Arthropleura (Greek for 'jointed ribs') is an extinct genus of massive myriapod that lived in what is now Europe and North America around 345 to 290 million years ago, [2] [4] from the Viséan stage of the lower Carboniferous Period to the Sakmarian stage of the lower Permian Period.

2024年10月9日 · After 170 years of searching, scientists finally know what the head of the largest known arthropod Arthropleura looked like, unlocking the key to its affinities. Of all the creatures that once inhabited our planet, large arthropods are viewed with macabre fascination as eerie, almost otherworldly beings.

Overall, Arthropleura most likely represents a stem millipede and provides compelling morphological support for Pectinopoda, a result that has potential implications for our interpretations of other Paleozoic myriapod species.

Part of the BBC series "Walking with Monsters".The Carboniferous swamps are filled with astonishingly giant creatures of a strange kind. But in a such crowde...

2017年3月30日 · Measuring 2.5 metres (8.2 ft) and 45 centimetres (18 in) wide, it was the largest known terrestrial arthropod of all time. Like its modern-day relatives, Arthropleura would have likely sprayed hydrogen cyanide at potential predators, although its sheer size and tough exoskeleton protected it from attack."

2021年12月21日 · Arthropleura was a giant millipede that weighed the same as a large dog, and a recently discovered fossil reveals some of the secrets of its enormous size. The largest-ever land-dwelling arthropod has been discovered on a beach in northern England after a chance find by a researcher.

Arthropleura is a genus of exceptionally large extinct millipede-like arthropods that thrived from the early Carboniferous Period to the early Permian Period (roughly 346.7 million to 293.52 million years ago) and are known from their fossilized exoskeletons. Members of Arthropleura are the largest known arthropods in Earth’s history.

2024年10月9日 · Imagine an ancient creature as long as an adult grizzly bear, with a body that’s 2.6 meters long and up to 64 legs that leave deep footprints. That’s Arthropleura, the largest land-dwelling arthropod to ever roam our planet.

2024年10月18日 · Arthropleura, one of the largest arthropods that ever existed (length up to 2.6 meters), finally 'has' a head. A team from the Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 and the ESRF has scanned a whole fossil specimen of the Carboniferous period.