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

[J Bryan Kramer]

O2 increased to 35% in the Carboniferous which may explain the large size.
As I understand it arthropods size is limited by O2 transfer since they do
not have a lungs-heart system.

BK

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On Fri, Dec 31, 2021 at 9:58 PM Paul <etchplain at att.net> wrote:

> 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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