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February 2008 PMID 18029297

Giant claw reveals the largest ever arthropod.

Simon J Braddy, Markus Poschmann, O Erik Tetlie

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Peak: 54 in Feb 2023
across 5 sources since Jun 2020

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What people are saying

The discussions highlight the discovery's importance, with posts referencing the size of Jaekelopterus and its environment, such as mentioning it living in freshwater or brackish water. The tone ranges from factual to inquisitive, with some comments connecting the find to broader educational topics, which explains the moderate scores across the dimensions.

AgreementModerate agreement

Most posts acknowledge the significance of the discovery, emphasizing its status as the largest arthropod and its implications.

InterestModerate interest

Discussion participants display curiosity, with mentions of the unique size of the species and its ecological context, though some posts are more informational than passionate.

EngagementModerate engagement

Posts include references to related educational content and comparisons, showing moderate engagement with the scientific concepts.

ImpactNeutral impact

While the discovery is notable, some participants treat it as a fascinating fact rather than a transformative breakthrough, limiting the overall impact.

Abstract in brief

  • The discovery of a 46 cm claw from the sea scorpion Jaekelopterus rhenaniae shows that this ancient arthropod was about 25 meters long, making it the largest arthropod ever known.
  • Gigantism in ancient aquatic arthropods like this may not only be due to high oxygen levels in the atmosphere but also various factors like available resources, predators, and competition.
  • Phylogenetic analysis indicates that Jaekelopterus is closely related to the genus Acutiramus and is one of the most advanced members of its group, challenging earlier views about its evolutionary position.]
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Fossil Bonanza
@FossilBonanza · X

The largest known arthropod ever to exist was Jaekelopterus rhenaniae, a giant eurypterid. Despite being a "sea scorpion," it actually lived in brackish to fresh water environments. #EurypteridWeek #FossilFriday https://t.co/J9wGvk0WOP https://t.co/TA3cc1zzEU

Feb 24, 2023 · 343 likes · 69 shares · 7,183 followers View post →
Christoph Bleidorn
@C_Blei · X

Preparing some new slides for my Phylogeny and Evolution lecture @uniGoettingen tomorrow. Eg, giant fossil arthropods in relation to average British human males https://t.co/AONo1x7qV7 https://t.co/2C93sCQ0u8

Jun 22, 2020 · 34 likes · 6 shares · 3,016 followers View post →
Christopher Mah, @echinoblog.bsky.social
@echinoblog · X

RT @FossilBonanza: The largest known arthropod ever to exist was Jaekelopterus rhenaniae, a giant eurypterid. Despite being a "sea scorpion…

Feb 24, 2023 · 69 shares · 14,006 followers View post →
Cameron Muskelly (Explorer of Deep Time)
@PaleoCameron · X

RT @FossilBonanza: The largest known arthropod ever to exist was Jaekelopterus rhenaniae, a giant eurypterid. Despite being a "sea scorpion…

Feb 24, 2023 · 69 shares · 11,815 followers View post →
BurnettCynthia
@BurnettCynthia · X

RT @FossilBonanza: The largest known arthropod ever to exist was Jaekelopterus rhenaniae, a giant eurypterid. Despite being a "sea scorpion…

Feb 24, 2023 · 69 shares · 6,549 followers View post →
Marcia
@LicenseToCat · X

RT @FossilBonanza: The largest known arthropod ever to exist was Jaekelopterus rhenaniae, a giant eurypterid. Despite being a "sea scorpion…

Feb 24, 2023 · 69 shares · 3,493 followers View post →

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Sizzlin' Snakes
@SizzlingSnakes · X

RT @FossilBonanza: The largest known arthropod ever to exist was Jaekelopterus rhenaniae, a giant eurypterid. Despite being a "sea scorpion…

Apr 24, 2024 · 69 shares · 363 followers View post →
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@qwerpsxochz · X

RT @FossilBonanza: The largest known arthropod ever to exist was Jaekelopterus rhenaniae, a giant eurypterid. Despite being a "sea scorpion…

