Arthropleura is an enormous arthropod—one of a group of invertebrates that includes crustaceans ... In fact, Arthropleura displays various millipede and centipede characteristics—like millipedes, it ...

Scientists have identified Uncus dzaugisi, the oldest ecdysozoan fossil from the Precambrian period, confirming long-held ...

A team of researchers led by Associate Professor Luke Parry from the University of Oxford’s Department of Earth Sciences has unveiled a stunning 450-million-year-old fossil arthropod—a group that ...

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“While other arthropods from this period have enlarged ... “In Lomankus edgecombei, however, the flagella come off the base of the appendage without these three spines. That’s one of the key ...

The critter found in New York represents a new, extinct species of arthropod that could shed light on the evolution of today’s insects, crustaceans and spiders Margherita Bassi Daily ...

(Parry et al., Curr. Biol., 2024) The animals were likely buried alive in huge dumps of sediment carried by events called turbidity currents, creating a very special set of conditions that allowed the ...

A new 450-million-year-old fossil arthropod, preserved in 3D by iron pyrite (fool’s gold), has been unveiled by scientists. The new species, Lomankus edgecombei, is distantly related to spiders ...

The striking fossil is a newly identified species of arthropod, a distant relative of modern-day horseshoe crabs, scorpions, and spiders, that slightly resembles a modern-day shrimp. The creature ...

A stunning 450-million-year-old fossil arthropod, perfectly preserved in fool’s gold or iron pyrite, has been unearthed. Thanks to the mineral pyrite, its exquisite preservation offers a glimpse ...