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hatrack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-01-05 01:23 PM Original message |
Tracks Of 5-Foot Ancient Scorpion Discovered In Scotland - Reuters |
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phantom power (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-01-05 01:25 PM Response to Original message |
1. Wow. Rock me like a hurricane. |
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seemunkee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-01-05 01:29 PM Response to Original message |
2. I didn't think arthropods could get that big |
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phantom power (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-01-05 01:32 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. It sounds as though this creature was primarily aquatic. |
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hatrack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-01-05 01:44 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. Even so, that's one big-ass arthropod! |
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phantom power (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-01-05 01:54 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. Freakin-A. Relatively few species get that big, period. |
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Karmageddon (596 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-01-05 01:31 PM Response to Original message |
3. Note to Jolly Green Giant: when in Scotland, shake out your shoes... |
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Ladyhawk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-01-05 01:36 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. LOL! :) n/t |
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hatrack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-01-05 02:16 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. Wait a minute - Giant Scorpion & FSM on the same post? Coincidence? |
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eppur_se_muova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-01-05 05:51 PM Response to Original message |
9. Maybe a eurypterid (i.k.a. "sea scorpion") ? |
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eppur_se_muova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-01-05 07:30 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. See the note by Whyte in "Nature" |
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skids (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-02-05 01:55 AM Response to Original message |
11. Oh. FOSSILIZED tracks. |
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eppur_se_muova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-02-05 04:14 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. LOL! Never thought of it that way. eom |
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blindpig (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-02-05 05:59 PM Response to Original message |
13. Quick, get me a net! |
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