Cambridge expert finds fossilised millipede that once measured 8-foot long, weighed 50kg
2021-12-22
A massive fossil of a millipede, which grew as big as a car, has been discovered on the Northumberland beach about 64 kilometres north of Newcastle in England. Surprisingly, the millipedes called ‘Arthropleura’ measured around 2.7 metres long (8.9 feet) and weighed around 50 kilograms, the discoverers noted in their study published in the Journal of the…Continue Reading