Extremely rare fossil of an ancient scorpion unearthed at China's Jehol Biota. The scorpion would've been a key species in the Cretaceous ecosystem, scientists say.

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The venomous ... gobbling up spiders, lizards and even small mammals that lived in its ancient ecosystem. It is just the fourth terrestrial scorpion fossil to be found in China and the first ...

Extremely rare fossil of an ancient scorpion unearthed at China's Jehol Biota. The scorpion would've been a key species in the Cretaceous ecosystem, scientists say.