Eoarthropleura
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| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Diplopoda |
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| Order: | †Eoarthropleurida Shear & Selden, 1995 |
| Family: | †Eoarthropleuridae Størmer, 1976 |
| Genus: | Eoarthropleura Størmer, 1976 |
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E. devonica Størmer, 1976 | |
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Eoarthropleura was a genus of millipede-like creatures which lived between the Late Silurian and Late Devonian periods. It reached 100 mm (3.9 in) in length. 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). It is the earliest known member of the Arthropleuridea, and the oldest known terrestrial animal of North America.
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