While Mesozoic, Paleogene, and Neogene insect faunas greatly resemble the modern one,
the Paleozoic fauna provides unique insights into key innovations in insect evolution, such …

Two different patterns of wing venation are currently supposed to be present in each of the
three orders of Paraneoptera. This is unlikely compared with the situation in other insects …

An engineering examination of allometric and analogical data on the flight of giant Permian
insects (Protodonata, Meganeura or griffinflies) indicates that previous estimates of the body …

The first and last occurrences of hexapod families in the fossil record are compiled from
publications up to end-2009. The major features of these data are compared with those of …

The majority of the analyses of the evolutionary history of the megadiverse class Insecta are
based on the documented taxonomic palaeobiodiversity. A different approach, poorly …

Being implied in flight, mimetism, communication, and protection, the insect wings were
crucial organs for the mega diversification of this clade. Despite several attempts, the …

In response to predation pressure, some insects have developed spectacular plant mimicry
strategies (homomorphy), involving important changes in their morphology. The fossil record …

We describe the Cephalozygoptera, a new, extinct suborder of Odonata, composed of the
families Dysagrionidae and Sieblosiidae, previously assigned to the Zygoptera, and …

Powered flight is one of the more spectacular evolutionary novelties to have come about
during the 4-billion-year history of life on Earth. Flight bestows upon the flyer another …

During and after the Cambrian explosion, very large marine invertebrate species have
evolved in several groups. Gigantism in Carboniferous land invertebrates has been …