5 Ancient predators that ruled the earth before dinosaurs
Long before the age of dinosaurs, the Earth was home to formidable predators that ruled the ancient ecosystems. These ...
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Evidence Of Giant Sea Scorpions That Lived About 444 Million Years Ago Has Been Found In Australia, With Fossil Record Suggesting Environmental Shifts Caused Thei…
The fossils that were unearthed consisted mostly of exoskeleton fragments. One specimen was identified as a Pterygotus, and ...
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Paleontologists describe new examples of giant sea scorpions from the Silurian and Devonian in New South Wales
The researchers note that the fossils were mostly of exoskeletons, one of a Pterygotus, the other Jaekelopterus, which were the largest sea scorpion species. They were nearly identical to others ...
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Gigantic 8-foot sea scorpions, significantly larger than humans found by scientists
All about the creatures that could make humans faint The researchers note that the fossils made from exoskeletons or external skeleton belonged to the genus Pterygotus, and Jaekelopterus.