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Skyler Ware

125 million-year-old fossil of giant venomous scorpion that lived alongside dinosaurs discovered in China

Artist illustration of scorpion catching an insect.

A known treasure trove of Early Cretaceous fossils has turned up a never-before-seen species of scorpion that lived around 125 million years ago.

The venomous scorpion was larger than many ancient — and modern — scorpion species. Researchers believe it would’ve been a key species in the food chain, gobbling up spiders, lizards and even small mammals that lived in its ancient ecosystem.

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