Invertebrate
Pulmonoscorpius
Pulmonoscorpius kirktonensis was a large fossil scorpion with a segmented tail and prominent eyes.
Pulmonoscorpius kirktonensis was a large fossil scorpion with a segmented tail and prominent eyes. Its broad pincers and arachnid limbs give it a very different body plan from an insect.
Three stages. One companion.
Game artwork
AI-generated, stylized game illustrations. These designs and growth stages are imaginative, not scientific reconstructions.
Pulmonoscorpius at a glance
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Its teeth and feeding structures are interpreted as adapted to taking animal prey.
- When it lived
- Carboniferous
- Group
- Scorpiones
- Scorpions
Beyond the game
The real Pulmonoscorpius
Pulmonoscorpius kirktonensis was a large fossil scorpion with a segmented tail and prominent eyes. Its broad pincers and arachnid limbs give it a very different body plan from an insect.
The preserved skeleton records a scorpion with conspicuous eyes and a substantial body. As in other arachnids, the walking limbs and pincers performed different roles.
Fossil discoveries
Selected fossil records · present-day map
Map references
Map: Natural Earth, public domain. Fossil records: Paleobiology Database and linked collections and publications.Sources & text credits
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