Titanoptera
Titanoptera is an extinct order of neopteran insects from late Carboniferous to Triassic periods. 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).
| Titanoptera Temporal range: | |
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| Reconstruction of Gigatitan | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Infraclass: | Neoptera |
| Cohort: | Polyneoptera |
| Order: | †Titanoptera |
| Families | |
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†Mesotitanidae | |
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