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'Gigantic' scorpion fossil found in Fife

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'Gigantic' scorpion fossil found in Fife

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/edi ... 632427.stm

That looks more like a horseshoe crab to me than a scorpion

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Wed Apr 21, 2010 9:44 am

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Re: 'Gigantic' scorpion fossil found in Fife

When you read the article it does say it's related to modern-day scorpions and horseshoe crabs.

Still gives me the heebiejeebies. I don't like things with that many legs all joined together in a knobbly knot underneath. Eek!

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Wed Apr 21, 2010 10:22 am

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Re: 'Gigantic' scorpion fossil found in Fife

Horseshoe crabs are so old that they have blood based on copper rather than iron that most animals have. They were about before the dinosaurs. :shock:

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Wed Apr 21, 2010 10:46 am

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Re: 'Gigantic' scorpion fossil found in Fife

And the whip rays at work find them delicious.

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