Giant Prehistoric Sea Scorpion Fossil Identified in Australia

KOMPAS.com – Fossil of species scorpion Prehistoric seas have recently been identified, by researchers at Queensland Museum, in Australia.

The animal, dubbed the ‘big monster’, was finally identified after research over the last 10 years.

In a statement, the Queensland Museum, which houses fossil it says that the species Woodwardopterus freemanorum is the first fossil evidence of sea ​​scorpion prehistoric in the state of Australia.

This specimen is also touted as the last fossil in the world, of the species prehistoric sea scorpion.

“This new animal from Theodore is a huge monster, probably over a meter long and has lived in freshwater lakes or rivers in Theodore’s area,” a Queensland Museum spokesperson said in a statement. ABC NewsFriday (18/2/2022).

It was Nick Freeman, who first discovered Prehistoric sea scorpion fossil which became part of his family’s property near Theodore in central Queensland circa 1990.

At that time Freeman did not bring fossils Woodwardopterus freemanorum anywhere, until in 2013 he submitted it for research by experts at the museum.

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After conducting various studies, the team finally managed to identify the fossils of a prehistoric sea scorpion species that is thought to have lived in the region since 252 million years ago.

For his services in finding the animal, Associate Professor at the Queensland Museum Andrew Rozefeld said the Freeman surname was embedded in the naming of a new sea scorpion species.

“He gave it to us hoping we could do something with the fossil. We’ve never seen anything like this from Australia so far, so we immediately knew the fossil was something different,” Rozefeld said.

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