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Arthropleura
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Translingual
thumb|†Arthropleura sp. life restoration
thumb|†Arthropleura sp. juvenile specimen
Etymology
From mul arthro- from mul grc ἄρθρον jointed πλευρά grc rib.
Proper noun
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genus family †Arthropleuridae family massive extinct millipedes that lived in what is now Europe and North America around 345 to 290 million years ago
Hyponyms
genus †Arthropleura armata species, †Arthropleura mammata species, †Arthropleura fayoli species, †Arthropleura maillieuxi species, †Arthropleura cristata species species
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Arthropleura at Encyclopædia Britannica
mul Myriapods