Never-before-seen head of prehistoric, car-size 'millipede' solves evolutionary mystery
The arthropod, Arthropleura, lived in forests near the equator between 346 million and 290 million years ago, during the late Paleozoic era. In the oxygen-rich atmosphere at that time, Arthropleura could grow to a massive 8.5 feet (2.6 meters) long and weigh over 100 pounds (45 kilograms).
THE decomposition of animals after death is of limited aesthetic appeal but very important. Several recent papers 1–5 have described aspects of the ecology of carrion on the soil surface or ...
SCIENTISTS have uncovered a terrifying mega millipede that was the size of a car when it roamed Earth 340 million years ago.
During the Carboniferous Period, Earth's atmospheric oxygen levels surged, helping some plants and animals grow to gigantic ...
Fossils of Arthropleura, the largest terrestrial arthropod in Earth's history, have been discovered in France with intact heads. These findings reveal new anatomical details, classifying it as a ...
Beauty is in the eye of the bee-holder, especially when it comes to looking at one of the largest bugs ever to live. The ...
For Baylie Day, entomology classes and a fascination with the University of Arkansas Arthropod Museum led her to create a digital database cataloging more than 1,700 of its specimens.
There is a five-member Board of Commissioners, elected for four-year terms, which oversees the CMCD’s operations and budget.
As if the largest bug to ever live – a monster nearly 9 feet long with several dozen legs – wasn’t terrifying enough, ...
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