The Archidesmida is an extinct order of millipedes known from fossils from the Devonian period of Europe and North America. Archidesmidans have broad flat keels (paranota) extending from their body segments, and a modified pair of legs on the 8th segment that may have been involved in mating, similar to the gonopods of living millipedes which insert sperm into females. Alternately, the modified legs may have been used to grasp onto partners during mating.[1][2]
^Wilson, Heather M.; Anderson, Lyall I. (2004). "Morphology and taxonomy of Paleozoic millipedes (Diplopoda: Chilognatha: Archipolypoda) from Scotland". Journal of Paleontology. 78 (1): 169–184. doi:10.1666/0022-3360(2004)078<0169:MATOPM>2.0.CO;2.
^Wilson, Heather M.; Daeschler, Edward B.; Desbiens, Sylvain (2005). "New Flat-Backed Archipolypodan Millipedes from the Upper Devonian of North America". Journal of Paleontology. 79 (4): 738–744. doi:10.1666/0022-3360(2005)079[0738:NFAMFT]2.0.CO;2.
This prehistoric myriapod-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
archidesmida, extinct, order, millipedes, known, from, fossils, from, devonian, period, europe, north, america, have, broad, flat, keels, paranota, extending, from, their, body, segments, modified, pair, legs, segment, that, have, been, involved, mating, simil. The Archidesmida is an extinct order of millipedes known from fossils from the Devonian period of Europe and North America Archidesmidans have broad flat keels paranota extending from their body segments and a modified pair of legs on the 8th segment that may have been involved in mating similar to the gonopods of living millipedes which insert sperm into females Alternately the modified legs may have been used to grasp onto partners during mating 1 2 ArchidesmidaTemporal range Devonian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg NArchidesmusScientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ArthropodaSubphylum MyriapodaClass DiplopodaSuperorder ArchipolypodaOrder ArchidesmidaWilson amp Anderson 2004FamiliesArchidesmidae ZanclodesmidaeReferences edit Wilson Heather M Anderson Lyall I 2004 Morphology and taxonomy of Paleozoic millipedes Diplopoda Chilognatha Archipolypoda from Scotland Journal of Paleontology 78 1 169 184 doi 10 1666 0022 3360 2004 078 lt 0169 MATOPM gt 2 0 CO 2 Wilson Heather M Daeschler Edward B Desbiens Sylvain 2005 New Flat Backed Archipolypodan Millipedes from the Upper Devonian of North America Journal of Paleontology 79 4 738 744 doi 10 1666 0022 3360 2005 079 0738 NFAMFT 2 0 CO 2 nbsp This prehistoric myriapod related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article related to a Devonian animal is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Archidesmida amp oldid 1040982469, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
