Prehistoric arthropods

Pulmonoscorpius · Subject: Prehistoric arthropods 7/26/2008, 4:27 pm

Do you know some interesting prehistoric arthropods?
Arthropleura. Up to 3 meters long.

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lycanlord · Subject: Re: Prehistoric arthropods 7/26/2008, 6:01 pm

what about pterygotid eurypterid

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Pulmonoscorpius · Subject: Re: Prehistoric arthropods 7/26/2008, 11:57 pm

Very cool. I dont think this is pterygotus. Pterygotus has a nippers. This is pterygotus:

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lycanlord · Subject: Re: Prehistoric arthropods 7/27/2008, 4:19 am

Pulmonoscorpius wrote:

Very cool. I dont think this is pterygotus. Pterygotus has a nippers.

thats becuase it isnt Pterygotus, it was late lol it is a Megalograptus, not definate which one i think its Megalograptus ohioensis

But in any case this guy is much cooler, this guy is brontoscorpio anglicus ( english thunder scorpion )

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scorpion111 · Subject: Re: Prehistoric arthropods 7/27/2008, 4:20 am

cool. id like to find a pic or drawing of the giant scorpions that first moved on to the land. they were MASSIVE!

Pulmonoscorpius · Subject: Re: Prehistoric arthropods 7/27/2008, 4:54 am

Biggest was jaekelopterus, I think.

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lycanlord · Subject: Re: Prehistoric arthropods 7/27/2008, 5:30 am

it was the biggest but it never dedicated itself to the land so to speak, it remained semi aquatic

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scorpion111 · Subject: Re: Prehistoric arthropods 7/27/2008, 5:46 am

lycanlord · Subject: Re: Prehistoric arthropods 7/27/2008, 6:37 am

that kind was the biggest but it wasnt a land species it was bot like a frog lol

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Pulmonoscorpius · Subject: Re: Prehistoric arthropods 7/27/2008, 8:47 am

Arthopleura was biggest land arthropod.

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Brontoscorpio · Subject: Re: Prehistoric arthropods 6/23/2009, 4:14 pm

Pulmonoscorpius wrote:

Arthopleura was biggest land arthropod.

I love him!! Along with the others of course. Smile

Oh my state fossil is the Pterygotus! Very Happy

The-Scorp-Whisperer · Subject: Re: Prehistoric arthropods 7/2/2009, 4:51 pm

scorpion111 wrote:

cool. id like to find a pic or drawing of the giant scorpions that first moved on to the land. they were MASSIVE!

You could maybe try this one for size lol

This is Pulmonoscorpius Kirktonensis it lived somewhere in Scotland, cant remember where though, this fossil is in the Edinburgh museum, unfortunately the musuems under renovation for the next 2 and a half years so their massive room full of preserved inverts is closed off for now Sad

Oh and thats one of its babies at the bottom lol a little smaller than a Hadrurus Arizonensis maybe.

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Venom · Subject: Re: Prehistoric arthropods 7/2/2009, 5:14 pm

Coolz

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gramps · Subject: Re: Prehistoric arthropods 7/22/2009, 1:10 am

i think the largest prehistoric scorpion was the lenght of 100cm (1metre)

ThatNerdKid94 · Subject: Re: Prehistoric arthropods 8/23/2009, 4:28 am

That Arthropleura would be the coolest per ever. I've never even head of those.