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These Ancient Millipedes Paved the Way for Terrestrial Life

These Ancient Millipedes Paved the Way for Terrestrial Life: They preceded vertebrates on land by about 80 million years

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These Ancient Millipedes Paved the Way for Terrestrial Life

Millipedes reached land 460 million years ago—35 million years earlier than thought—per Virginia Tech DNA study in Current Biology. Within 260 million years they evolved terpene alkaloid defenses and established decomposition roles in early ecosystems, millions of years before vertebrates emerged.

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Ancient millipedes still had secrets to tell

A Virginia Tech-led team of international scientists has solved one of the last major mysteries in millipede evolution, revealing new clues about a group of animals that helped pave the way for life on land. The…

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venerdì 12 giugno 2026·eurekalert.org
Ancient millipedes still had secrets to tell
A Virginia Tech-led team of international scientists has solved one of the last major mysteries in millipede evolution, revealing new clues about a group of animals that helped…
lunedì 15 giugno 2026·nautil.us
These Ancient Millipedes Paved the Way for Terrestrial Life
These Ancient Millipedes Paved the Way for Terrestrial Life: They preceded vertebrates on land by about 80 million years