Introduction to Insect Taxonomy and Identification - Extinct Order Meganisoptera

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Let's talk about the giant dragonflies, really, the giant GRIFFENflies of the Carboniferous and Permian eras. Itro tot he Meganisoptera

Articles: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-30629-w.pdf

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