Nov 19, 2023 · 69 shares · 288 followers View post →
Simon Braddy
@SimonBraddy · X

RT @FossilBonanza: The largest known arthropod ever to exist was Jaekelopterus rhenaniae, a giant eurypterid. Despite being a "sea scorpion…

Nov 1, 2023 · 69 shares · 113 followers View post →
Hope
@waters_h_ · X

RT @FossilBonanza: The largest known arthropod ever to exist was Jaekelopterus rhenaniae, a giant eurypterid. Despite being a "sea scorpion…

Feb 26, 2023 · 69 shares · 39 followers View post →
Torrey
@blubiology · X

RT @FossilBonanza: The largest known arthropod ever to exist was Jaekelopterus rhenaniae, a giant eurypterid. Despite being a "sea scorpion…

Feb 26, 2023 · 69 shares · 48 followers View post →
Camel Khan
@camelkhann · X

RT @FossilBonanza: The largest known arthropod ever to exist was Jaekelopterus rhenaniae, a giant eurypterid. Despite being a "sea scorpion…

Feb 25, 2023 · 69 shares · 41 followers View post →
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@Nekareanemesis · X

RT @FossilBonanza: The largest known arthropod ever to exist was Jaekelopterus rhenaniae, a giant eurypterid. Despite being a "sea scorpion…

Feb 25, 2023 · 69 shares · 188 followers View post →
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@jm37000 · X

RT @FossilBonanza: The largest known arthropod ever to exist was Jaekelopterus rhenaniae, a giant eurypterid. Despite being a "sea scorpion…

Feb 25, 2023 · 69 shares · 1,345 followers View post →
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@Freddirex · X

RT @FossilBonanza: The largest known arthropod ever to exist was Jaekelopterus rhenaniae, a giant eurypterid. Despite being a "sea scorpion…

Feb 25, 2023 · 69 shares · 147 followers View post →
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@mangostickz · X

RT @FossilBonanza: The largest known arthropod ever to exist was Jaekelopterus rhenaniae, a giant eurypterid. Despite being a "sea scorpion…

Feb 25, 2023 · 69 shares · 183 followers View post →
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RT @FossilBonanza: The largest known arthropod ever to exist was Jaekelopterus rhenaniae, a giant eurypterid. Despite being a "sea scorpion…

Feb 25, 2023 · 69 shares · 270 followers View post →
Julian Norris
@Paleoguy073 · X

RT @FossilBonanza: The largest known arthropod ever to exist was Jaekelopterus rhenaniae, a giant eurypterid. Despite being a "sea scorpion…

Feb 25, 2023 · 69 shares · 377 followers View post →
Tamiko (Ahoy!)
@TamikoAhoy · X

RT @FossilBonanza: The largest known arthropod ever to exist was Jaekelopterus rhenaniae, a giant eurypterid. Despite being a "sea scorpion…

Feb 25, 2023 · 69 shares · 247 followers View post →
Michael
@Wildertwink · X

RT @FossilBonanza: The largest known arthropod ever to exist was Jaekelopterus rhenaniae, a giant eurypterid. Despite being a "sea scorpion…

Feb 25, 2023 · 69 shares · 128 followers View post →
Aeonix Hayn
@AeonixH · X

RT @FossilBonanza: The largest known arthropod ever to exist was Jaekelopterus rhenaniae, a giant eurypterid. Despite being a "sea scorpion…

Feb 25, 2023 · 69 shares · 34 followers View post →
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@parasaurolofoo · X

RT @FossilBonanza: The largest known arthropod ever to exist was Jaekelopterus rhenaniae, a giant eurypterid. Despite being a "sea scorpion…

Feb 24, 2023 · 69 shares · 18 followers View post →
Augustus Sean Villanueva
@augustus_sean · X

RT @FossilBonanza: The largest known arthropod ever to exist was Jaekelopterus rhenaniae, a giant eurypterid. Despite being a "sea scorpion…

Feb 24, 2023 · 69 shares · 318 followers View post →
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@EDoF85193490 · X

