Tag Archive for 'Megacheira'

An artist’s impression of Urokodia aequalis, a marine predator that lived in the Cambrian seas around 518 million years ago. Image credit: Xiaodong Wang.

Ancient Sea Creature Pushes Back Origins of Spider Fangs to 518 Million Years Ago

Jul 1, 2026 by Enrico de Lazaro

Urokodia aequalis, an early Cambrian marine predator from the Chengjiang biota of China, preserves the earliest known evidence of chelicerae — the...

Life reconstruction of Lomankus edgecombei. Image credit: Xiaodong Wang.

450-Million-Year-Old Fossil Arthropod Found Preserved in Fool’s Gold

Oct 29, 2024 by News Staff

A new species of megacheiran arthropod from the Ordovician period, preserved in 3D by pyrite (commonly known as fool’s gold), has been discovered by...

This is a 3D reconstruction of Enalikter aphson. Image credit: Derek Siveter.

Enalikter aphson: Bizarre New Fossil Arthropod Species Discovered

Jan 27, 2014 by News Staff

Scientists from the United States and the United Kingdom have described a fossil species of marine arthropod that lived during the Silurian period. This...