Fossil of giant sea scorpion species discovered in New Mexico

Fossil of giant sea scorpion species discovered in New Mexico

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Category : Science and Tech Published on: February 02 2023

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  • A fossil of a giant ancient sea scorpion species that lived between 307 and 303 million years ago has been discovered in New Mexico. 
  • Hibbertopterus lamsdelli was over a metre long and belonged to an extinct group of aquatic arthropods that fed on small crustaceans, invertebrate larvae and gastropod eggs.
  • According to researchers from the New Mexico Museum of Natural History this type of giant scorpion fossil is extremely rare.
  • The fossil is over 307 million years ago - and its Latin name is Hibbertopterus lamsdelli.
  • The team say it's from a family of aquatic arthropod invertebrates.
  • The fossil was found in a quarry bed - soil and rock at the bottom of a quarry.
  • This site is called Kinney Quarry, the bottom is known as the "fish bed" because of all the fossils of fish found there.
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