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Praearcturus gigas

Coverage of Praearcturus gigas in the Nexus archive.

Earliest in view: Jun 11 · 22:46 UTCMost recent: Jun 11 · 22:46 UTC
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Natural History Museumorganization1Russell Bicknellperson1Flinders Universityorganization1Palaeontologypublication1Elizabeth Dowdingperson1Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nurembergorganization1Richard Howardperson1
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  • SCIENCEJun 11 · 22:46 UTCWSVN MIAMI
    The largest scorpion to walk the Earth was the size of a baseball bat

    Scientists identified Praearcturus gigas, a 1-meter-long scorpion that lived 415 million years ago in what is now Great Britain. The study, published in Palaeontology, used fossils from London's Natural History Museum and new discoveries to revise its classification from crustacean to scorpion, highlighting the importance of revisiting scientific findings.