化石表明巨型掠食性海蝎是远距离游泳者

在澳大利亚发现的疑似最大广翅鲎物种的化石样本,可能揭示了这些巨型节肢动物突然灭绝的原因。这些化石表明,广翅鲎可能是远距离游泳者,这或许可以解释它们在全球范围内的分布。这一发现还挑战了先前关于广翅鲎仅限于浅水栖息地的观点。

Original Title: Fossils Show Giant Predatory Sea Scorpions Were Distance Swimmers
Article Content:
Specimens of what appear to be the largest eurypterid species found in Australia could shed light on the sudden extinction of the massive arthropods.

Original article: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/16/science/giant-sea-scorpions-australia.html