Tipulomorpha
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The Tipulomorpha are an infraorder of Nematocera, containing the crane flies, a very large group, and allied families.
The Tipulomorpha are an infraorder of Nematocera, containing the crane flies, a very large group, and allied families.
Extinct superfamilies
One recent classification based largely on fossils splits this group into a series of extinct superfamilies (below), and includes members of other infraorders, but this has not gained wide acceptance. Superfamily Eopolyneuroidea Family Eopolyneuridae - (Upper Triassic) Family Musidoromimidae - (Upper Triassic) Superfamily Tipulodictyoidea extinct Family Tipulodictyidae - (Upper Triassic) Superfamily Tanyderophryneoidea extinct Family Tanyderophryneidae - (Middle Jurassic)
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