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2 unusual facts about Eurypterid


Eurypterid

Nepidae — an unrelated insect, commonly known as a "water scorpion"

Nepidae

Eurypterid – unrelated arachnids that are commonly called ′Sea Scorpions′


Mesothelae

In fact, no spider that large has ever been found: at the time the series began production, the sea scorpion Megarachne had been mistakenly interpreted as a spider.

Trace fossil

Less ambiguous than the above ichnogenera, are the traces left behind by invertebrates such as Hibbertopterus, a giant "sea scorpion" or eurypterid of the early Paleozoic era.


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