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science29 days ago•6 min saved

Face Revealed: New Scan Recasts Arthropleura as a Slow Carboniferous Detritivore

New high-resolution scans of a 3-meter-long, ~50-kg Arthropleura fossil from France reveal a circular head with antennae and eyes, showing a mix of millipede- and centipede-like features. This overturns the image of a giant predator and suggests a slow detritivorous lifestyle, placing Arthropleura as a stem-group relative to millipedes within the Carboniferous myriapod lineage, and dating it to about 345–290 million years ago in Europe and North America.

via The Daily Galaxy|

#arthropleura #carboniferous #detritivore

sciencepaleontology1 month ago•6 min saved

Ancient Tree-Stump Skull Rewrites When Land Animals Began to Graze

A 307-million-year-old skull recovered from a fossilized tree stump in Nova Scotia reveals grinding teeth suited for plants in Tyrannoroter heberti, pushing back the origin of herbivory among land vertebrates to the Carboniferous and suggesting multiple independent plant-eating lineages.

via Indian Defence Review|

#carboniferous #herbivory #micro-ct-scanning

science3 months ago•4 min saved

Ancient 326-Million-Year-Old Millipede Fossil Discovered

A 326-million-year-old fossil of Arthropleura, a giant millipede, was discovered in England, revealing it to be the largest land invertebrate in Earth's history, measuring nearly nine feet long. The find challenges previous assumptions about prehistoric gigantism being driven solely by oxygen levels and highlights the diverse ecosystems of the Carboniferous period. The fossil provides new insights into ancient invertebrate life and their environments.

via The Daily Galaxy|

#arthropleura #carboniferous #fossil

science4 months ago•3 min saved

Ancient Car-Sized Millipede Fossil Discovered from 326 Million Years Ago

Scientists discovered a fossil of Arthropleura, a giant millipede from 326 million years ago, which grew up to 9 feet long, providing new insights into prehistoric ecosystems and arthropod evolution.

via Indian Defence Review|

#arthropleura #carboniferous #fossil

science8 months ago•4 min saved

130-Year-Old Fossil Reclassified as First Land-Living Lobopodian

A fossil initially misidentified as a caterpillar has been reclassified as Palaeocampa anthrax, the oldest known nonmarine lobopodian, revealing new insights into early animal evolution and freshwater ecosystems during the Carboniferous period.

via Phys.org|

#carboniferous #fossil #lobopodian