Although tracheae have been inferred from putative spiracles in a myriapodous Devonian arthropod 8, the harvestman structures described here provide the oldest unequivocal evidence for branching ...

But for scientists who discovered a new 450-million-year-old arthropod preserved in iron pyrite, the substance could be considered priceless. “We get an almost complete look at their anatomy,” says ...

During the “Devonian explosion,” as it became known, the world turned green. Mosses, ferns, shrubs and trees carpeted the land. Another kind of forest flourished on the ocean floor. Corrals, algae, ...

There once existed a group of giant sea scorpions belonging to the family Pterygotidae, some as large as an adult human being, all belonging to a group of arthropods ... from the Devonian (419.2 ...

Researchers have discovered a fossil forest with small, palm-like trees and arthropod tracks dating back to the Middle Devonian. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

The Jaekelopterus was another giant scorpion living during the Devonian Period 390 million years ago. It was the biggest arthropod ever to inhabit the Earth and the largest of its species ...

Fossilized tracks from an early reptile are now the oldest known reptilian tracks, meaning the tetrapod ancestor most likely appeared earlier, during the Devonian period. These tracks were made by ...

The striking fossil is a newly identified species of arthropod, a distant relative of modern-day horseshoe crabs, scorpions, and spiders, that slightly resembles a modern-day shrimp. The creature ...

Now, two well-preserved fossils of the creature unearthed in France have finally revealed what Arthropleura’s head looked like, providing insights into how the giant arthropod lived. Today ...