Scorpions‘ ancestors first appeared around 450 million years ago. That’s as old as sharks, older than dinosaurs, and even older than trees. Scorpions evolved from these early arthropods, known as ...

Scientists have discovered a giant ancient sea scorpion species in New Mexico that lived between 307 and 303 million years ago. It belonged to an extinct group of aquatic arthropod invertebrate ...

Roughly 400 million years ago, scorpions the size of small alligators roamed our oceans. With their powerful claws and thick exoskeletons, these 2.5m-long predators dominated their world. Until ...

(NEW YORK) — If you think scorpions are scary now, wait until you get a look at their human-sized prehistoric cousins. The Pentecopterus, named after a Greek warship that resembles the outline of the ...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Luther College is marking history for future generations to enjoy. It’s happening with a model showcasing a creature who once called Our Town Decorah home. Experts say ...

Eurypterids (Arthropoda: Chelicerata), normally known as sea scorpions, are an important extinct group of Paleozoic chelicerate arthropods. Researchers led by Profs. ZHANG Haichun, WANG Bo, ZHANG ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have found the fossilised claw of a 2.5-metre (8-foot) sea scorpion, a nightmarish creature living before the age of dinosaurs. The discovery of the 390-million-year-old ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - One of the earliest big predators to prowl Earth's primordial waters was a sea scorpion nearly 6 feet (1.7 meters) long whose body looked a bit like an ancient Greek warship.

Scientists have discovered a giant ancient sea scorpion species in New Mexico that lived between 307 and 303 million years ago. Hibbertopterus lamsdelli was over a metre long and likely lived in a ...