----- Original Message -----
From:
Thomas R. Holtz, Jr.
Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2001 8:56
PM
To: rtravsky@uwyo.edu;
dinosaur@usc.edu
Subject: RE: 300 MY old Cockroach
Fossil Found
Here is the url for the GSA abstract. Note that the giant roach is
NOT
_Arthropleura_ (which is a millipede)
I don't think Arthropleura is a millipede, no
one knows what athropleurids actually were, but they had completely
different appendage and respiratory structure to modern myriapods, HUGE too,
up to 2m, left charecteristic 'caterpillar tracks' in Carboniferous
sediments from Nova Scotia.
, but is presumably the new genus &
species of
insect.
http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2001AM/finalprogram/abstract_29041.htm
Thomas
R. Holtz, Jr.
Vertebrate Paleontologist
Department of Geology
Director, Earth, Life & Time Program
University of Maryland College
Park Scholars
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20742
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