Ancient animal thought to be first air breather on land loses claim to fame
Thursday, July 6, 2017 - 10:33
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Some good scientific sleuthing by an undergraduate student has helped rewrite one of the earliest chapters in the planet's evolutionary history. The research has shown that the millipede thought to be the world's oldest known air-breathing land creature is in fact about 14 million years younger than previously thought and cannot be the original land breather.