Giant Millipede Fossil

Giant Millipede Fossil. It may well not actually be the fossil of a dead creature but an exoskeleton that was shed as the massive millipede grew. The fossil was found by fluke.

Scientists say they have discovered the largest-ever fossil of a giant millipede on a beach in Northumberland totally by chance. A fossil of a giant millipede found on a beach in northern England was a complete fluke of a discovery said Neil Davies a lecturer at the. Giant millipede fossil found on British beach accidentally reveals worlds largest insect weighing 50 kg By admin987 Dec 21 2021 biggest mistake cambridge centipede discovery Fossil giant insect northumberland scientific luck uk.

Finding these giant millipede fossils is rare because once they died their bodies tend to disarticulate so its likely that the fossil is a moulted carapace that the.

The largest fossil of a giant. The fossil in question is of a giant millipede that was 27m 886ft long and weighed 50kg 110lb. Fossil of Giant Millipede Unearthed in England. The largest fossil of a giant.