In Depth Attercopus was spider-like, but was not a true spider. Attercopus had a segmented tail and silk producing organs, but probably only used silk for constructing shelters and wrapping eggs, rather than constructing elaborate webs. Further Reading - New terrestrial arachnids from the Devonian of Gilboa, New York. - American Museum Novitates 2901: 1–74. … Read more
In Depth Palaeophonus is one of the oldest known scorpions but there is uncertainty as to if it was fully terrestrial. Although the body seems to have been adapted for life on land, the respiratory openings usually seen in terrestrial scorpions have so far gone unobserved in Palaeophonus. Despite this uncertainty Palaeophonus seems to have … Read more
In Depth Gigantoscorpio is a genus of scorpion known to have lived in Scotland during the Carboniferous period. Because the genus is known only from partial remains, full details about its size and body proportions are currently unavailable. However, the genus has been occasionally estimated to have been as much as ninety centimetres long, which … Read more