Labels:text | butterfly OCR: 146 MYA DRAGONFLY HEAD INSECTS WERE the first animals capable of powered flight: flapping their wings to stay in the air. During the Carboniferous Period, insects had evolved into larger forms. Some dragonflies had a wingspan of 75 cm (2 ft 5 in) but were similar in shape to today's dragonflies. FOSSILIZED DRAGONFLY This delicate fossil from the Jurassic Period (208-144 MYA) DELICATE WINGS was preserved in mud.
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