''Xyloiulus'' is an
extinct
Extinction is the termination of a kind of organism or of a group of kinds (taxon), usually a species. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of the species, although the capacity to breed and ...
genus of
millipede that lived during the
Late Carboniferous which grew up to in length. Fossils of the animal have been found in North America and Europe.
The fossils are typically found in Sigillarian stumps.
References
External links
Fossil image- Natural History Museum, London
Millipede genera
Prehistoric myriapod genera
Carboniferous myriapods
Carboniferous animals of Europe
Carboniferous animals of North America
Fossil taxa described in 1895
Paleozoic life of Nova Scotia
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