In the oxygen-rich air of the Carboniferous period, between roughly 300 million and 360 million years ago, some animals ...

For nearly two centuries, scientists have tried to solve an enduring mystery about a giant millipede-like animal named ...

During the Carboniferous Period, Earth's atmospheric oxygen levels surged, helping some plants and animals grow to gigantic ...

While the new fossils are not from fully grown Arthropleura, some of which reached 2.6 metres long, they reveal important ...

The arthropod, Arthropleura, lived in forests near the equator between 346 million and 290 million years ago, during the late ...

(CNN) — For nearly two centuries, scientists have tried to solve an enduring mystery about a giant millipede-like animal named Arthropleura that used its many legs to roam Earth more than 300 ...

They can grow about ½ inch long, while centipedes are long and slender, growing up to 12 inches. While centipedes prefer damp areas and feed on insects and other small animals, firebrats are usually ...

rather than a predator like centipedes. "I think it is quite a majestic animal. I think its gigantism gives it a peculiar aura, like the aura of whales or elephants," Lhéritier said. "I love to ...

The face of a car-size, millipede-like creature — the largest ... Because the head belongs to a juvenile, the explanation might lie in the animal's life stage, Lamsdell suggested.

rather than a predator like centipedes. It could have served the same role in its ecosystem as elephants today or big ...