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Prehistoric life

Jaekelopterus

Jaekelopterus
Photo: Ghedoghedo, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

At a glance

Scientific name
Jaekelopterus
Continent
Europe
Group
Invertebrate
Period
Devonian
Diet
Carnivore
Length
Small (1–3 m)
Moves
Swims
Feature
Nothing special
Difficulty in WildGuessr
Hard

Did you know?

  • A single claw about 46 centimetres long, found in Germany, shows it was one of the biggest arthropods ever.
  • It is named after the German paleontologist Otto Jaekel.

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Classification, names and conservation status come from Wikidata (CC0), the photo from Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata Q19776299 · All prehistoric life · All entries