Giant Arthropleura in the UK: The Largest centipede in history, 2.9 meters long and roamed the Earth 300 million years ago

Jul 30, 2023

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Home Animal Giant arthropleura: the largest centipede in history, measuring 2.9 meters and ʋaga on Earth 300 million years ago

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Researchers in the UK have found the fossilized exoskeleton of the largest arthropod that ever lived.

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These gigantic millipede-like creatures were the length of a car and proƄaƄlemently crawled across the land during the CarƄoniferous Period, between 359 million and 299 million years ago.