Megarachne
genus of eurypterids From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Megarachne is an extinct genus of giant eurypterids from the Pennsylvanian period. It is often misunderstood as a spider because Megarachne means "great spider".[source?]
Description
Size
Megarachne was a large sea scorpion, however other species were bigger, such as Hibbertopterus, which can reach more than 1.5 m (59 in).[1]
Appearance
Megarachne had blade-like things on its limbs to do a feeding method called "sweep-feeding" and a second abdomen (opisthosoma) that doesn't have a known function.[2]
Gallery
Outdated Megarachne reconstructed as a big spider at the Natural History Museum of Geneva
A megarachne reconstruction based on fossils
Related pages
- Jaekelopterus
- Eurypterus
- Mycterops
- Woodwardopterus
- Hibbertopterus
- Drepanopterus
References
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