Giant fossil sea scorpion bigger than man

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The claw is from a sea scorpion (eurypterid) Jaekelopterus rhenaniae that lived between 460 and 255 million years ago. It is 46 centimetres long, indicating that the sea scorpion to which it belonged was around 2.5 metres (8 feet) long – almost half a metre longer than previous estimates for these arthropods and the largest one ever to have evolved.

Eurypterids are believed to be the extinct aquatic ancestors of scorpions and possibly all arachnids.

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2007-11/uob-gfs111907.php

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PAUL M DAVIS

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Meh

This fossil is clearly some kind of viral marketing campaign.

Tue, 11/20/2007 - 8:33pm login or register to post comments

That Rat Nest B...

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Weird

It kind of looks like a really poorly drawn manatee with hideous claws coming out of two eyes that happen to be situated on the top of its head.

I hope it really looked like that. And walked upright along the ocean floor.

Tue, 11/20/2007 - 9:17pm login or register to post comments

That Rat Nest B...

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You know

If it had a little pair of hidden legs located behind all that belly fat. Or whatever all that would b e

Tue, 11/20/2007 - 9:19pm login or register to post comments

That Rat Nest B...

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Strike that.

I don't know what the fuck I'm talking about.

Tue, 11/20/2007 - 9:25pm login or register to post comments

Daisy

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Jesus Harold Christmas, that thing is horrible.

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Awww...... Totoro

Awww...... Totoro Scorpion!†

Thu, 11/22/2007 - 11:37pm login or register to post comments

Seitan

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Awww, That Sort of Vaguely Reminds Me Of...

Awww, that sort of vaguely reminds me of our old pal, Bathynomus giganteus.

Fri, 11/23/2007 - 2:55am login or register to post comments

r.john

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* * * *

what was the name of that little guy who ate out fish tongues?
I would like him as a pet.

also.
Don't you people see that as the oceans overtake the land, humanity is going to have to deal with many awful and mean-spirited CREATURES OF THE DEEP!

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Fri, 11/23/2007 - 8:32am login or register to post comments

Miranda the Elder

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....

r.john wrote:

Don't you people see that as the oceans overtake the land, humanity is going to have to deal with many awful and mean-spirited CREATURES OF THE DEEP!

now don't go getting my hopes up.

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