Arthropleura — size comparison

Arthropleura was an enormous terrestrial arthropod of the Carboniferous and Early Permian. It was related to millipedes, rather than to dinosaurs. Its tracks an

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Length

wzdłuż osi segmentowanego ciała · bez czułków i odnóżyReconstructed measurements · fossil estimates

Arthropleura

Arthropleura mammata

ok. 2 mAdult individual · rekonstrukcja
Body length

wzdłuż osi segmentowanego ciała · bez czułków i odnóżyMeasurement: side

Mass · szacunek
No estimateSzacunki kopalne
Shared ground line. The scale follows the measurement stated for each animal. Person: 170 cm
Body lengthScale in m
00,511,52
ArthropleuraBody lengthapprox. 2 m

The scale compares the named dimensions. View direction and measurement points are given for each animal.

Scale based on the stated dimensions for each animal

Person: 170 cm
Arthropleura — size comparison — facts and sources

Arthropleura was an enormous terrestrial arthropod of the Carboniferous and Early Permian. It was related to millipedes, rather than to dinosaurs. Its tracks and remains are known from Europe and North America.

Not all sites represent the same species or growth stage. Its diet remains uncertain, so it is presented neither as a definite predator nor exclusively as a consumer of dead plants. Research published in 2024 revealed new head details from very small juveniles.

These specimens were of an unidentified species, so transferring their features to the giant Arthropleura mammata requires caution. Segment number may have changed during growth.

Measurement sources