In the oxygen-rich air of the Carboniferous period, between roughly 300 million and 360 million years ago, some animals ...

The giant arthropod 'Arthropleura', which roamed the Earth over 300 million years ago, combined traits of millipedes and ...

Researchers have wondered how an alligator-size arthropod lived more than 300 million years ago. The discovery of an intact ...

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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 ...

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Now, two well-preserved fossils of the creature unearthed in France have finally revealed what Arthropleura’s head looked like, providing insights into how the giant arthropod lived. Today ...