4-Inch Mesozoic Scorpion Fossil Unearthed in China's Jehol Biota
Paleontologists in China's Yixian Formation uncovered Jeholia longchengi, a ~125-million-year-old scorpion preserved in mudstones, about 10 cm (4 inches) long—the first Mesozoic scorpion found in China—offering new insights into Early Cretaceous ecosystems within the Jehol Biota.