Pneumodesmus newmani

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iPneumodesmus newmani
Fossil range: Silurian
Conservation status
Extinct (fossil)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Diplopoda
Genus: Pneumodesmus
Species: P. newmani
Binomial name
Pneumodesmus newmani

Pneumodesmus newmani is the name given to the oldest known fossil land animal, a one-centimetre millipede which lived perhaps 428 million years ago. The fossilized remains, found in Scotland, include evidence of spiracles, implying that it did breathe and live on land.