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The oldest well known insect fossil was found during the period of:

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While winged insects diversified enormously during the "Coal Swamps" of the Carboniferous period, the very oldest insect ancestors date back to the early Devonian period.

Updated On: Aug 18, 2026

Devonian
Silurian
Permian
Carboniferous

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