google Earth For Free. Remote Sensing Downloader. Thunder Egg. Home Fossils Meganeura : The largest insect ever existed was a giant dragonfly.
Fossils Top Posts.
0コメント