Eoarthropleura
| Eoarthropleura Temporal range: Pridoli–Frasnian | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Diplopoda |
| Subclass: | †Arthropleuridea |
| Order: | †Eoarthropleurida Shear & Selden, 1995 |
| Family: | †Eoarthropleuridae Størmer, 1976 |
| Genus: | Eoarthropleura Størmer, 1976 |
| Species | |
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E. devonica Størmer, 1976 | |
Eoarthropleura was a genus of millipede-like creatures which lived between the Late Silurian and Late Devonian periods.[1] Fossils, mainly of cuticle fragments, have been found in Europe (Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany and Shropshire, England) and North America (New York, USA and New Brunswick, Canada).[1] It is the earliest known member of the Arthropleuridea, and the oldest known terrestrial animal of North America.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 William Shear & Paul Selden (1995). "Eoarthropleura (Arthropoda, Arthropleurida) from the Silurian of Britain and the Devonian of North America" (PDF). Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie, Abhandlungen 196 (3): 347–375.
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