RT @FossilBonanza: The largest known arthropod ever to exist was Jaekelopterus rhenaniae, a giant eurypterid. Despite being a "sea scorpion…

Feb 24, 2023 · 69 shares · 59 followers View post →
Evee_Stevie
@EvelynSteger · X

RT @FossilBonanza: The largest known arthropod ever to exist was Jaekelopterus rhenaniae, a giant eurypterid. Despite being a "sea scorpion…

Feb 24, 2023 · 69 shares · 104 followers View post →
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RT @FossilBonanza: The largest known arthropod ever to exist was Jaekelopterus rhenaniae, a giant eurypterid. Despite being a "sea scorpion…

Feb 24, 2023 · 69 shares · 90 followers View post →
flatcrank
@flatcrank3 · X

RT @FossilBonanza: The largest known arthropod ever to exist was Jaekelopterus rhenaniae, a giant eurypterid. Despite being a "sea scorpion…

Feb 24, 2023 · 69 shares · 859 followers View post →
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@c_lyelli · X

RT @FossilBonanza: The largest known arthropod ever to exist was Jaekelopterus rhenaniae, a giant eurypterid. Despite being a "sea scorpion…

Feb 24, 2023 · 69 shares · 172 followers View post →
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@ValVivisection · X

RT @FossilBonanza: The largest known arthropod ever to exist was Jaekelopterus rhenaniae, a giant eurypterid. Despite being a "sea scorpion…

Feb 24, 2023 · 69 shares · 314 followers View post →
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@MakoMemelord · X

RT @FossilBonanza: The largest known arthropod ever to exist was Jaekelopterus rhenaniae, a giant eurypterid. Despite being a "sea scorpion…

Feb 24, 2023 · 69 shares · 59 followers View post →
Nicowild
@Nicowild_57 · X

RT @FossilBonanza: The largest known arthropod ever to exist was Jaekelopterus rhenaniae, a giant eurypterid. Despite being a "sea scorpion…

Feb 24, 2023 · 69 shares · 63 followers View post →
Zongyuan Sun
@ZongyuanSun · X

RT @FossilBonanza: The largest known arthropod ever to exist was Jaekelopterus rhenaniae, a giant eurypterid. Despite being a "sea scorpion…

Feb 24, 2023 · 69 shares · 5 followers View post →
Tofu
@TofuEatingCat · X

RT @FossilBonanza: The largest known arthropod ever to exist was Jaekelopterus rhenaniae, a giant eurypterid. Despite being a "sea scorpion…

Feb 24, 2023 · 69 shares · 686 followers View post →
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@juacoraptor · X

RT @FossilBonanza: The largest known arthropod ever to exist was Jaekelopterus rhenaniae, a giant eurypterid. Despite being a "sea scorpion…

Feb 24, 2023 · 69 shares · 620 followers View post →
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@WesternPaleo · X

RT @FossilBonanza: The largest known arthropod ever to exist was Jaekelopterus rhenaniae, a giant eurypterid. Despite being a "sea scorpion…

Feb 24, 2023 · 69 shares · 288 followers View post →
Bobby (Just Being Me)
@Dilophosaur13 · X

RT @FossilBonanza: The largest known arthropod ever to exist was Jaekelopterus rhenaniae, a giant eurypterid. Despite being a "sea scorpion…

Feb 24, 2023 · 69 shares · 1,228 followers View post →
Christopher Mah, @echinoblog.bsky.social
@echinoblog · X

RT @FossilBonanza: The largest known arthropod ever to exist was Jaekelopterus rhenaniae, a giant eurypterid. Despite being a "sea scorpion…

Feb 24, 2023 · 69 shares · 14,006 followers View post →
Endling Ember
@EndlingEmber · X

RT @FossilBonanza: The largest known arthropod ever to exist was Jaekelopterus rhenaniae, a giant eurypterid. Despite being a "sea scorpion…

Feb 24, 2023 · 69 shares · 681 followers View post →
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@farmer_tr · X

