Remains of a 200 million-year-old sea scorpion were found

The remains of a sea scorpion, a representative of arthropods that lived during the Paleozoic era 510-248 million years ago, were found in the Soligorsk mines of Belarus, CityDog.io reported. 

In the Soligorsk mines, sea scorpions have been found more than once. Their fossils were first discovered in the potassium beds in 1976. After studying by paleontologists, it will become an exhibit available for viewing.

Sea scorpions lived throughout the Paleozoic. Early forms lived in shallow waters in the seas. About 325-299 million years ago, most of them moved to life in fresh water.

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