Aeschnidiidae

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Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Odonata
Aeschnidiidae
Temporal range: Jurassic to Late Cretaceous, 156–66 Ma
Fossil of Urogomphus sp. or Aeschnidium sp. (Aeschnidiidae), from the Upper Jurassic Solnhofen Plattenkalk of Germany
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Superfamily: Aeschnidioidea
Family: Aeschnidiidae
Type species
Aeschnidium bubas
Westwood, 1856
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Aeschnidiidae is an extinct family of Anisopteran dragonfly. Aeschnidiids were widespread and could be found on nearly every continent on Earth. They were most diverse during the Early Cretaceous before completely disappearing at the end of the Maastrichtian. Many members of this family were large dragonflies, with wing lengths ranging from 35 to 45 mm.[1]

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