Giant Car-Sized Millipede Found — and Scientists Are Stunned

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CT scans uncovered the first complete head of a car-sized prehistoric myriapod.

Scientists Did Not Find a New Giant Adult

The Creature Was Called Arthropleura

Some Adults Reached Car-Like Lengths

The Important Fossils Were Surprisingly Tiny

CT Technology Revealed the Hidden Anatomy

Its Head Mixed Two Living Groups

It Had Stalked Eyes and 88 Legs

It Was Probably Not a Giant Predator

High Oxygen May Explain Its Enormous Size

Major Questions Still Remain Unanswered

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