Invertebrate
Meganeuropsis
Meganeuropsis was a large griffinfly, an extinct insect related to the broader dragonfly-like lineage.
Meganeuropsis was a large griffinfly, an extinct insect related to the broader dragonfly-like lineage. Its long abdomen and two pairs of wings give it an unmistakable aerial silhouette.
Three stages. One companion.
Game artwork
AI-generated, stylized game illustrations. These designs and growth stages are imaginative, not scientific reconstructions.
Meganeuropsis at a glance
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Its feeding structures are interpreted as adapted to taking animal prey.
- When it lived
- Permian
- Group
- Meganeuridae
- Meganeuridae
Beyond the game
The real Meganeuropsis
Meganeuropsis was a large griffinfly, an extinct insect related to the broader dragonfly-like lineage. Its long abdomen and two pairs of wings give it an unmistakable aerial silhouette.
Its adult fossils document an impressive dragonfly-like insect form. The immature stages and details of its life history are less directly established for the selected species.
Fossil discoveries
Selected fossil records · present-day map
Map references
Map: Natural Earth, public domain. Fossil records: Paleobiology Database and linked collections and publications.Sources & text credits
Explore the references behind this profile.
- The Lower Permian Insects of Kansas, Part 8
- Paleobiology Database: Meganeuropsis permiana (txn:195124)
Original English Dinosgacha summaries informed by the linked scientific and museum references; source publications retain their own rights.