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The largest arthropod in Earth history: insights from newly discovered Arthropleura remains (Serpukhovian Stainmore Formation, Northumberland, England)

View ORCID ProfileNeil S. Davies, View ORCID ProfileRussell J. Garwood, View ORCID ProfileWilliam J. McMahon, Joerg W. Schneider and View ORCID ProfileAnthony P. Shillito
Journal of the Geological Society, 179, jgs2021-115, 21 December 2021, https://doi.org/10.1144/jgs2021-115
Neil S. Davies
1Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3EQ, UK
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Russell J. Garwood
2Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK
3Earth Sciences Department, Natural History Museum, London SW7 5BD, UK
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1Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3EQ, UK
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Joerg W. Schneider
4Department of Palaeontology/Stratigraphy, Technical University Bergakademie Freiberg, Institute of Geology, Bernhard-von-Cotta-Straße 2, D-09596 Freiberg, Germany
5Kazan Federal University, Institute of Geology and Petroleum Technologies, Kremlyovskaya Street 18, Kazan, Russia
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1Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3EQ, UK
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  • Received 17 September 2021
  • Revision received 9 November 2021
  • Accepted 18 November 2021
  • Published 21 December 2021.

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  1. Neil S. Davies1,*, [Conceptualization (Lead)], [Formal analysis (Equal)], [Investigation (Lead)], [Methodology (Lead)], [Project administration (Lead)], [Writing – original draft (Lead)], [Writing – review & editing (Lead)],
  2. Russell J. Garwood2,3, [Formal analysis (Equal)], [Funding acquisition (Supporting)], [Resources (Supporting)], [Software (Lead)], [Validation (Supporting)], [Writing – original draft (Supporting)], [Writing – review & editing (Supporting)],
  3. William J. McMahon1, [Conceptualization (Equal)], [Formal analysis (Supporting)], [Investigation (Equal)], [Writing – review & editing (Supporting)],
  4. Joerg W. Schneider4,5, [Formal analysis (Equal)], [Investigation (Supporting)], [Validation (Equal)], [Writing – review & editing (Equal)] and
  5. Anthony P. Shillito1, [Formal analysis (Equal)], [Funding acquisition (Supporting)], [Investigation (Equal)], [Methodology (Supporting)], [Validation (Supporting)], [Writing – original draft (Supporting)], [Writing – review & editing (Supporting)]
  1. 1Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge, , Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3EQ, UK
  2. 2Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK
  3. 3Earth Sciences Department, Natural History Museum, London SW7 5BD, UK
  4. 4Department of Palaeontology/Stratigraphy, Technical University Bergakademie Freiberg, Institute of Geology, , Bernhard-von-Cotta-Straße 2, D-09596 Freiberg, Germany
  5. 5Kazan Federal University, Institute of Geology and Petroleum Technologies, , Kremlyovskaya Street 18, Kazan, Russia
  1. ↵*Correspondence: nsd27{at}cam.ac.uk
  • Present address: APS, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, UK.

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    NE/T000813/1
    Russell J Garwood
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    Anthony P Shillito
  • Kazan Federal University

    5.2192.2017/4.6
    Joerg W Schneider

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The largest arthropod in Earth history: insights from newly discovered Arthropleura remains (Serpukhovian Stainmore Formation, Northumberland, England)

Neil S. Davies, Russell J. Garwood, William J. McMahon, Joerg W. Schneider and Anthony P. Shillito
Journal of the Geological Society, 179, jgs2021-115, 21 December 2021, https://doi.org/10.1144/jgs2021-115
Neil S. Davies
1Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3EQ, UK
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2Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK
3Earth Sciences Department, Natural History Museum, London SW7 5BD, UK
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4Department of Palaeontology/Stratigraphy, Technical University Bergakademie Freiberg, Institute of Geology, Bernhard-von-Cotta-Straße 2, D-09596 Freiberg, Germany
5Kazan Federal University, Institute of Geology and Petroleum Technologies, Kremlyovskaya Street 18, Kazan, Russia
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1Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3EQ, UK
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Journal of the Geological Society, 179, jgs2021-115, 21 December 2021, https://doi.org/10.1144/jgs2021-115
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