A coffee-table-size scorpion roamed Earth before forests existed

A meter-long scorpion with massive pincers stalked ancient Britain 415 million years ago, long before forests and the better-known age of giant insects. Its surprising size and possible semi-aquatic lifestyle could reshape ideas about how early arthropods became giants. A newly analyzed fossil predator from what is now England and Wales has been identified as the largest scorpion known to science [1].

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1. sciencedaily.com · A coffee-table-size scorpion roamed Earth before forests existed Sep 2, 2026

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