Eoarthropleura
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Eoarthropleura Temporal range: Pridoli–Frasnian |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Diplopoda |
| Subclass: | †Arthropleuridea |
| Order: |
†Eoarthropleurida Shear & Selden, 1995 |
| Family: |
†Eoarthropleuridae Størmer, 1976 |
| Genus: |
Eoarthropleura Størmer, 1976 |
| Species | |
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E. devonica Størmer, 1976 |
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E. devonica Størmer, 1976
E. hueberi Kjellesvig-Waering, 1986
E. ludfordensis Shear & Selden, 1995
Eoarthropleura was a genus of millipede-like creatures which lived between the Late Silurian and Late Devonian periods. 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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