Biology:Acantherpestes
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Acantherpestes is an extinct genus of euphoberiid millipedes from the Pennsylvanian subperiod of the Carboniferous period. It is distinguished from other euphoberiids by its stout, laterally-directed spikes, which are curved backwards and bear an anterior ridge.[1] It is known from the Mazon Creek fossil beds in Illinois.[2]
Acantherpestes was a relatively large millipede, about 12 inches (30 cm) to 15 inches (38 cm) long.[3] Paleoentomologist J.J. Burke speculated that Acantherpestes could have lived in open habitats adjacent to coal swamp forests,[2] and that it was possibly carnivorous,[1] but later authors have rejected the latter proposal.[4][5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Burke, J.J. (1979). "A new millipede genus, Myriacantherpestes (Diplopoda, Archipolypoda) and a new species, Myriacantherpestes bradebirksi, from the English coal measures". Kirtlandia 30: 1–24. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/202369.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Burke, J.J. (1973-06-29). "Notes on the morphology of Acantherpestes (Myriapoda, Archypolypoda) with the description of a new species from the Pennsylvanian of West Virginia". Kirtlandia 17: 1–24. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/202357.
- ↑ Meek, F.B.; Worthen, A.H. (1868-07-01). "Preliminary notice of a Scorpion, a Eurypterus ? and other fossils, from the Coal-measures of Illinois". American Journal of Science s2-46 (136): 19-28. doi:10.2475/ajs.s2-46.136.19.
- ↑ Shear, William A. (1993). "Myriapodous arthropods from the Viséan of East Kirkton, West Lothian, Scotland". Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh: Earth Sciences 84: 309–316. doi:10.1017/S026359330000612X. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/W-Shear/publication/231749216_Myriapodous_arthropods_from_the_Visean_of_East_Kirkton_West_Lothian_Scotland/links/582b1de208ae138f1bf49203/Myriapodous-arthropods-from-the-Visean-of-East-Kirkton-West-Lothian-Scotland.pdf.
- ↑ Shear, William A.; Kukalová-Peck, Jarmila (1990). "The ecology of Paleozoic terrestrial arthropods: the fossil evidence". Canadian Journal of Zoology 68: 1807–1833. doi:10.1139/z90-262. https://www.ephemeroptera-galactica.com/pubs/pub_s/pubshearw1990p1807.pdf.
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