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Oldest Known Air Breather

By Michael Alan Prestwood

Author and Natural Philosopher

09 Sep 2021
Published 4 years ago.
Updated 2 years ago.

Oldest Known Air Breather

414 Million BCE

The millipede Pneumodesmus newmani is the oldest air-breathing animal known to date. This ancient denizen of the Scottish waters once roamed the Earth during the early Silurian era. The millipede likely supplemented its oxygen intake through air as well as using its gills while in water.

  • Kingdom: Animalia > Phylum: Arthropoda > Class: Diplopoda (millipedes)
     
     

 

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