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James C Lamsdell

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As seen in: Palaeo After Dark, Nature, Cambridge University Press & Assessment, Frontiers, Biomed Central (BMC), Science Magazine, Cell Press
Palaeobiologist, Assoc. Prof. @WestVirginiaU • Arthropod paleobiology, phylogenetic paleoecology • An Englishman in America Opinions/tweets my own (he/him)
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Pincer movement: fossil pushes origins of chelicerate arthropods back to the Cambrian period

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By James C Lamsdell
| Nature Verified
NEWS AND VIEWS 01 April 2026 Spiders and scorpions belong to a group called chelicerates, which are arthropods with pincers at the front of their head. Fossil evidence reveals how this group evolved. In Greek mythology, when the huntsman Orion boasted that he would kill every beast on Earth, the goddess Gaia sent a giant scorpion to slay him.
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Bring me the head of Arthropleura

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By Deborah Carper, Hyun Lee Verified, Nolan Tucker, James C Lamsdell
| Science Magazine Verified
Abstract After 170 years of searching, scientists finally know what the head of the largest known arthropod Arthropleura looked like, unlocking the key to its affinities. SIGN UP FOR THE SCIENCEADVISER NEWSLETTER The latest news, commentary, and research, free to your inbox daily Of all the creatures that once inhabited our planet, large arthropods are viewed with macabre fascination as eerie, almost otherworldly beings.
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A new species of the Ordovician horseshoe crab Lunataspis

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By James C Lamsdell, David Rudkin, Markus J. Martin, Phillip A. Isotalo
| Cambridge University Press & Assessment
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