In a trove of fossils dug up decades ago in Wisconsin, paleontologists say they’ve discovered the oldest known scorpion—possibly an early landlubber
400-million-year-old arachnid fossils show early cardiovascular, respiratory systems similar to modern land-dwelling counterparts’In a trove of fossils dug up decades ago in Wisconsin, a team of paleontologists say they have discovered the oldest known prehistoric scorpion species—and clues about how early organisms evolved to venture onto land.
The arachnids, which were well-enough preserved that researchers could study their internal anatomy, wandered the rich shallow waters of its ancient habitat. Yet the species had cardiovascular and respiratory systems like modern scorpions that could breathe air, say researchers who described their findings in...
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