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390 / Paleozoic
Erasipteron
Erasipteron larischi
Broad net-veined wings carried an early aerial predator through oxygen-rich forests.
- Time range
- About 315–307 million years ago
- Final stage
- Late Carboniferous
- Geographic range
- Coal-forest airspace · Czech Republic
01 / DEFINITION & ECOLOGY
What was Erasipteron?
Erasipteron (Erasipteron larischi) was an extinct organism known from About 315–307 million years ago, with a range in Coal-forest airspace · Czech Republic.
Life and ecology
This griffinfly chased smaller insects above wetlands.
02 / DISAPPEARANCE
Why did Erasipteron disappear?
Drying climate, falling oxygen and aerial-predator turnover ended it.
03 / EVIDENCE
How do scientists know about Erasipteron?
Wing impressions and body fragments preserve venation; size and ecology are estimated from relatives.
04 / SOURCES & FURTHER READING
Check the source record
Use the scientific name to compare taxonomy, occurrence records and the fossil record. Database coverage and classifications may differ.
05 / REVISION HISTORY
How has this record changed?
- Verified authoritative entity sources and added three responsive reconstruction sizes.
- Initial bilingual species record published.
06 / CORRECTIONS & ADDITIONS