Fossil of prehistoric sea scorpion discovered in Iowa!

ENN
Aug 31, 2015, 11:16 pm55 pts
The fossil of a previously unknown species of 'sea scorpion', measuring over 1.5 meters long, has been discovered in Iowa, USA, and described in the open access journal BMC Evolutionary Biology. Dating back 460 million years, it is the oldest known species of eurypterid (sea scorpion) - extinct monster-like…

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