In Soligorsk, a rakoscorpion was found.
Soligorsk known for the industrial development of potash salt, the deposit of which was discovered here in 1949. However, in addition to minerals in the mines "BelaruskaliThere are also other rather interesting finds. According to the local newspaper, "Kaliyshchik Soligorsk”, in early June, the miners of the Krasnoslobodsky mine discovered a fossil of a crustacean scorpion. The most ancient inhabitant of the earth, 350-360 million years old. Until now, it has been preserved due to the fact that it fell into clayey sedimentary deposits. Which acted as a sealed package that blocked access to oxygen and other gaseous compounds.
By the way, this is the seventh find in the Soligorsk mines. shell scorpion. The very first two were made at the second mine in 1976 and in the early 80s. After that, in 2002, the miners of the 1st mine discovered an ancient arthropod 12 cm long. In 2006, one of the limbs of the crustacean scorpion was found at the 3rd mine. In 2008, the bowels of the mine of the 2nd mine gave the Soligorsk residents an ancient predator 25 cm in size. And in 2012, a 3 cm long crustacean scorpion was discovered at the 34rd mine. Unfortunately, the early finds could not be kept intact, some of them are only in photographs .
Who is this cancer scorpion?
Racoscorpion, or eurypterid, is a representative of an extinct species of the largest predatory arthropods that have ever existed on earth. Is a relative living today horseshoe crab. Some specimens of the racoscorpion grew up to 2 meters in length.
This predator existed in the Paleozoic era approximately 510 - 248 million years ago. An early form of the crustacean scorpion was found in shallow sea waters. About 325 - 299 million years ago, most of them moved to living in fresh water. They are a transitional link between marine and land arthropods. The disappearance of eurypterids is associated with the appearance of various groups of predatory fish, which took on the role of large aquatic predators.
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