The research of a long-extinct giant sea monster fossil has given scientists greater insights into the early development of arthropods, particularly along the ancestral line of modern day lobsters and the like.

Arthropods are considered one of Earth’s greatest success stories, as they’ve been surviving, evolving, and specializing for hundreds of millions of years. 


Research of a 480 million year old giant sea monster fossil has given scientists even greater insights into their early development, particularly those along the ancestral line of modern day lobsters and the like. 
"Says Peter Van Roy, it was the biggest animal on the planet at the time. Van Roy is the paleontologist at Yale University who spent the 500 hours preparing it." [Via