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Pleurojulidae, the Glossary

Index Pleurojulidae

Pleurojulidae is an extinct family of millipedes known from the Westphalian stage of the upper Carboniferous that are distinct enough to be placed in their own order, Pleurojulida.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 5 relations: Carboniferous, Europe, Millipede, United States, Westphalian (stage).

  2. Carboniferous myriapods
  3. Pennsylvanian extinctions
  4. Prehistoric arthropod families

Carboniferous

The Carboniferous is a geologic period and system of the Paleozoic that spans 60 million years from the end of the Devonian Period Ma (million years ago) to the beginning of the Permian Period, Ma.

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Europe

Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere.

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Millipede

Millipedes (originating from the Latin mille, "thousand", and pes, "foot") are a group of arthropods that are characterised by having two pairs of jointed legs on most body segments; they are known scientifically as the class Diplopoda, the name derived from this feature.

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United States

The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.

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Westphalian (stage)

The Westphalian is a regional stage or age in the regional stratigraphy of northwest Europe, with an age between roughly 315 and 307 Ma (million years ago).

See Pleurojulidae and Westphalian (stage)

See also

Carboniferous myriapods

Pennsylvanian extinctions

Prehistoric arthropod families

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleurojulidae

Also known as Pleurojulida.