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| Arthropleura sp., juvenile specimen from Montceau-les-Mines (France) | |
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| Digital reconstruction of Arthropleura based on Montceau-les-Mines fossils | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Diplopoda |
| Subclass: | †Arthropleuridea |
| Order: | †Arthropleurida Waterlot, 1933 |
| Family: | †Arthropleuridae Zittel, 1885 |
| Genus: | †Arthropleura Meyer, 1854 |
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Arthropleura (Greek for 'jointed ribs') is an extinct genus of massive myriapod that lived in what is now Europe and North America around 345 to 290 million years ago,[2][4] from the Viséan stage of the lower Carboniferous Period to the Sakmarian stage of the lower Permian Period.[2][5] It is related to millipedes, and was capable of reaching at least 2 metres (6 ft 7 in) in length, possibly up to over 2.5 metres (8 ft 2 in), making it the largest known land arthropod of all time. Arthropleura is known from body fossils as well as trace fossils, particularly giant trackways up to 50 centimetres (20 in) wide, and potentially also large burrows. It lived in open, sparsely wooded environments near water, and was possibly amphibious.[1][2]
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:0was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Pillola, G.L.; Zoboli, D. (2021). "First occurrence of Arthropleura armata (Myriapoda) in the Moscovian (Carboniferous) of SW Sardinia (Italy)". Bollettino della Società Paleontologica Italiana. 60 (1): 49–54. doi:10.4435/BSPI.2021.01.
- ^ "Largest-ever millipede fossil found on Northumberland beach". BBC News. 21 December 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
- ^ Martino, Ronald L.; Greb, Stephen F. (2009). "Walking trails of the giant terrestrial arthropod Arthropleura from the Upper Carboniferous of Kentucky". Journal of Paleontology. 83 (1): 140–146. Bibcode:2009JPal...83..140M. doi:10.1666/08-093R.1.Archived 2019-12-23 at the Wayback Machine.