RT @FossilBonanza: The largest known arthropod ever to exist was Jaekelopterus rhenaniae, a giant eurypterid. Despite being a "sea scorpion…

Feb 24, 2023 · 69 shares · 1,601 followers View post →
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RT @FossilBonanza: The largest known arthropod ever to exist was Jaekelopterus rhenaniae, a giant eurypterid. Despite being a "sea scorpion…

Feb 24, 2023 · 69 shares · 237 followers View post →
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RT @FossilBonanza: The largest known arthropod ever to exist was Jaekelopterus rhenaniae, a giant eurypterid. Despite being a "sea scorpion…

Feb 24, 2023 · 69 shares · 384 followers View post →
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@scottforteacher · X

RT @FossilBonanza: The largest known arthropod ever to exist was Jaekelopterus rhenaniae, a giant eurypterid. Despite being a "sea scorpion…

Feb 24, 2023 · 69 shares · 168 followers View post →
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@NasutoG80104963 · X

RT @FossilBonanza: The largest known arthropod ever to exist was Jaekelopterus rhenaniae, a giant eurypterid. Despite being a "sea scorpion…

Feb 24, 2023 · 69 shares · 2,025 followers View post →
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@harengons · X

RT @FossilBonanza: The largest known arthropod ever to exist was Jaekelopterus rhenaniae, a giant eurypterid. Despite being a "sea scorpion…

Feb 24, 2023 · 69 shares · 428 followers View post →
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@NobodyLaughsAI · X

RT @FossilBonanza: The largest known arthropod ever to exist was Jaekelopterus rhenaniae, a giant eurypterid. Despite being a "sea scorpion…

Feb 24, 2023 · 69 shares · 832 followers View post →
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@MineralogyNC · X

RT @FossilBonanza: The largest known arthropod ever to exist was Jaekelopterus rhenaniae, a giant eurypterid. Despite being a "sea scorpion…

Feb 24, 2023 · 69 shares · 47 followers View post →
Jayden
@Tyezierr · X

RT @FossilBonanza: The largest known arthropod ever to exist was Jaekelopterus rhenaniae, a giant eurypterid. Despite being a "sea scorpion…

Feb 24, 2023 · 69 shares · 2,231 followers View post →
BurnettCynthia
@BurnettCynthia · X

RT @FossilBonanza: The largest known arthropod ever to exist was Jaekelopterus rhenaniae, a giant eurypterid. Despite being a "sea scorpion…

Feb 24, 2023 · 69 shares · 6,549 followers View post →
Marcia
@LicenseToCat · X

RT @FossilBonanza: The largest known arthropod ever to exist was Jaekelopterus rhenaniae, a giant eurypterid. Despite being a "sea scorpion…

Feb 24, 2023 · 69 shares · 3,493 followers View post →
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RT @FossilBonanza: The largest known arthropod ever to exist was Jaekelopterus rhenaniae, a giant eurypterid. Despite being a "sea scorpion…

Feb 24, 2023 · 69 shares · 211 followers View post →
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@coctel_espacial · X

RT @FossilBonanza: The largest known arthropod ever to exist was Jaekelopterus rhenaniae, a giant eurypterid. Despite being a "sea scorpion…

Feb 24, 2023 · 69 shares · 94 followers View post →
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@fossils60752733 · X

RT @FossilBonanza: The largest known arthropod ever to exist was Jaekelopterus rhenaniae, a giant eurypterid. Despite being a "sea scorpion…

Feb 24, 2023 · 69 shares · 202 followers View post →
Karen Schymanski
@BunnyBear47 · X

RT @FossilBonanza: The largest known arthropod ever to exist was Jaekelopterus rhenaniae, a giant eurypterid. Despite being a "sea scorpion…

Feb 24, 2023 · 69 shares · 1,201 followers View post →
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@cringerpants · X

RT @FossilBonanza: The largest known arthropod ever to exist was Jaekelopterus rhenaniae, a giant eurypterid. Despite being a "sea scorpion…

Feb 24, 2023 · 69 shares · 66 followers View post →
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@tjerrian · X

