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Arthropleura

Naam beteken: “jointed rib”1

Het geëet: PlantePrehistoriese legendesPaleosoïkum, voor die dinosourusseNie 'n dinosourus nie, maar 'n prehistoriese legende

Arthropleura was a giant millipede that lived long before the dinosaurs. It could grow as long as a car, making it the biggest land bug ever! It crawled through ancient forests near water.1

Hierdie een is nie 'n dinosourus nie, maar dit is een van die bekendste diere uit die prehistoriese tyd, so dit kry ook 'n plek in Dino Wiki.

Het geleef

347 tot 290 miljoen jaar gelede3

Paleosoïkum, voor die dinosourusse

Fossiele gevind in

Fossils have been found in Germany, France, Belgium, the United Kingdom, Spain, and the USA.3

Lengte

2 tot 2,5 m (6,6 tot 8,2 ft)1

Gewig

50 kg (110 lb)1 4

Topspoed

omtrent 4 km/h (2 mph)

Hardloop, skatting

Wanneer het dit geleef?

Voor die dinosourusse

Era van die dinosourusse

Era van die soogdiere

400 miljoen jaar gelede25266vandag

Hoe groot was dit?

Hoe lank was dit?

Hoe swaar was dit?

so swaar soos 2,5 honde

so lank soos 2,5 honde van neus tot stertso lank soos 14 piesangs punt aan puntso swaar soos 12 huiskatteso swaar soos 10 waatlemoeneso swaar soos 2,5 kleuterskoolkindersso swaar soos 1,5 skoolkinderskon 100 meter in 90 sekondes hardloop (die vinnigste mens het 9,6 nodig)

Hoe groot was Arthropleura vergeleke met JOU?

Net wiskunde in jou blaaier. Niks word gestoor of êrens heen gestuur nie.

Hoe vinnig was dit?

Arthropleura omtrent 4 km/h (2 mph)

'n Mens wat loop omtrent 5 km/h (3 mph)

'n Kind op 'n fiets omtrent 12 km/h (7 mph)

'n Galopperende perd omtrent 65 km/h (40 mph)

'n Jagluiperd omtrent 100 km/h (62 mph)

cool goed

Prettige feite

Arthropleura is the largest known land arthropod of all time, reaching at least 2 metres (6.5 feet) long.1

It left giant trackways up to 50 centimetres (20 inches) wide, which are fossilized footprints of its many legs.1

Its head had features of both millipedes and centipedes, showing it was a mix of both groups.2

Arthropleura lived in open, sparsely wooded areas near water and may have been able to go on land and in water.1

It was a slow mover, not a fast runner like centipedes, based on its short legs and trackways.2

Some Arthropleura fossils are so well preserved that scientists can see the details of its head and mouthparts using special scanners.2

KI-prent van Arthropleura — 'n KI-prent van hoe Arthropleura dalk gelyk het, deur 'n rekenaar gemaak uit wat wetenskaplikes weet. Dit is 'n raaiskoot: die regte dier het dalk anders gelyk, en niemand weet wat sy regte kleure was nie.

julle het gevra

Mees gevraagde vrae oor Arthropleura

?How big was Arthropleura?

About 2 metres (6.5 feet) long, possibly up to 2.63 metres (8.6 feet). That makes it the largest known land arthropod of all time.1 2

?What did Arthropleura eat?

It probably ate dead plants and other detritus, like modern millipedes. It did not have venom fangs or legs for catching prey.5

?Was Arthropleura a dinosaur?

No, it was a giant millipede, not a dinosaur. It lived long before the dinosaurs, from about 344 to 292 million years ago.1

?Could Arthropleura swim?

It may have been amphibious, meaning it could live both on land and in water. It lived in open, sparsely wooded areas near water.1

?How fast could Arthropleura move?

Probably only about 4 km/h (2 mph), a slow walking pace. This is a guess: it was a giant millipede with short legs, and its trackways show it did not hurry.5

?Did Arthropleura have a head?

Yes, and scientists recently used special scanners to see its head in detail. It had antennae, mandibles, and two pairs of maxillae.2

?When did Arthropleura go extinct?

It died out around 292 million years ago, during the early Permian period.1

?Where did Arthropleura live?

It lived in what is now Europe and North America, in open, sparsely wooded forests near water.1

?Is Arthropleura related to centipedes?

It is a millipede, but its head has features of both millipedes and centipedes, showing it was a mix of both groups.5

?How much did Arthropleura weigh?

One large fossil suggests it weighed about 50 kilograms (110 pounds), as heavy as a small human.1

Mite-breker

Mite: Arthropleura was a giant centipede that hunted other animals.

Waarheid: Arthropleura was actually a millipede, and it was likely a slow plant-eater, not a predator.2

Vir dino-kenners

Wetenskaplike naam: Arthropleura
Benoem deur: (Jordan 1854)6
Groep: Prehistoriese legendes
Familie / klade: Arthropleuridae6
Klassifikasie: Myriapoda > Arthropleurida > Arthropleuridae6
Ouderdom van die rotse: 347 tot 290 miljoen jaar (Visean / Sakmarian)6
Rotsformasies: Saarbrucker layers, Farrington6
Lande: Duitsland, Frankryk, België, Verenigde Koninkryk, Spanje, VSA6
Fossielrekords: 61 in The Paleobiology Database6
Ontdekking: Arthropleura was first named by Jordan in 1854, based on fossils found in Europe.3
Steeds omstrede: Scientists still debate whether Arthropleura was a true millipede or a more primitive relative, and they are not sure exactly what it ate.2

Waar die feite vandaan kom

Arthropleura (en.wikipedia.org)
Head anatomy and phylogenomics show the Carboniferous giant Arthropleura belonged to a millipede-centipede group (science.org)
PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
Millipedes ‘as big as cars’ once roamed England | University of Cambridge (cam.ac.uk)
Largest ever millipede’s head revealed by 300-million-year-old fossils | Natural History Museum (nhm.ac.uk)
Arthropleura in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ouderdom, plekke, rotsformasies, klassifikasie.

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