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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Science
Nina Massey

Bizarre species found preserved in fool’s gold reveals the secrets of scorpions

The 450-million-year-old fossil of an ancient relative of spiders has been discovered preserved in 3D by fool's gold - (Luke Parry (photograph), Yu Liu, Ruixin Ran (3D models)/PA Wire)

A 450-million-year-old fossil of an ancient relative of spiders found in fool’s gold could shed light on how scorpions for their pincers.

A newly discovered species has been called Lomankus edgecombei, and is distantly related to scorpions and horseshoe crabs.

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