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Eurypterids<\/strong>
\nDate: 444-416 Million Years Ago
\nAge: Silurian
\nLikely Prey: Jawless fishes, soft-bodied arthropods<\/em><\/p>\n

Imagine a scorpion bigger than you. Eurypterids, distant relatives of today’s scorpion, were giants of the Silurian Period. As prey developed hard parts, predators needed tougher weapons. Eurypterids wielded pincers and spikes to grasp and stab victims.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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