Confirmado el mayor escorpión devónico a partir de fósiles británicos

The largest-ever scorpion roamed Britain 400 million years ago

CNN • 10 de jun 20:00

Researchers re-examined century-old fossils and concluded that the 1-metre-long Praearcturus gigas, dating to about 415 million years ago, was a scorpion that likely lived an amphibious lifestyle.

Scientists Thought Giant Fossils Belonged to a Prehistoric Crustacean. The Actual Answer Is Much More Frightening

Yahoo News Canada • 10 de jun 17:29

Researchers have confirmed that fossil fragments from the United Kingdom belong to Praearcturus gigas, a scorpion that lived about 415 million years ago and may have measured over three feet long.

Scientists Identify The World's Biggest Known Scorpion, The Size of a Dog

Yahoo • 9 de jun 14:00

A new study using advanced imaging confirms that the Early Devonian scorpion Praearcturus gigas, measuring over a meter long, is the largest scorpion ever identified.

Child-size scorpion was largest ever, study says

New York Post • 6 de jun 19:33

Researchers have identified a scorpion species, Praearcturus, believed to be the largest known to have existed, measuring over three feet long with six-inch pincers.

World’s biggest scorpions were the size of baseball bats

Yahoo • 4 de jun 13:27

Fossils of the giant scorpion Praearcturus gigas, believed to be the largest of its kind, have been uncovered after 150 years in London's Natural History Museum, revealing insights about early terrestrial ecosystems.