A rare crab fossil from ancient times is carefully revealed, offering a fascinating glimpse into the past. Watch as the fossil is uncovered in detail, showcasing its unique features and offering ...

crab- or spider-like legs and a long, stout tail. It is a “living fossil” whose appearance has remained unchanged for about 200 million years. Females are about 60 centimeters long and weigh ...

Unlike many horseshoe crab fossils discovered in the past, Vaderlimulus dates to the Triassic Period. It’s the first such crab fossil found from that period, with the vast majority dating to an ...

In place of white blood cells, they have cells known as amebocytes, which are extremely effective at detecting bacterial ...

An international research team has made a notable discovery of fossil embryos belonging to Ecdysozoa, a diverse group of animals including roundworms, velvet worms, insects, and crabs. These ...

University of Oxford associate prof Luke Parry called the fossils "spectacularly preserved ... to arachnids such as scorpions and horseshoe crabs, was found by a research team lead by the ...