Pulmonoscorpius
Pulmonoscorpius was a giant scorpion that lived on land about 341 million years ago, long before the dinosaurs. The biggest one we know of was about 70 centimetres long, as long as a big dog. It had big eyes on the sides of its head and probably hunted in the daytime.
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Fun facts
Its name means lung scorpion, because it breathed air with lungs like today's scorpions.
Its fossils were found in a quarry in Scotland, and its second name comes from that place.
It is one of the biggest scorpions that ever lived.
Unlike most scorpions today, it had large eyes on the sides of its head.
Most of its fossils are as flat as paper, and only the thin outer skin was saved.
Most asked questions about Pulmonoscorpius
?How big was Pulmonoscorpius?
Most fossils are from 1.3 to 28 centimetres long, and the biggest one was about 70 centimetres.
?When did Pulmonoscorpius live?
About 341 million years ago, long before the dinosaurs.
?Where was Pulmonoscorpius found?
In the East Kirkton quarry in Scotland.
For bug experts
- Scientific name
- Pulmonoscorpius
- Named by
- Jeram, 1994
- Group
- Prehistoric giants
- Family
- uncertain
- Classification
- Arachnida > Scorpiones > uncertain
Where the facts come from
- Pulmonoscorpius (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0): what it looks like, where it lives, what it eats, sizes and fun facts, retold in simple words.
- Picture by Junnn11. CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons. The round sticker of this bug is cut from the same picture.
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