‭ ‬Merostomata - Prehistoric-Wildlife

Jaekelopterus

In Depth Named after Otto Jeakel,‭ ‬Jaekelopterus is currently the largest known eurypterid,‭ ‬even bigger than the more famous Pterygotus.‭ ‬Again this demonstrates how the arthropods grew to giant proportions which continue to remain unknown in today‭’‬s living arthropods.‭ ‬Jaekelopterus itself it thought to have been a freshwater species that possibly hunted other arthropods and … Read more

Megalograptus

In Depth First mistaken for a graptolite thanks to only a very spiny leg being discovered,‭ ‬Megalograptus is now known to have been a large eurypterid,‭ ‬colloquially known as a‭ ‘‬sea scorpion‭’‬.‭ ‬Megalograptus is the type genus of the Megalograptoidea,‭ ‬a group of eurypterids which are primarily identified by the arrangement of spikes on their … Read more