It might also be the top marine predator of the Silurian era, which is a geological period that began 443.8 million years ago and ended 419.2 million years ago.

More information: Russell D.C. Bicknell et al, Novel pterygotid sea scorpions from the Silurian and Devonian of Gondwana, Gondwana Research (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.gr.2024.08.005 ...

Roughly 435 million years ago, during the Llandovery epoch of the Silurian period, giant sea scorpions swam through Earth’s oceans. The dog-sized sea-dwelling nightmares, while haunting, have ...

The fearsome beastie lived during the Silurian period, between approximately 443.8 million and 419.2 million years ago.

Large sea scorpions, roughly the size of dogs, could have been one of the top predators to roam the sea floor of south China more than 400 million years ago, a study has found. The remains of the ...

Graptolites show us how unpredictable the Silurian period really could be. What graptolites tell us is a story of incredible changes in the ocean, of periods where the oceans became poisonous and ...

The terropterus xiushanensis is believed to have lived during the Silurian period, about 443.8 million to 419.2 million years ago, and fed on fish and mollusks. READ MORE STORIES FROM CHANGING AMERICA ...

News Release 16-May-2023 Earliest sea scorpion from China found in end-Ordovician Anji Biota in Zhejiang Peer-Reviewed Publication Chinese Academy of Sciences Headquarters ...

It might also be the top marine predator of the Silurian era, which is a geological period that began 443.8 million years ago and ended 419.2 million years ago.