Palaeodictyoptera

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Palaeodictyoptera
GPTKB entity
Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf extinct insect order
gptkbp:characteristic net-veined wings
had three pairs of wings
large size for insects
possessed long, beak-like mouthparts
gptkbp:class gptkb:Insecta
gptkbp:commonName gptkb:Palaeodictyopterans
gptkbp:diet herbivorous
gptkbp:endangeredStatus extinct
gptkbp:extinct gptkb:end-Permian_extinction
gptkbp:firstDescribed gptkb:Brongniart,_1885
gptkbp:fossilRange Late Carboniferous to Permian
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Palaeodictyoptera
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:notableFeature prothoracic winglets
gptkbp:notableSite gptkb:Germany
gptkb:Russia
gptkb:Mazon_Creek
gptkb:Commentry,_France
gptkbp:numberOfFamilies about 30
gptkbp:numberOfSpecies over 500 described species
gptkbp:order gptkb:Palaeodictyoptera
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Arthropoda
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Ephemeroptera
gptkb:Odonata
gptkb:Meganisoptera
gptkb:Protodonata
gptkbp:superfamily gptkb:Palaeoptera
gptkbp:wingVenation complex, net-like
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Order_of_Insects
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6