Merostomata - Prehistoric-Wildlife

Pterygotus

In Depth As the second largest known eurypterid, Pterygotus remains have been recovered from the world over suggesting that it was a highly successful predator. Pterygotus had four compound eyes with two smaller ones on top of the head and two larger ones at the front. This would have given Pterygotus exceptionally good vision for … Read more

Megarachne

In Depth To begin we need to be clear about one thing: Megarachne was never a spider. Forget what you may have seen in the BBC documentary ‘Walking With Monsters, although in their defence they were following the original fossil study during production, and did change the name to Mesothelae for broadcast to try and … Read more