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Scorpion bigger than human described
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| Nov. 30, 2005
Posted on 03/08/2006 1:17:15 PM PST by S0122017
Scorpion bigger than human described
Nov. 30, 2005 Courtesy Nature and World Science staff
A geologist working in Scotland has uncovered footprints that he says come from a fearsome water scorpion bigger than a human.
The Desert Hairy Scorpion Hadrurus arizonensis (Courtesy Imagers NASA Science Education)
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The tracks were made about 330 million years ago by a six-legged creature called Hibbertopterus, according to Martin Whyte of the University of Sheffield, U.K.
Hibbertopterus was some 1.6 metres (5¼ feet) long and a metre (3¼ feet) wide, he added.
The tracks show that this now-extinct group of animals, previously thought to dwell in water only, could also survive on land, according to Whyte.
At around the same time as the creature lived, scientists believe our own four-limbed ancestors were also making their first steps towards leaving the water and colonizing the land.
The six-metre-long trackway reveals strides that were 27 cm (11 inches) long, and also features a central groove left by the creature’s dragging tail, according to Whyte. This, he added, shows the creature was probably a very slow, lumbering beast when moving on land.
Whyte described the finding in the Dec. 1 issue of the research journal Nature.
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I know it is from last year, but i didn't hear about it. I figure there are others that missed it aswell.
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posted on
03/08/2006 1:17:16 PM PST
by
S0122017
To: pcottraux
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posted on
03/08/2006 1:18:00 PM PST
by
S0122017
To: S0122017
Okay, who wants to be first to post a shot of The Rock?
To: S0122017
These Scorpions?
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posted on
03/08/2006 1:19:19 PM PST
by
RockinRight
(Attention RNC...we're the party of Reagan, not FDR...)
To: S0122017
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posted on
03/08/2006 1:19:51 PM PST
by
blam
To: RockinRight
The scorpion second from the right is smaller than a human.
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posted on
03/08/2006 1:20:48 PM PST
by
cripplecreek
(Never a minigun handy when you need one.)
To: william clark
How about this instead?
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posted on
03/08/2006 1:20:49 PM PST
by
weegee
("Republicans believe every day is the Fourth of July, but Democrats believe every day is April 15.")
To: S0122017
I'm curious as to how they arrived at 330 million years ago.
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posted on
03/08/2006 1:21:23 PM PST
by
mlc9852
To: S0122017
Looked a bit like this
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posted on
03/08/2006 1:21:37 PM PST
by
satchmodog9
(Most people stand on the tracks and never even hear the train coming)
To: RockinRight
They won't sting, but they will
ROCK YOU LIKE A HURRICANE!!!
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posted on
03/08/2006 1:21:40 PM PST
by
Feiny
(I am glad to be out of touch with George Clooney!)
To: cripplecreek
LOL...either he's REALLY short or he's sitting down.
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posted on
03/08/2006 1:21:47 PM PST
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RockinRight
(Attention RNC...we're the party of Reagan, not FDR...)
To: RockinRight
Will somebody get Klaus a milk crate to stand on?
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posted on
03/08/2006 1:21:59 PM PST
by
Sax
To: S0122017
I see Hildabeast's family history goes back a long way.
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posted on
03/08/2006 1:22:14 PM PST
by
AxelPaulsenJr
(More people died in Ted Kennedy's car than hunting with Dick Cheney.)
To: cripplecreek
Depends on what you call "human".
I find it easy to believe that there are scorpions that were bigger than this:
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posted on
03/08/2006 1:22:25 PM PST
by
weegee
("Republicans believe every day is the Fourth of July, but Democrats believe every day is April 15.")
To: S0122017
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03/08/2006 1:22:51 PM PST
by
r9etb
To: satchmodog9
You may me snicker at work. Not good!
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posted on
03/08/2006 1:23:06 PM PST
by
weegee
("Republicans believe every day is the Fourth of July, but Democrats believe every day is April 15.")
To: william clark
Okay, who wants to be first to post a shot of The Rock? Here ya go...
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posted on
03/08/2006 1:24:17 PM PST
by
TampaDude
(If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the PROBLEM!!!)
To: S0122017
Is it bigger than a human or Is it bigger than what the human described it as?
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posted on
03/08/2006 1:24:22 PM PST
by
JackDanielsOldNo7
(If it wasn't for marriage, I would not have this screenname.)
To: S0122017; blam; Carry_Okie; Chanticleer; ClearCase_guy; cogitator; CollegeRepublican; ...
The Desert Hairy Scorpion Hadrurus arizonensis (Courtesy Imagers NASA Science Education)
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03/08/2006 1:24:37 PM PST
by
GreenFreeper
(Not blind opposition to progress, but opposition to blind progress)
To: Angelas; presidio9; Idisarthur; Hegemony Cricket; A knight without armor; new cruelty; SunkenCiv; ..
Technically not cryptozoology, but very cool nonetheless.
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03/08/2006 1:24:43 PM PST
by
pcottraux
(It's pronounced "P. Coe-troe.")
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