Palaeontology
April 21, 2010 ·
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'Gigantic' scorpion fossil found in Fife
By T.K. RandallApril 21, 2010 ·
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Image Credit: Michael Whyte
Tracks preserved in sandstone made by a giant prehistoric six-legged sea scorpion have been found in Fife.
The find is believed to be the largest trackway ever found made by an invertebrate animal, the giant scorpion known as Hibbertopterus would have moved across the sea floor to produce the track over 330 million years ago.A cast is being made of tracks left by a two-metre long ancient animal in north east Fife. The tracks were made by a giant six-legged "sea scorpion" called Hibbertopterus as it crawled over damp sand about 330 million years ago. It is the largest known walking trackway of a eurypterid or any invertebrate animal.
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