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This Prehistoric Millipede Was Longer Than an Alligator

Abby Parks By Abby Parks
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Imagine a world where colossal millipedes ruled the land. Enter the Arthropleura, an 8-foot giant that dominated Earth’s landscapes 345-290 million years ago, long before dinosaurs appeared. Join us on a journey through time as we uncover the secrets of this prehistoric behemoth from the Carboniferous period and its incredible contemporaries in this video from A-Z-Animals.
 

Abby Parks

About the Author

Abby Parks

Abby Parks has authored a fiction novel, theatrical plays, short stories, poems, and song lyrics. She's recorded two albums of her original songs, and is a multi-instrumentalist. She has managed a website for folk music and written articles on singer-songwriters, folk bands, and other things music-oriented. She's also a radio DJ for a folk music show. As well as having been a pet parent to rabbits, birds, dogs, and cats, Abby loves seeking sightings of animals in the wild and has witnessed some more exotic ones such as Puffins in the Farne Islands, Southern Pudu on the island of Chiloe (Chile), Penguins in the wild, and countless wild animals in the Rocky Mountains (Big Horn Sheep, Mountain Goats, Moose, Elk, Marmots, Beavers).
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