Nearly 90 years after its initial collection in South Australia, a mysterious millipede has been <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/world-news/article/palaeontologists-discover-turkey-sized-dinosaur-that-fed-on-prehistoric-fruits-23658199" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">officially identified as a new species</a>, Colobothrix deckeri.
Belonging to the Dalodesmidae family, scientists identified distinct, stunted microscopic bristles on the legs of mature males.&nbsp;
Recent fieldwork on Kangaroo Island successfully located living specimens, finally resolving a fascinating decades-long taxonomic mystery in the region.
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Belonging to the Dalodesmidae family, scientists identified distinct, stunted microscopic bristles on the legs of mature males

New millipede species identified in Australia nearly 90 years after its discovery

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