DPS Ammonite Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 (edited) Nightmare on Lepidodendron Street. Call the exterminator; there is an 8.6 foot long, 110 pound millipede in my house crawling on the baby. Largest fossil invertebrate fossil ever found, found in England. Carboniferous of course. My note: extant giant squid are larger; I guess that there are no large fossils. The largest arthropod in Earth history: insights from newly discovered Arthropleura remains (Serpukhovian Stainmore Formation, Northumberland, England) Davies,Neil S. et al. Journal of the Geological Society(2021),:jgs2021-115 http://dx.doi.org/10.1144/jgs2021-115 https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/938378 https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/20/europe/giant-millipede-biggest-bug-uk-northumbria-scn/index.html Edited December 21, 2021 by DPS Ammonite 4 5 My goal is to leave no stone or fossil unturned. See my Arizona Paleontology Guide link The best single resource for Arizona paleontology anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 43 minutes ago, DPS Ammonite said: My note: extant giant squid are larger; I guess that there are no large fossils. Tusoteuthis parts are found in Kansas, Colorado and other states around the Western Interior Seaway. Estimated lengths up to 35 feet. Here’s a link- http://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/t/tusoteuthis.html 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 From the previously posted website: 2 Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 Ok, maybe not the largest, but purty dang cool. RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgbudge Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 Hearing "bum BUM bum BUM bum BUM bum BUM" from a low string section in my mind ... My Blog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IsaacTheFossilMan Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 On 12/21/2021 at 10:15 AM, Al Dente said: Tusoteuthis parts are found in Kansas, Colorado and other states around the Western Interior Seaway. Estimated lengths up to 35 feet. Here’s a link- http://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/t/tusoteuthis.html I absolutely LOVE this site, such awesome pictures as always! ~ Isaac; www.isaactfm.com "Don't move! He can't see us if we don't move!" - Alan Grant Come to the spring that is The Fossil Forum, where the stream of warmth and knowledge never runs dry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IsaacTheFossilMan Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 On 12/21/2021 at 12:00 PM, Fossildude19 said: From the previously posted website: Hot diggity dang, I had no idea they got this big! ~ Isaac; www.isaactfm.com "Don't move! He can't see us if we don't move!" - Alan Grant Come to the spring that is The Fossil Forum, where the stream of warmth and knowledge never runs dry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missourian Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 I'd have a heart attack if I found something like that. Then I'd have another heart attack trying to extract it... Context is critical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sjfriend Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 5 hours ago, Missourian said: I'd have a heart attack if I found something like that. Then I'd have another heart attack trying to extract it... I can totally agree with you! And, since it would take a while to extract, oh trying to keep my mouth (and this keyboard) quiet until done would be hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oxytropidoceras Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 (edited) Largest-ever millipede fossil found on Northumberland beach By Jonah Fisher, BBC, December 21, 2021 Scientists find fossil of largest arthropod to ever live, a car-size millipede Harry Baker, Live Science, December 21, 2021 Giant millipede fossil discovered in England reveals 'the biggest bug that ever lived' l ABC7, December 30, 2021 The open access paper is: Davies, N.S., Garwood, R.J., McMahon, W.J., Schneider, J.W. and Shillito, A.P., 2021. The largest arthropod in Earth history: insights from newly discovered Arthropleura remains (Serpukhovian Stainmore Formation, Northumberland, England). Journal of the Geological Society. Yours, Paul H. Edited January 1, 2022 by Oxytropidoceras added links 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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