Image: Fossil of dragonfly, Aeschnogomphus sp
Fossil of dragonfly, Aeschnogomphus sp. F128221. Germany. Late Jurassic, 150 million years ago.
- Robert Jones
- © Australian Museum
Dragonflies first appeared over 300 million years ago As with many insect groups, they survived the Permian mass extinction and flourished in the Mesozoic.