Eoarthropleura

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]

Eoarthropleura Temporal range: Pridoli–Frasnian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Myriapoda
Class:	Diplopoda
Subclass:	†Arthropleuridea
Order:	†Eoarthropleurida Shear & Selden, 1995
Family:	†Eoarthropleuridae Størmer, 1976
Genus:	Eoarthropleura Størmer, 1976
Species
E. devonica Størmer, 1976 E. hueberi Kjellesvig-Waering, 1986 E. ludfordensis Shear & Selden, 1995
Synonyms
Tiphoscorpio Kjellesvig-Waering, 1986