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June 14, 2026 at 07:33 AM
Millipedes beat vertebrates to land by 80 million years
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Science Daily - Top News
A new study reveals millipedes were the first creatures on land nearly 460 million years ago, completing their evolutionary family tree and offering clues about these ancient ecosystem engineers.
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