The eyes of the extinct sea scorpion Jaekelopterus rhenaniae have the same structure as the eyes of modern horseshoe crabs (Limulidae). The compound eyes of the giant predator exhibited lens cylinders ...
Imagine a scorpion the size of a car, armed with claws bigger than your arm and hunting through the darkness of ancient seas. This was Jaekelopterus — the largest arthropod predator ever known and one ...
The extinct sea scorpion species Jaekelopterus rhenaniae had eyes comparable to those of today's horseshoe crabs. The two-and-a-half-meter predator was particularly apt at perceiving contrasts and ...
Die ausgestorbene Seeskorpionart Jaekelopterus rhenaniae hatte Augen vergleichbar mit denen moderner Pfeilschwanzkrebse / Der zweieinhalb Meter lange Räuber konnte Kontraste und Konturen besonders gut ...