Fossil Is the Oldest-Known Scorpion

Thursday, January 16, 2020 - 14:30 in Paleontology & Archaeology

Scientists studying fossils collected 35 years ago have identified them as the oldest-known scorpion species, a prehistoric animal from about 437 million years ago. The researchers found that the animal likely had the capacity to breathe in both ancient oceans and on land.

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