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A Scorpion the Size of a Table Lived Before the Forests: Fossils Stored for 150 Years Reveal a Predator of Almost 1 Metre

Summary by O Antagonista
Highlights Almost 1 metre: The prehistoric animal Praearcturus gigas may have reached huge dimensions for a scorpion. Forgotten fossils: Remains found in the UK and stored for about 150 years were re-evaluated with modern techniques. About 415 million years ago: The predator lived long before the emergence of the big forests that would dominate...
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Highlights Almost 1 metre: The prehistoric animal Praearcturus gigas may have reached huge dimensions for a scorpion. Forgotten fossils: Remains found in the UK and stored for about 150 years were re-evaluated with modern techniques. About 415 million years ago: The predator lived long before the emergence of the big forests that would dominate...

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O Antagonista broke the news in São Paulo, Brazil on Sunday, September 27, 2026.
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