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Dinokanaga andersoni
Dinokanaga andersoni is an extinct species of scorpionfly (order Mecoptera) described from Eocene-aged deposits. It belongs to the family Dinopanorpidae, a group of extinct mecopterans known from compression fossils. The species was established by Archibald in 2005 based on fossil material. As with other members of its family, it represents part of the diverse insect fauna that inhabited forests during the Eocene epoch.
Dinokanaga dowsonae
Dinokanaga dowsonae is an extinct species of scorpionfly described from Eocene fossil deposits in British Columbia, Canada. It belongs to the family Dinopanorpidae, a group of large-bodied mecopterans known from the Paleogene of North America and Asia. The species was named by paleoentomologist S. Bruce Archibald in 2005 based on well-preserved wing specimens. Like other dinopanorpids, it represents part of the diverse insect fauna that inhabited warm temperate forests during the early Cenozoic.
Dinopanorpidae
Dinopanorpidae is an extinct family of scorpionflies (order Mecoptera) comprising two genera and seven described species. The family was established in 1972 by paleoentomologist Frank Carpenter to accommodate the genus Dinopanorpa, originally described in 1924. These insects are distinguished by a uniquely elongated R1 wing vein that nearly reaches the wing apex—a feature unknown in any other mecopteran lineage. Fossil evidence indicates a restricted temporal and geographic distribution spanning the Paleocene to Eocene in Russia and western North America.