Fossil of 8-foot Scorpion Found!

[J AveryCrawford]

I have a fossil of a trilobite. It's about an inch long. I couldn't imagine something 8 feet long.

[J AveryCrawford]

Originally Posted by YellowHare

That's right. They're not bugs.

They're ninjas!

I'm speechless. That was awesome.

[Lubaolong]

I watched an evolution of Earth documentary a week or two ago. They covered these giant sea scorpions. Pretty creepy.

[cCmadskills]

Awesome!

[HacksawJD]

Originally Posted by Zankou

Indeed it did.

DINO RIDERS WAS THFUCKING SHIT

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[jack1755]

prety good find thx

[Lubaolong]

Originally Posted by Zankou

Sigh ... you know there are thousands of complete fossils of Eurypterids, right? This just happens to be bigger than the others they found (the previous record was about 6 feet).

You can buy them yourself:

http://www.langsfossils.com/euryps-single.htm

Here's a really icky one:

http://www.paleoclones.com/marine/mo...eurypterid.htm

Why do you persist in arguing about subjects that you know nothing about? Just stick to what you know.

That's really cool. I used to be in love with fossils and dinosaurs as a kid. I used to have an ammonoid fossil and book that my grandmother got me, but I haven't seen that in forever. It's probably in storage somewhere at my mom's house. I never thought about buying fossils online, but I wouldn't mind getting a few to keep around the house.

[Ok]

did this sea scorpion have the tail stinger so typically noted of the species ?

Scorpions dont look that functional to me, even though Im somewhat fascinated by them all the same. Actually, any idea where they came from (please dont) ? Im curious as to their evolutionary heritage.

[HacksawJD]

they evolved from water scorpions

[Ok]

heh, I thought a delayed picture might load or some such. Well be that as it may, as with my first question, Im curious about the underlying evolution of the structure of these creatures rather than their environmental counterparts.