Second, it has a stinger like a scorpion and is venomous, which, despite being called sea scorpions, weren't venomous. This makes it look more akin to megalograptus, the most famous sea scorpion, than jaekelopterus.
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Instead of being mostly bulky and armoured it's potrayed as lean and full of feelers and spikes. First off, jaekelopterus's general appearance is not akin to what it was most likely like. Jaekelopterus was a freshwater eurypterid, which is not common in the group.ĪRK's jaekelopterus has a few things wrong with it. Jaekelopterus in paticular is an example of how diverse sea scorpions were. These close relatives of the modern scorpions were elite predators, that even though they generally weren't top predators, were extremely diverse and common. Jaekelopterus is the largest of the famous arthropod group known as the euryperids, or sea scorpions. The only possible problem is its size, as it is 50% larger than the largest known ammonite. It shares all the physical characteristics ammonites have. They are capable of swimming but the large shell they have to carry around limits their movement.īeing a fictional species of ammonite, there is no specific innacuracies with this creature. A majority float in the currents, having air pockets in their shells as ballasts, picking up whatever prey passes by. The family has lived for over 300 million years as well as being common in nearly all parts of the world, easily being one of the most successful lifeforms on Earth alongside the trilobites. They are easily one of the most well known extinct animals in science. Time-Early Devonian-Late Cretaceous, 415-66 MYAĪmmonites are a group of cephalopods that are well known due to their coiled shells and prominance in the fossil record. Meaning-Named After the Egyptian God Ammon The only issue with it is that they are capable of crawling onto land, while all trilobites were pure aquatic animals. The trilobite in ARK, while being a fictional species, fits the bill of any regular trilobite. Some species were open-ocean filter-feeders while others were parasitic, feeding off of larger animals. However, they also had some diverse forms. Most trilobites were scavenging bottom feeders, crawling along the sea floor feeding on whatever scraps and nutrients could be found in the seabed. They are also perhaps the most successful animals to ever evolve, surviving for almost 300 million years, only becoming extinct with the Permian extinction event 270 MYA. They were one of the first animals to evolve eyesight, having compound eyes akin to modern insects. They are a family of arthropods which are characterized by their armored bodies. Trilobites are one of the most defined prehistoric animals there are, being symbols for the Paleozoic Era and paleontology as a whole. Time-Early Cambrian - Late Permian, 520-250 MYA Out of the probably millions of jellyfish species, not one can conduct electricity.ĭiet-Nutrients in Sediment,Plankton, and Host The jellyfish in ARK is a fictional species, based on the general concencous of jellyfish, so no exact inaccuracies can be determined. Lacking a brain, most simply drift in the current for their entire lives, eating whatever gets caught up in their tentacles. The Jellyfish's existance is incredibly simple.
They are toxic organs used to stun, kill, and drag food up into the mouth. Finally, there are the tentacles, which are very long appendages which make up a majority of the animal's size. Second is the "mouth" which is located at the bottom of the bell and takes in anything remotely edible. First is the bell, which is the top part of the jellyfish, with acts as the main tool of locomotion and contains digestive acids within. Jellyfish lack most major organs, with most species only having 3 main parts to them. This success might be due to their simplicity. Ranging in sizes, diet, locality, and anatomy, jellyfish are incredibly successful and widespread. Jellyfish are some of the first and most successful animals to ever exist. Time- Early Cambrian-Holocene, Over 500 MYA-Present Diet-Most Nutrients, from Plankton to Fish
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