Arthropleura (Greek for Jointed Ribs) is a genus of extinct, 0.3–2.6 metre (1–8.5 feet) long millipede arthropods, native to the upper Carboniferous ({Ma|340|280}) of what is now northeastern North America and Scotland. The larger species of the genus are the largest known land invertebrates of all time, and would have had few, if any, predato...
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• (n.) The side or limb-bearing portion of an arthromere.
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(pronounced AHR-throw-PLOOR-ah) Arthropleura was a six-foot long myriapod (related to millipedes), an arthropod with spines jutting out all along the sides of its exoskeleton. This jointed animal lived in damp forests during the Carboniferous (roughly 300 million years ago).
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Ar`thro·pleu'ra noun [ New Latin , from Greek
'a`rqron joint + ... the side.]
(Zoology) The side or limb-bearing portion of an arthromere.
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