What is the biggest scorpion fossil ever found?

British researchers said Tuesday that they had discovered a foot-and-a-half-long fossilized claw of an ancient sea scorpion, a species that would have been 8 feet long, making it the largest arthropod ever discovered.

How big were scorpions in prehistoric times?

The largest prehistoric sea scorpion, Eurypterids, was more than 7-feet long – and was almost 1,000 times the weight of the largest scorpion alive today.

Were there prehistoric scorpions?

Pulmonoscorpius kirktonensis is an extinct species of scorpion that lived during the Viséan and Serpukhovian ages of the Carboniferous period, around 336.0 – 326.4 million years ago.

How long did Eurypterids live?

Eurypterid Fossil Facts Eurypterids were the largest arthropods, attaining sizes more than 8 feet long! They lived from about 460 to 270 million years ago (during the Ordovician through Permian). Eurypterids are now extinct.

Which fossils are the oldest?

Although a claim in 2017 says that the oldest fossils come from rocks found in Canada, the stromatolites from Archaean rocks in Western Australia are widely accepted as the oldest-known fossils with strong evidence. Stromatolite fossils are distinctive and look like layered rock formation.

How old is the oldest fossil?

The oldest known fossil in the world has been found in Greenland by researchers and is believed to be 3.7 billion years ago, which is 220 million years earlier than the prior oldest known fossil found in Australia.

What is a giant sea scorpion?

the Giant Sea scorpion, also known as Gigascorpis, Amphibious Creature is the main antagonist in the 2010 movie, Amphibious. Its a huge prehistoric scorpion that somehow survived for over a couple of years just by staying underwater and yes it eats humans as well as it is poisonous.