Eoarthropleura was a genus of millipede-like creatures which lived between the Late Silurian and Late Devonian periods.[1] It reached 100 mm (3.9 in) in length.[2] Fossils, mainly of cuticle fragments, have been found in Europe (Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany and Shropshire, England) and North America (New York, USA and New Brunswick, Canada).[1] It is the earliest known member of the Arthropleuridea, and the oldest known terrestrial animal of North America.[1]
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| Order: | †Eoarthropleurida Shear & Selden, 1995 |
| Family: | †Eoarthropleuridae Størmer, 1976 |
| Genus: | Eoarthropleura Størmer, 1976 |
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E. devonica Størmer, 1976 | |
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