What is the animal ancestor of scorpion?

Modern scorpions are descended from ancient sea scorpions going back over 400 million years ago. They were spectacular in size and have become smaller as they moved onto land. read more

You can see that scorpions are descended from the branch of arthropods that also led to spiders, mites and horseshoe crabs, among others. Presumably their common ancestor was some kind of jointed, segmented creature with an exoskeleton, as these features were inherited by all its descendants. read more

The scorpion then emerges from this split; the pedipalps and legs are first removed from the old exoskeleton, followed eventually by the metasoma. When it emerges, the scorpion's new exoskeleton is soft, making the scorpion highly vulnerable to attack. read more

Share Census records can give you a fascinating window into the day-to-day lives of your Scorpion ancestors - like hours worked per week, level of education, veteran status, employers, and more. read more