microrobert
09-01-2015, 04:34 PM
World’s Oldest Sea Scorpion Found, Measuring Nearly 6 Feet Long
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Scientists have found the world’s oldest—and one of the largest—sea scorpions. The giant oceanic predator measured up to 5.5 feet in length and roamed the seas 460 million years ago, according to a study published August 31 in the journal BMC Evolutionary Biology.
This ancient species predates the oldest previously-known sea scorpion by about 10 million years, says James Lamsdell, a Yale researcher and the study’s lead author.
http://www.newsweek.com/scientists-find-worlds-oldest-sea-scorpion-fossil-367443
http://s.newsweek.com/sites/www.newsweek.com/files/styles/embedded/public/2015/08/31/pentecopterus-sea-scorption-artist-impression.jpg
Scientists have found the world’s oldest—and one of the largest—sea scorpions. The giant oceanic predator measured up to 5.5 feet in length and roamed the seas 460 million years ago, according to a study published August 31 in the journal BMC Evolutionary Biology.
This ancient species predates the oldest previously-known sea scorpion by about 10 million years, says James Lamsdell, a Yale researcher and the study’s lead author.
http://www.newsweek.com/scientists-find-worlds-oldest-sea-scorpion-fossil-367443