Note: This historical image is not a factually accurate paleontological restoration.
Reason: Unspecialized pedipalps; placement of appendages (pedipalps reduced; appendages other than swimming legs located more anteriorly according to Bicknell et al. 2023).
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概要
解説Diorama of a Silurian seafloor - eurypterid (sea scorpion), algae 1 (44804297725).jpg
Seen here is a model-based reconstruction of life on an ancient seafloor during the Silurian. This is a public exhibit at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History in Cleveland, Ohio.
The eurypterids, or sea scorpions, are an extinct group of chelicerate arthropods. They have an elongated, scorpion-like body that could reach enormous sizes (2.5 to 3 meters!), with a nonmineralizing exoskeleton composed of chitinous material. They are generally found in shallow to very shallow water marine and marginal marine facies.