Fossilized Radscorpian Tracks Found in Scotland

scotth266

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ThaBenMan said:
Maybe it's a fossil... FROM THE FUTURE!, and it is actually a radscorpion.

I want to see the Super Mutant Behemoth bones they're gonna dig up!
Or maybe... it's like STAR WARS, and the future IS the past!
 

Atomic Skull

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Silva said:
Giant scorpions? Interesting. I'd never heard of these before.

I have to say though, they do look very different to the scorpions we usually know about. See the drawing below.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hibbertopterus

Visually, they mildly remind me of trilobites (though there's probably no actual relation). Kind of like a step in between those two, but closer to scorpions. Apparently, these are part of a species called "sea scorpions". Talk about a far cry from the desert. They've done some evolving.
Also see this:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaekelopterus


Scorpions live just about everywhere not just the desert. The really big ones like emperors live in forests.

Horseshoe crabs are considered the closest living relatives of trilobites. Horseshoe crabs are grouped in Chelicerata which also contains scorpions so they are in fact related.

Early life (Ediacaran, Silurian, Cambrium etc.) is the most interesting IMHO. Especilly the "dead ends"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ediacaran_biota

Really fascinating stuff.
 

scorch 13

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There is only one way to prove this,TO THE PET STORE,THEN TO A RADIATION CHAMBER,BUT FIRST I NEED TO GO GET MY METAL BLASTER FROM MY MEGATON HOUSE.
 

Gentleman_Reptile

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This is more evidence that prehistoric creatures are largely WAY more awesome than the animals we have today. Giant scorpions. GIANT. Scorpions. Thats awesome. Almost as awesome as those prehistoric GIANT sloths.
 

Mr.Pandah

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This is so epic. It really makes me want to play Fallout 3 again. Ugh...Damn you.
 

Silva

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Atomic Skull said:
Also see this:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaekelopterus


Scorpions live just about everywhere not just the desert. The really big ones like emperors live in forests.
True. I was more referring to the great contrast between the two dry and wet environments I knew they lived in to show the great changes they went through as a species, though the ancient ones are still somewhat recognisable to a casual observer.

Horseshoe crabs are considered the closest living relatives of trilobites. Horseshoe crabs are grouped in Chelicerata which also contains scorpions so they are in fact related.
Yes, I figured this out after I made my post, though I didn't have the time to verify it. Good to put it out there for folks to know, though.

It's funny, I always thought of trilobytes as something pretty far removed from anything living today. This changes my perception a lot.

Early life (Ediacaran, Silurian, Cambrium etc.) is the most interesting IMHO. Especilly the "dead ends"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ediacaran_biota

Really fascinating stuff.
Definitely.
 

MarsProbe

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Atomic Skull said:
I don't know why people hate scorpions so much they are wonderful pets.
I'm not sure a scorpion the length of a car would make a very good pet.

Anyway, as someone else was saying first we had the giant scorpions, then some company is building "vaults" (I hear one of them is even going to be in Vegas), now if someone manags to dig up the schematics for Liberty Prime, we'll be all set,,,
 

Vrex360

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Man, giant Scorpions roaming across the land that would one day be Scotland.... the world was a LOT more awesome millions of years ago.
 

CowboyfromHell666

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What's next? First the vaults, now this.
Maybe we will find a Deathclaw in a cave, or discover an underground city with ghouls.
 

Vitor Goncalves

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Jonny49 said:
Giant scorpion eh?

*Continues to build time machine*
You let me in on that, I let you in on my power-armour and plasma rifle projects. You don't want to go up against one unarmed.
There are far more powerful and interesting creatures in the past and present then an oversized scorpion.
 

Triaed

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Seriously?! A 6 foot arachnid? Please excuse my ignorance, but I have not heard of 6-foot arachnids or insects in the little I know of evolution history and fossil records.

Has any one seen other news of "giant bugs" being found?

On the other hand, freaking giant scorpions! I wonder if you could ride one, hmm...
 

The_Decoy

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Scotland has all the best things :D

Shame it's only tracks, would be nice to have a DNA sample to reconstruct one from...