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Millipedes beat vertebrates to land by 80 million years
Millipedes may have inhabited land 460 million years ago, predating vertebrates by 80 million years. A recent study completed their evolutionary family tree, uncovering insights into their role as ecosystem engineers and their early use of chemical defenses.
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