Scientists in France solved the evolutionary mystery of this prehistoric monster, which resembles both the centipedes and ...

Soil arthropods contribute to terrestrial ecosystem functions and services. Previous studies have mainly focused on specific ...

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 ...

Scientists knew that it had a millipede-like body, with two pairs of legs per segment, but Arthropleura ’s exact place in the ...

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 ...

Two newly discovered fossils are helping scientists wrap their heads around the anatomy of the largest arthropod of all time — a millipede that grew longer than a king-sized bed and lived between 346 ...

SCIENTISTS have uncovered a terrifying mega millipede that was the size of a car when it roamed Earth 340 million years ago.

While the new fossils are not from fully grown Arthropleura, some of which reached 2.6 metres long, they reveal important ...