[Rockhounds] 0.76 meter-long Arthropleura fossil found on Northumberland beach

Paul etchplain at att.net
Fri Dec 31 18:57:56 PST 2021


Largest-ever millipede fossil found on Northumberland beach
By Jonah Fisher, BBC, December 21, 2021
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-59734747

Scientists find fossil of largest arthropod to ever live, a car-size 
millipede
Harry Baker, Live Science, December 21, 2021
https://www.livescience.com/giant-ancient-millipedes-uk

Giant millipede fossil discovered in England reveals 'the
biggest bug that ever lived' l ABC7, December 30, 2021
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ku-PG-7yLic

The open access paper is:

Davies, N.S., Garwood, R.J., McMahon, W.J., Schneider,
J.W. and Shillito, A.P., 2021. The largest arthropod in
Earth history: insights from newly discovered Arthropleura
remains (Serpukhovian Stainmore Formation, Northumberland,
England). Journal of the Geological Society.
Abstract: 
https://jgs.lyellcollection.org/content/early/2021/11/19/jgs2021-115
PDF: 
https://jgs.lyellcollection.org/content/jgs/early/2021/11/19/jgs2021-115.full.pdf

Yours,

Paul H.


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