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Uncover the Secrets of the Giant Millipede That Once Crawled the Earth

Abby Parks By Abby Parks
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Explore the world of 345-290 million years ago – when giant millipedes were one of the largest terrestrial species on Earth! Arthropeura was an 8-foot-long millipede that crawled over the landscape of the late Carboniferous period, before the reign of dinosaurs. Watch this video to learn about the largest millipede of all time!

 

 

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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