RT @FossilBonanza: The largest known arthropod ever to exist was Jaekelopterus rhenaniae, a giant eurypterid. Despite being a "sea scorpion…

Feb 24, 2023 · 69 shares · 606 followers View post →
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@CErsinevcin · X

RT @FossilBonanza: The largest known arthropod ever to exist was Jaekelopterus rhenaniae, a giant eurypterid. Despite being a "sea scorpion…

Feb 24, 2023 · 69 shares · 99 followers View post →
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@801bikichan · X

RT @FossilBonanza: The largest known arthropod ever to exist was Jaekelopterus rhenaniae, a giant eurypterid. Despite being a "sea scorpion…

Feb 24, 2023 · 69 shares · 1,210 followers View post →
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@Baryonyx1989 · X

RT @FossilBonanza: The largest known arthropod ever to exist was Jaekelopterus rhenaniae, a giant eurypterid. Despite being a "sea scorpion…

Feb 24, 2023 · 69 shares · 24 followers View post →
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@ildarotyrannus · X

RT @FossilBonanza: The largest known arthropod ever to exist was Jaekelopterus rhenaniae, a giant eurypterid. Despite being a "sea scorpion…

Feb 24, 2023 · 69 shares · 2,964 followers View post →
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@Corteus1 · X

RT @FossilBonanza: The largest known arthropod ever to exist was Jaekelopterus rhenaniae, a giant eurypterid. Despite being a "sea scorpion…

Feb 24, 2023 · 69 shares · 2 followers View post →
Cameron Muskelly (Explorer of Deep Time)
@PaleoCameron · X

RT @FossilBonanza: The largest known arthropod ever to exist was Jaekelopterus rhenaniae, a giant eurypterid. Despite being a "sea scorpion…

Feb 24, 2023 · 69 shares · 11,815 followers View post →
Joel López Parés
@jovepaleontoleg · X

RT @FossilBonanza: The largest known arthropod ever to exist was Jaekelopterus rhenaniae, a giant eurypterid. Despite being a "sea scorpion…

Feb 24, 2023 · 69 shares · 1,473 followers View post →
Fossil Bonanza
@FossilBonanza · X

The largest known arthropod ever to exist was Jaekelopterus rhenaniae, a giant eurypterid. Despite being a "sea scorpion," it actually lived in brackish to fresh water environments. #EurypteridWeek #FossilFriday https://t.co/J9wGvk0WOP https://t.co/TA3cc1zzEU

Feb 24, 2023 · 343 likes · 69 shares · 7,183 followers View post →
Forum Wissen GÖ
@ForumWissenGoe · X

RT @C_Blei: Preparing some new slides for my Phylogeny and Evolution lecture @uniGoettingen tomorrow. Eg, giant fossil arthropods in relati…

Jun 22, 2020 · 6 shares · 1,452 followers View post →
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@gdc_91 · X

RT @C_Blei: Preparing some new slides for my Phylogeny and Evolution lecture @uniGoettingen tomorrow. Eg, giant fossil arthropods in relati…

Jun 22, 2020 · 6 shares · 148 followers View post →
Fernando Á. Fernández-Álvarez
@cefafalopodo · X

RT @C_Blei: Preparing some new slides for my Phylogeny and Evolution lecture @uniGoettingen tomorrow. Eg, giant fossil arthropods in relati…

Jun 22, 2020 · 6 shares · 1,432 followers View post →
Norbert Holstein
@dr_norb · X

RT @C_Blei: Preparing some new slides for my Phylogeny and Evolution lecture @uniGoettingen tomorrow. Eg, giant fossil arthropods in relati…

Jun 22, 2020 · 6 shares · 1,519 followers View post →
Christoph Bleidorn
@C_Blei · X

Preparing some new slides for my Phylogeny and Evolution lecture @uniGoettingen tomorrow. Eg, giant fossil arthropods in relation to average British human males https://t.co/AONo1x7qV7 https://t.co/2C93sCQ0u8

Jun 22, 2020 · 34 likes · 6 shares · 3,016 followers View post →