Ancient sea scorpion was 8 feet long
A fossilized claw suggests that the giant arthropod, extinct for 250 million years, was a dominant predator.
One of its claws might feed an entire family, but this sea creature would be more likely to eat the family.
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The fossil was found in a quarry near Prum, Germany
But "there is no way this thing could have crawled out onto land," Braddy said.
"This is simply too spindly. Its legs would break under its own weight."
And what does an 8-foot sea scorpion eat? Pretty much anything it wants to
But the sea scorpions were doomed. When vertebrates evolved to large sizes, "the tables were turned," Braddy said.
"The only way they could cope was by downsizing and hiding away. That's why all of them today are very small."
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